ager ▁who ▁had ▁his ▁lo cker ▁searched ▁for ▁writing ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁shooting ▁a ▁din osa ur ; ▁he ▁added ▁that ▁none ▁of ▁these ▁children ▁received ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁of ▁attention ▁as ▁Moh amed . ▁ ▁George ▁Take i , ▁the ▁Japanese - American ▁actor ▁who ▁played ▁Sul u ▁on ▁Star ▁Tre k , ▁wrote ▁an ▁open ▁letter ▁to ▁Moh amed , ▁offering ▁his ▁support ▁and ▁drawing ▁a ▁parallel ▁between ▁Moh amed ' s ▁experiences ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Americans ▁( including ▁Take i ▁and ▁his ▁family ) ▁who ▁were ▁intern ed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Kevin ▁D . ▁William son , ▁a ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁magazine ▁National ▁Review , ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁media ▁was ▁pushing ▁a ▁case ▁for ▁ex agger ated ▁Islam oph ob ia , ▁" because ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁further ▁a ▁story ▁that ▁the ▁media ▁already ▁want ▁to ▁tell : ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁mor ally ▁cor rupt ▁and ▁irre de em ably ▁rac ist ; ▁that ▁Muslim s ▁are ▁under ▁sie ge ; ▁that ▁white ▁privile ge ▁bl inds ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Americans ▁to ▁the ▁cor ruption ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁everything ▁red , ▁white , ▁and ▁blue ", ▁stating ▁we ▁now ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁" race - h ust ling ▁and ▁gr iev ance - m ong ering ". ▁ ▁He ▁contrast ed ▁the ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁media ▁coverage ▁for ▁the ▁incident ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁less er - report ed ▁incident ▁involving