Mirror journalist asks why violence committed by white men never seems to matter

Islamophobia — On Good Morning Britain (GMB), journalist Kevin Maguire confronted the fact that violence committed by white males never seems to see the same discriminatory attacks against them as a group.

In contrast, when any attack is perpetrated by a Black or Brown man, condemnation is made against entire communities. As a result, we have seen a growing number of racist white riots, whether that be in Southampton after the trial of Nowak’s killer or the thugs terrorising local residents in Belfast right now.

With Farage stating Southampton was “just the beginning”, supporting far-right efforts to bring more violence to UK streets under the guise of ‘protest’, a hierarchy of racism is on full view in our domestic politics which could have devastating consequences.

Given the fact that Met police chief Rowley couldn’t seem to stomach even saying the word ‘Islamophobia’ on Sky News this morning, this contrast in how little condemnation there is for white supremacist male violence is increasingly sickening.

Once again, Black and Brown people are facing potentially life-threatening violence with political leaders doing precious little to protect them.

Kevin Maguire: "After the attack on the Liverpool football parade & it was a white guy, middle class, former royal marine, no-one went after other white, middle class former marines & set this person represents that entire group" pic.twitter.com/3rleEKRGVL

— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) June 10, 2026

When will we talk about our white male violence problem in the UK?

On GMB, Maguire points out how public outrage and media coverage don’t seem to correlate with offence — some cases blow up everywhere, while others barely get a mention. As a result, he helped to underscore the real deciding factor which contributes to any ensuing moral panic in the colour of the perpetrators skin.

However, this palpable refusal to confront the issue of white male violence, underscored by Maguire, inevitably raises concern that violent riots like this could inspire copycat attacks elsewhere in the UK, especially given how quickly far-right extremist ideas can spread and escalate online. This concern becomes intensified when we have a white supremacist billionaire tech giant like Elon Musk using his influence to incite hate and increase divisions.

Whereas white men are responsible for an increasing number of violent crimes in the UK which equally destroy lives. Thus, calling a spade a spade and confronting their radicalised behaviour could go a long way to improving safety in the UK for all its citizens.

For instance, when Sarah Everard was kidnapped, raped and murdered by serving Met Police officer Wayne Couzens, we did not see white men come out on the streets angry about male violence and femicide. It is worth noting, though, that peaceful vigils largely attended by women were treated as if they were criminal in themselves.

No, our patriarchal system will never allow a moral panic to ensue about white violence and abuse — even when it would undoubtedly serve to protect much of the country’s female population. 

Deplorably, racist Nigel Farage at the time called for people to be calm and for it not to lead to hate, which is a pretty stark contrast with his inciteful rhetoric after Black or Brown crimes occur:

When Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens kidnapped and murdered Sarah Everard, Nigel Farage released a five-minute video urging people not to attack men or the police.

Today, in response to the murder of Henry Nowak, he called for "pure cold rage." pic.twitter.com/I1UdVbul9I

— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) June 2, 2026

Sickening hypocrisy on full display

Similarly, we did not see any of this chaos and ‘concern’ following the sentencing of Chas Corrigan on 4th June. Corrigan is a 22-year-old white man from Cambridge who stabbed and murdered a 20-year-old male Saudi student. Mohammed Algasim was slashed in the neck whilst with friends outside his student accommodation and died from the attack.

However, you’d be forgiven for knowing little about this as comparatively, it has received nowhere near the same amount of coverage. It follows then to ask why, which isn’t a hard question to answer. Evidently, many British white men are racist, and until politicians, institutions, and community leaders confront that reality head-on, those views will continue to spread and harden.

But by failing to condemn racism clearly and consistently, the establishment only works to embolden it.

On the other hand, many politicians and commentators have rightfully called out the violence seen in Belfast as a racist pogrom and have condemned the perpetrators. Nevertheless, many public officials are still skirting around the real issue that is destabilising the UK and wreaking chaos, misery and fear on our streets — and that issue is white supremacism.

Just this morning, Sir Mark Rowley of the Met Police rightfully labelled the pogroms as “horrific” yet notably he couldn’t even say ‘Brown people’ or label the hate they have continually had to live alongside — Islamophobia. Instead, he once again brought the conversation back to antisemitism, whilst speaking of targeted homes and communities under attack in Belfast.

It is called Islamophobia — Say it.

Yet even after this anti-Muslim hatred leaves 18 homes destroyed and 70 people evacuated to temporary accommodation, he failed to show even a shadow of the same concern. This highlights the fact that UK officials consistently devote far more attention to some forms of racism than others, while treating violence against Brown communities as a mere afterthought.

Rather than address this rapidly growing threat of anti-Muslim hatred, white officials instead redirect public concern elsewhere, downplaying the dangers of Islamophobia while disproportionately amplifying antisemitism.

Meanwhile, white men — young and old — continue to escalate their behaviour, convincing themselves that intimidation, harassment, and violence amount to ‘legitimate’ acts of protest when they are obviously nothing of the sort.

Needless to say, you cannot tackle a problem you refuse to name. Yet UK and Western governments continue to meet anti-Muslim hatred with silence and indifference. Government officials and police chiefs must confront this now. If they choose not to, they will share responsibility for the violence that follows.

Every failure to challenge this fascist, supremacist hatred emboldens it — and brings us closer to tragedy.

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