On one side, people want others to stop generalizing them. But on the other side, they also let themselves to gravitate towards "this is my people" way of thinking which generates sense of exclusivity.
People can be good or bad for many different reasons, it is a silly oversimplification to say that your religious standpoint alone could sustain the mental endurance which is the sine qua non of the pursuit of your life's objective - whatever that is. There are things like greed, ego, pride, ethics, politics, pressure, parenting, expectation, self interest, conscience, compassion that could drive one's failure and success.
What we must remember of Sadiq Khan are his work ethics, his years of track record in politics and his services as a human rights solicitor. I can't disagree though that having a minority representative (be it a Moslem, LGBT or certain ethnic background) in the office would set a very positive political precedent.
But if you want to have an easy talk to your children about the news pertaining to London mayor election. Tell them, a story of a bright independent child, brought up by working class parents, working odd jobs from delivering newspaper to labouring on a building site while in school, studying hard to get his academic credentials, fighting for the human rights of the forgotten and the underdogs; and just recently, majority of Londoners have chosen him to be their mayor.
Who won this battle again? A progressive mindset and strong work ethics that his hard working parents passed down to him.Â
