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fatmanforprez · 08-25-2005, 08:28 AM

Ok trying to respond to Cynthetiq here

There is a fundamentle difference between this incident and having jew spraypainted on your door. The point i was trying to get across is it is an identifier that was created to refer to members of a religion, it isnt offensive to use in polite conversation, its hardly being used here to repress or lynch a jew-ish couple. The examples you gave were crooked at best, they show the evils of the world and say that we should all feel our vocabularies restricted because a work can be used in a negative way. Nevermind that the word isnt negative its not like racial slurs that have no place in ocnversation and offend people automagically, rather it is an identifier and people should get a backbone, if its thier belief then they shouldnt feel bad to be identified by it. I hereby claim that the word fire is never to be used because it can precede the ending of a life. I also hereby decree that all guns are to be taken away cause they can be used to take a life

never mind the whole "if you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns" truism

08-25-2005, 08:28 AM	#48 (permalink)
fatmanforprez Tilted	Ok trying to respond to Cynthetiq here There is a fundamentle difference between this incident and having jew spraypainted on your door. The point i was trying to get across is it is an identifier that was created to refer to members of a religion, it isnt offensive to use in polite conversation, its hardly being used here to repress or lynch a jew-ish couple. The examples you gave were crooked at best, they show the evils of the world and say that we should all feel our vocabularies restricted because a work can be used in a negative way. Nevermind that the word isnt negative its not like racial slurs that have no place in ocnversation and offend people automagically, rather it is an identifier and people should get a backbone, if its thier belief then they shouldnt feel bad to be identified by it. I hereby claim that the word fire is never to be used because it can precede the ending of a life. I also hereby decree that all guns are to be taken away cause they can be used to take a life never mind the whole "if you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns" truism Last edited by fatmanforprez; 08-25-2005 at 08:28 AM.. Reason: you expect me to spell right? ba humbug