Divided We Fall

Watching the film Divided We Fall surprised me when the Americans would stereotype people who wore hijabs and call them terrorists. It was sad to see our country fall apart right in front of our eyes; people fear others that they know nothing about. Since Americans did not know much about them they would gang up on them. They were the same people who lived in the United States before the attack, so how are they different after the attack? It did not make any sense to me; just because one group of people from their religion decided to hijack the plane and crash it into the World Trade Center does not mean that everyone from that religion had a part in it. The story in the film that resinated with me the most was the story about the women who came to the United States from India to attend her husband's service; the Americans were very supporting towards her during his service and showed concern and love towards her. She had nothing but nice things to say about the Americans even though they were targeting and stereotyping her community of people. I would like to say thank you to her for being the bigger and better person and only seeing the positive things from the situation. I would also like to thank the Americans for putting aside the stereotypes and mean thoughts and for being there for her when she needed someone to be on her side. American means of or pertaining to the United States or its inhabitants, it does not say that a person can only be from a certain religion or ethnicity so why are people focus all their negative thoughts against this one group of people?