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Of course gay-bashing by immigrants in Rotterdam constitutes a serious problem. But part of what I’m trying to suggest is that the “by immigrants” plays no important explanatory role in understanding or resisting it. If they had been brought up the same way but hadn’t moved to Holland (or been born into families that moved to Holland), I expect that they’d bash gay people wherever they did end up. Homophobia and male supremacy are what you ought to single out for analysis and criticism, not immigrant status.