[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

How about antisemitism, is that made up?

Not to my knowledge.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Not to my knowledge.

Could that not be said to be a made up word that is used when a specific group is criticised?

Don't want to appear hypocritical do you?

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Could that not be said to be a made up word that is used when a specific group is criticised?

Don't want to appear hypocritical do you?

Well as many Muslims seem to be antisemetic it's a strange word to try to make comparisons with.

Whatever, at least it isn't a word trying to hide behind a 'clinical' definition to give it more clout. It's pretentious nonsence.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Well as many Muslims seem to be antisemetic it's a strange word to try to make comparisons with.

Whatever, at least it isn't a word trying to hide behind a 'clinical' definition to give it more clout. It's pretentious nonsence.

All words have a clinical definition, that's why there are dictionaries.

Again you are entirely fixating on Muslims...My point is if there is a word that defines the maligning of one group why then is it so unreasonable to have a word equal in it's definition for another.

It appears hypocritical

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

All words have a clinical definition, that's why there are dictionaries.

Again you are entirely fixating on Muslims...My point is if there is a word that defines the maligning of one group why then is it so unreasonable to have a word equal in it's definition for another.

It appears hypocritical

Or hypo-clinical

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Well as many Muslims seem to be antisemetic it's a strange word to try to make comparisons with.

Whatever, at least it isn't a word trying to hide behind a 'clinical' definition to give it more clout. It's pretentious nonsence.

Pick your battles - it's a "made up word" so who cares. The phobia isn't added to the end to make it sound clinical, it's just a word.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Whatever, at least it isn't a word trying to hide behind a 'clinical' definition to give it more clout. It's pretentious nonsence.

I agree, we should stop calling it Islamophobia and start calling it what it is.

Racism.

But you're not a big fan of that one either, are you Brillo? In fact, it seems like you would like to "ban" any "negative sounding" word from being used to describe people who like to spout hatred about Muslims. I wonder why that is?

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I agree, we should stop calling it Islamophobia and start calling it what it is.

Racism.

But you're not a big fan of that one either, are you Brillo? In fact, it seems like you would like to "ban" any "negative sounding" word from being used to describe people who like to spout hatred about Muslims. I wonder why that is?

You could, but that of course would be technically incorrect as race and religion are not one and the same.

If you disapprove of a religion and its practices you must therefore be 'racist' - yeah that makes sense!

Sounds more like a case of adding 2+2 together and coming up with 5.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

You could, but that of course would be technically incorrect as race and religion are not one and the same.

If you disapprove of a religion and its practices you must therefore be 'racist' - yeah that makes sense!

Are you saying that you have no problem whatsoever with middle-eastern immigrants who are nonreligious?

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Are you saying that you have no problem whatsoever with middle-eastern immigrants who are nonreligious?

Generally no I don't. But it would of course depend on other factors such as views and behaviour. If a group of people for instance are known for mistreating women, it would not be desirable or acceptable whether they tried to justify that with religion or not.

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I agree, we should stop calling it Islamophobia and start calling it what it is.

Racism.

But you're not a big fan of that one either, are you Brillo? In fact, it seems like you would like to "ban" any "negative sounding" word from being used to describe people who like to spout hatred about Muslims. I wonder why that is?

I strongly agree.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

I strongly agree.

So you don't get the difference between the two.