elizabeth trying to walk to school in little rock, arkansas, in 1957. she was a schoolkid trying to go to a public school in a town where her parents paid taxes. in little rock, arkansas, in 1957, that was controversial because of what she was. we know that that's what's going on when someone's identity is controversial. and that's what's going on right now with what should be an utterly noncontroversial reality show about a midwestern family. it's actually our broad climate of anti-islamic rhetoric that creates the controversy. listen to what's being said about muslims in a political context. >> the statement was, would i be comfortable with a muslim in my administration. i would not be comfortable because you have peaceful muslims and then you have militant muslims. those that are trying to kill us. and so when i said i wouldn't be comfortable, i was thinking about the ones that are try to kill us. >> we see an increasing number