Mel Gibson the Anti-Semite - What is an Anti-Semite?
After reading up on Mel Gibson’s recent drunken outburst where he blamed the Jews for every war that ever took place on earth, (which surprisingly got little notice in the UAE blogsphere), I decided to get the exact definition for the word Anti-Semitic.
Though I was aware of the definition beforehand, I wanted to make sure I was certain I had it correct before I posted these thoughts of mine.
An Anti-Semitic is ‘One who discriminates against or who is hostile toward or prejudiced against Jews,’ as defined by dictionary.com.
A Jew is defined as:
1. An adherent of Judaism as a religion or culture.
2. A member of the widely dispersed people originally descended from the ancient Hebrews and sharing an ethnic heritage based on Judaism.
3. A native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Judah.
What do we call a person who discriminates against blacks?
A racist. Fair enough. But wait a second. Racist links to the term Antiblack. Let’s check that out, because I’ve never heard it before. Ahh, Anti black has two entries in dictionary.com:
1) Hostile or opposed to Black people. (Makes sense)
But the second definition is a little broader:
2) Discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion [syn: racist, anti-Semitic, anti-Semite(a)]
Ahh, so Anti-black also defines Anti-Semite and Racism. It’s not particular to racism against Blacks, is it?
And what about a person who hates & discriminates against Arabs?
Also a ‘racist’. That’s funny, isn’t it? I mean, racism against Blacks, Racism against Arabs, both have the same term.
What about someone who discriminates against Indians?
It’s ‘racist’ again, isn’t it?
I guess we could use anti-black for this too. So, racism against Blacks, Arabs & Indians all share the same word.
What about someone who discriminates against Christianity? Perhaps Anti-Semite is used to discriminate against the Jews as in the believers of the religion and not the nationals (the only nationality because there’s no such thing as conversation to Judaism – they’re the chosen people) that belong to that religion.
Ahh, it’s Anti-Christian. Though, I don’t recall ever hearing this word before I started working on this blog entry. Have you? It’s defiantly not as popular or widely known as the term anti-Semite. I wonder when it was coined?
Now let’s look up people who discriminate against Islam.
I’ll be. I couldn’t find a term for it! It seems to me, it doesn’t exist. If you know of one, please, please let me know. We could make one up: Anti-Islam. But then, ‘anti’ can be added to just about anything. It’s not necessarily a coined term, is it?
What about people who discriminate against Hindu’s?
Nothing again. At least nothing that I could find.
I wonder if Jews face more discrimination world-wide, than any other religion or nationality and that’s why they have a special term for those people who are against them, that’s so widely spread? I doubt it. We Muslim’s face far more as far more discrimination, as far as I can see. I mean, there are countries forbidding our girls to dress according to our religion. The word Islam is tired so closely with the term terrorist, people tend not to differentiate the two, don’t they? When was the last time you saw a Hollywood blockbuster based on Jewish terrorists? I suppose the maker would be labeled an anti-Semite, for creating such blasphemous material, wouldn’t s/he?
The definition for bigot, is: ’One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.’
As far as I’m concerned, the fact that Jews have a term as widely known and used for those who discriminate against them and it’s singular to them, while no other ethic group can boast any such thing, implies that discrimination against Jews is far worse than discrimination against anyone or anything else. To me, that makes those who believe the use of this word is appropriate, a bigot.
And yeah, that would probably make me an anti-Semite. I’d far rather be labeled an anti-Semite than a bigot. At least anti-Semites only have problems with ONE ethnic group, and not all ethnic groups that differ from their own.
Though I was aware of the definition beforehand, I wanted to make sure I was certain I had it correct before I posted these thoughts of mine.
An Anti-Semitic is ‘One who discriminates against or who is hostile toward or prejudiced against Jews,’ as defined by dictionary.com.
A Jew is defined as:
1. An adherent of Judaism as a religion or culture.
2. A member of the widely dispersed people originally descended from the ancient Hebrews and sharing an ethnic heritage based on Judaism.
3. A native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Judah.
What do we call a person who discriminates against blacks?
A racist. Fair enough. But wait a second. Racist links to the term Antiblack. Let’s check that out, because I’ve never heard it before. Ahh, Anti black has two entries in dictionary.com:
1) Hostile or opposed to Black people. (Makes sense)
But the second definition is a little broader:
2) Discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion [syn: racist, anti-Semitic, anti-Semite(a)]
Ahh, so Anti-black also defines Anti-Semite and Racism. It’s not particular to racism against Blacks, is it?
And what about a person who hates & discriminates against Arabs?
Also a ‘racist’. That’s funny, isn’t it? I mean, racism against Blacks, Racism against Arabs, both have the same term.
What about someone who discriminates against Indians?
It’s ‘racist’ again, isn’t it?
I guess we could use anti-black for this too. So, racism against Blacks, Arabs & Indians all share the same word.
What about someone who discriminates against Christianity? Perhaps Anti-Semite is used to discriminate against the Jews as in the believers of the religion and not the nationals (the only nationality because there’s no such thing as conversation to Judaism – they’re the chosen people) that belong to that religion.
Ahh, it’s Anti-Christian. Though, I don’t recall ever hearing this word before I started working on this blog entry. Have you? It’s defiantly not as popular or widely known as the term anti-Semite. I wonder when it was coined?
Now let’s look up people who discriminate against Islam.
I’ll be. I couldn’t find a term for it! It seems to me, it doesn’t exist. If you know of one, please, please let me know. We could make one up: Anti-Islam. But then, ‘anti’ can be added to just about anything. It’s not necessarily a coined term, is it?
What about people who discriminate against Hindu’s?
Nothing again. At least nothing that I could find.
I wonder if Jews face more discrimination world-wide, than any other religion or nationality and that’s why they have a special term for those people who are against them, that’s so widely spread? I doubt it. We Muslim’s face far more as far more discrimination, as far as I can see. I mean, there are countries forbidding our girls to dress according to our religion. The word Islam is tired so closely with the term terrorist, people tend not to differentiate the two, don’t they? When was the last time you saw a Hollywood blockbuster based on Jewish terrorists? I suppose the maker would be labeled an anti-Semite, for creating such blasphemous material, wouldn’t s/he?
The definition for bigot, is: ’One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.’
As far as I’m concerned, the fact that Jews have a term as widely known and used for those who discriminate against them and it’s singular to them, while no other ethic group can boast any such thing, implies that discrimination against Jews is far worse than discrimination against anyone or anything else. To me, that makes those who believe the use of this word is appropriate, a bigot.
And yeah, that would probably make me an anti-Semite. I’d far rather be labeled an anti-Semite than a bigot. At least anti-Semites only have problems with ONE ethnic group, and not all ethnic groups that differ from their own.
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11:36 AM
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now .. that kinda in a way sorta .. makes sense
leave it to TF to think of this lol
Generally, I refrain from commenting on two issues: religion & politics.
I'm off-key here but it's a thought to consider:
I have entered all houses of worship (all religions) during a session but I was somewhat forcibly told to stay away from entering a mosque.
I don't think that's fair to be told to stay away from the House of God.
Symphony..
There are a number of mosques like that, but it has NOTHING to do with the Sunna (or the teachings of the Prophet as far as I know).
There are a hundred mosques here in Dubai that will welcome you in and even encourage it... I believe the large one on Jumeirah Beach road is one of them and they even grant lessons in English to teach non-muslim people about Islam.
In addition, the most famous mosques in Istanbul also open for tourism of all religions and nationalities. They're stunning! Really!
It may just be your luck that the one you choose to visit was one of the few who have issues with non-muslims inside for whatever reasons.
I think Shia mosques generally don't allow non-Muslim's in, but I'm not sure. Maybe someone else can answer that one for us?
tf,
Islamophobia (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=Islamophobia) is the term that is used for "prejudice against Muslims", or Islamophobe, in the case of a person who is Islamophobic. I hope that you feel better now that you know that we have a word in English for those who dislike you simply for your religion.
I have no idea how dictionary.com figures that anti-black and anti-semite are synonyms. I checked a couple of other dictionaries and they do not list them as such.
a world of symphony
There is nothing that says in god's quranic text or the prophet's teachings a non muslim is not allowed to enter.
That's a common misconception about it that derived from not allowing non muslims into the masjid al haram in Macca and Madina.
That too I believe is also a misinterpertation of some texts.
Hope that makes it better.
Maybe you're right, maybe not.
The initial snub was a put-off, kinda being let down but like I said earlier, I'm not here to debate; just wanted to point out my predicament.
Appreciate your candor though.
brn...
Thank you! I couldn't find anything.
But no matter how you look at it really... Most people (as far as I know) have never heard of the terms 'antiblack' or 'islamophobia', and personally, I've never seen neither of them printed in newspapers. Whereas all of us know what anti-Semitic means. Semites aren't the only people discriminated against, nor do they have it the worst, do they?
Perhaps you're right about the anti-black & syn. anti-semitic.
But the stress on anti-Semitic is far higher than any of the others, which still implies to me that being anti-Semitic is a greater sin, more important negative personality trait. Doesn't it?
tf,
I'm only speaking from my experience as an American, but I think that we hear a lot more about racism, which because of America's history, is taken to mean hatred of blacks almost exclusively, than we do about anti-semitism. I don't know how it is in Canada or elsewhere, so you may be right there.
I just did a quick (non-scientific) test on Google US News, and even two fairly big stories (Mel Gibson and Howard Dean accusing the Iraqi president) that mentioned the word "anti-semite", "racist" is still more mentioned 7,940 to 1,490.
The whole subject of labels like this is pretty interesting. I always dislike the sort of -phobia (e.g. Islamophobia, homophobia, etc) formulations; it seems too much like labeling those you disagree with as mentally ill.
I agree with you completely about the word 'phobia'. Doesn't phobia refer to being scared in someway? I'll have to look it up.
And it's understandable about the word racism, because it's generic for all discrimination against every race... not like anti-black (assuming Dictionary.com is wrong), or anti-Semitic which refer to one race.
I think I'll go google the results for the three...
Islamophobia, Anti-Semite & Anti-black.
And I thought it was interesting when it struck me this morning.
Yes, a phobia is an irrational fear, like agoraphobia, which is fear of open spaces. You can find a list of phobias here: http://psychology.about.com/od/phobias/a/phobialist.htm
I will be surprised if you come up with any examples of "anti-black" since Americans almost never say that.
Phobia = irrational fear, dread, terror, horror.
Exactly brn!
American's almost never say anti-black... but what American can claim to have never used the term anti-Semite?
Wasn't discrimination against blacks far more severe in American history than discrimination against Jews?
Funny, the stronger emphasis is on discrimination against Jews, even there...
Thanks guys for the definition of 'phobia'.
brn,
even the word Islamophobia is new and it date back to 1991, and became prominent in the wake of the September 11, 2001
the United Kingdom, the term “Islamophobia” was not used in government policy until 1997
and u can read more here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamophobia
Interesting to note, AD...
:) Thank you hun.
Definition of the word 'Semite':
In linguistics and ethnology, Semitic (from the Biblical name "Shem") was first used to refer to a language family of largely Middle Eastern origin, now called the Semitic languages. This family includes the ancient and modern forms of Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Assyrian, Akkadian, Hebrew, Maltese, Syriac, Tigrinya, etc.
Anti-Semite:
Does this terminology cite that Mel Gibson has a beef against all Semites that includes Arabs & is Islamophobic?
As for Islamopobia, this is a terminology created from (recent) past & current events by the media.
Islamophobia is in wide use out here. People who discriminate against Islam are called Islamophobes.
About the origins of anti-semitism, yes, technically it refers to the inferiority of the Semitic races, but in practice it only covers Jews.
As far as I’m concerned, the fact that Jews have a term as widely known and used for those who discriminate against them and it’s singular to them, while no other ethic group can boast any such thing, implies that discrimination against Jews is far worse than discrimination against anyone or anything else. To me, that makes those who believe the use of this word is appropriate, a bigot.
Wait, that means that according to you, no ethnic group can claim any group property without being called bigots. Jews believe that their suffering exceeds that of other races, but that doesn't automatically imply that they think of others as less than themselves (they could, but their belief in their suffering does not IMPLY it). And they aren't so wrong in believing it, either. Yes, Muslims are discriminated against, but thats a fairly recent development.
Self-victimization is nothing new. Everyone does it. Hindus in India believe that they did nothing wrong, claiming that the Muslims took over and that they were barbaric - they conveniently forget the highly classist / racist caste system that victimized so many of their own (and there is reasonable evidence to believe that this was along color lines). Muslims too believe that they are blameless, forgetting that the early Muslim conquerers inflicted suffering on the conquered public.
That definition of bigot you pulled out is awful. Bigot is a pretty broad term, and generally covers any sort of prejudice. If you were anti-semitic, you would automatically be a bigot.
Why are you picking at little things that bear no consequence. If you really wanted to criticize something, criticize the fact that anti-semitism is used so loosely for political purposes, not that the word exists. Do you want Muslims to go through the same atrocities as the Jews have had to endure, just so you can throw around the word anti-Muslim to everyone that disagrees?
Psamtani...
I'm goin to have to come back to your comment.
In fact, I probably won't be around for the next few days.
Sick. Very, very sick. And unable to concentrate again. I don't know what the hell is going on with me.
Holocaust
Just real quick, what do you mean psamtani, "And they aren't wrong in believing it?"
Wikipedia above shows aprox. 3mil Jews were killed in the Holocaust with a HUGE number of others along their side.
Abu Graib
In Abu Graib Prison alone, it's estimated that 750,000 to 1.5million people are held - AND severely ABUSED no doubt.
I'd rather die than suffer the torture that goes on there, but then I guess that's objective for each person.
But, if you add up the 'allowed' murders and torture of Muslims alone for one reason or another, I'm sure you'll find Jews weren't persecuted any worse than us.
And are you saying that what the Jews suffered is somehow worse than the suffering of blacks in American history? Let alone anywhere else? It's ok then, to chain thousands of kidnapped, naked blacks up, and throw them overboard because the capture didn't ration food correctly? There's no comparison?
If you don't get the point I'm making with bringing up these terms... the international emphasis on one sects part pain over every other, Why bother asking? Please criticize someone else's blog content. I've already told you, I'm not interested in your criticism of my blog,m how boring you think it is or how useless my thoughts. I hope not to have to repeat myself concerning this again.
You have to forgive me if I've missed major points you've made, or if I'm just talking nonsense, because really I am ill.
i love the way your mind works.
What I meant was that they have suffered enough over the course of history to convince themselves that they are victims. And there's a religous component to their philosophy of suffering as well.
I didn't say that I personally believe that they've suffered more than any other race. I'm not discounting the suffering of any other group. Most forms are hatred are along lines of color and race, and so it is highly likely that blacks have suffered more than any other race over the course of history.
I'm sure you'll find Jews weren't persecuted any worse than us.
There's the self-victimization I'm talking about that is so common. You put yourself in the group of 'Muslims', even though as a white female, you are much further from the group thats being persecuted than I am. You are much less likely to face discrimination in your daily life. I don't mean this as an attack, but its an example of the stance that people like to adopt as victims.
the international emphasis on one sects part pain over every other
Do you want to know why I think that emphasis is there in the media? Because Jews are WHITE. They look more like the white majority in those countries that run world media. That's why Africa, despite being in political disarray and a constant cycle of violence, gets no time in the media. That's why since the violence in Sri Lanka began, it hasn't appeared anywhere in the news.
I've already clearly stated that my intention isn't and hasn't ever been to put down your blog (except maybe in humor). I criticize only in order to make a point. It's frustrating to me that every time I make a point that is opposed to what you say, you take it as a personal attack. However, if you want me to nod my head in superficial agreement, then fine. So be it.
Lady,
Thank you. I just wish my mind would work these days. I think I’m dying. I DON’T get sick. This is just messed up, really.
Psamtani, on the word Bigot:
Google define:
• A bigot is a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from their own.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigot
• Person extremely intolerant of others and irrespective of reasoning. The Poor and welfare Beneficiaries are often targets of bigots. When alive John Keats was dismised by critics as a "piss-a-bed Cockney scribbler", he is now considered one of the greatest poets who ever lived. Eugenics was a 19th and early 20th century movement aimed at purifying the human race by weeding out undesirable people. ...
:
We all have subtle differences that we use to compare and contrast ourselves from one another. Comparing and contrasting ourselves from one another is a normal part of our cognitive process. It's how we identify each other. A problem occurs when we attach a measure of value (or worth) to those differences that identify who we are.
(1st definition irrelevant to this conversation, “Bigot \Big"ot\, a.
Bigoted. [Obs.]
In a country more bigot than ours. --Dryden.
Bigot \Big"ot\, n. [F. bigot a bigot or hypocrite, a name once
given to the Normans in France.
…)
2. A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of
religion as unquestionably right, and any belief or
opinion opposed to or differing from them as unreasonable
or wicked. In an extended sense, a person who is
intolerant of opinions which conflict with his own, as in
politics or morals; one obstinately and blindly devoted to
his own church, party, belief, or opinion.
Islam Web
A bigot, by definition, is one who is obstinately and intolerantly devoted to their opinions and prejudices.
The Free Dictionary
One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.
Answers.com
Same as above & Dictionary.com – the first source I quoted.
Merriam Webster Dictionary
Etymology: French, hypocrite, bigot
: a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance
~*~
You don’t get to make up your own definitions Psamtani. All of these sources say in one way or another, the initial definition I gave is on the spot, no? Now I’m sure we could pull a few up that weakly suggest the terms you’ve stated, in say… urban dictionary… But what specialty or authority would such sources have accredited to them that say Merriam Dictionary doesn’t?
As I said, I’d rather be an anti-Semite than a bigot.
FUCK...
For some reason.. I can't get that FUCKING link to work properly... it's for Art Research & Die.net...
Art Research:
We all have subtle differences that we use to compare and contrast ourselves from one another. Comparing and contrasting ourselves from one another is a normal part of our cognitive process. It's how we identify each other. A problem occurs when we attach a measure of value (or worth) to those differences that identify who we are.
(1st definition irrelevant to this conversation, “Bigot \Big"ot\, a.
Bigoted. [Obs.]
In a country more bigot than ours. --Dryden.
Bigot \Big"ot\, n. [F. bigot a bigot or hypocrite, a name once
given to the Normans in France.
…)
2. A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of
religion as unquestionably right, and any belief or
opinion opposed to or differing from them as unreasonable
or wicked. In an extended sense, a person who is
intolerant of opinions which conflict with his own, as in
politics or morals; one obstinately and blindly devoted to
his own church, party, belief, or opinion.
'You can't be anti-semitic and not be a bigot. If you look under the wikipedia link that you posted, you'll find anti-semitism as an example of bigotry.'
Yes. I can. Bigotry as defined more than once here, by more than one source clearly states, 'One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.'
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm not anti-Hindu. I am not anti-black. I am not intolerant of any of these sects. I have no personal ties to these groups, they are not my own beliefs. I am NOT a bigot. I'm anti-Semite.
((And I'm STILL fighting with those two links))
The fact that anti-Semite is so closely tied with such a term in a place like Wikipedia, just goes to prove my initial point. Why so much emphasis on antisemitism and not others?
Why so much emphasis on antisemitism and not others?
Read my comment above (not the one immediately above yours, the one before that, before you posted the definitions).
As to the exact technical use of the word bigot, fine, whatever. The point is that its still wrong, and in practice, you'd still be a bigot IF you were anti-semitic.
'is still prejudice - it is still socially unacceptable. '
‘Prejudice’, yes. ‘Socially unacceptable’, I suppose that depends on the society you're in.
But being prejudice doesn't automatically make you a bigot.
Gay-bashers are bigots. Racists are bigots. Chauvinists are bigots. Islamophobes are bigots. Nazis are bigots.
It's an umbrella term, which is what makes it hard to define. That's why IMHO the definitions are so poor, by that definition very few people would classify as bigots.
’What I meant was that they have suffered enough over the course of history to convince themselves that they are victims. And there's a religous component to their philosophy of suffering as well.
I didn't say that I personally believe that they've suffered more than any other race. I'm not discounting the suffering of any other group. Most forms are hatred are along lines of color and race, and so it is highly likely that blacks have suffered more than any other race over the course of history.’
Fine, it’s natural to convince themselves of such things; no argument there.
’I'm sure you'll find Jews weren't persecuted any worse than us.
There's the self-victimization I'm talking about that is so common. You put yourself in the group of 'Muslims', even though as a white female, you are much further from the group thats being persecuted than I am. You are much less likely to face discrimination in your daily life. I don't mean this as an attack, but its an example of the stance that people like to adopt as victims.’
So, when speaking it’s best for me to abandon my religion for the sake of ‘not victimizing myself with them?' Lesson learned, my bad. But you’re wrong about the discrimination of whites. It’s called reverse racism on a modern level, and I’ve been through this issue in my blog, already. And you’re accusation here, is just another insulting, racist statement, that I being a white Canadian, do take offense to.
’the international emphasis on one sects part pain over every other
Do you want to know why I think that emphasis is there in the media? Because Jews are WHITE. They look more like the white majority in those countries that run world media. That's why Africa, despite being in political disarray and a constant cycle of violence, gets no time in the media. That's why since the violence in Sri Lanka began, it hasn't appeared anywhere in the news.’
So, why don’t the non-Jewish Polish population, who suffered the holocaust along side the Jews get ANY notice at all? They don’t have an ‘anti-Polish’ word, as far as I know. They're whites! And I believe they were estimated to be slaughtered in numbers aprox. 2mil. OK. A million less than Jews, but 2mil is certainly a HUGE number of deaths.
’I've already clearly stated that my intention isn't and hasn't ever been to put down your blog (except maybe in humor). I criticize only in order to make a point. It's frustrating to me that every time I make a point that is opposed to what you say, you take it as a personal attack. However, if you want me to nod my head in superficial agreement, then fine. So be it.’
No. A personal attack to me is, “Why are you picking at little things that bear no consequence. If you really wanted to criticize something, criticize the fact that anti-semitism is used so loosely for political purposes, not that the word exists.”
Tell me how this isn’t criticism of my blog content and simply disagreement with my opinion, and I’ll bow down with an apology for the accusation.
I've never once taken your differing opinion as a personal insult. And I'm getting pretty tired of that accusation around here.
Alright, youre right about that last bit. Im sorry
Forgiven.
:)
I don't buy the reverse racism argument though. There is a resentment toward whites by people of color due to the fact that we have historically been opressed, and thats only natural. We come together because we've been through similar experiences.
On the other hand, if I believed that all whites were the children of the devil, that would be an example of racism.
The accusation is that you were placing yourself in a group of victims, to which I feel you do not belong.
I could place myself in that same group, by saying, "look at what the cruel white man did to those poor brown folk". And I could portray you as the oppressor (I don't). Its called pulling the race card.
The point is, we tend to enforce our group memberships by placing ourselves in the victimized group, not in the groups of oppressors.
I don't buy the reverse racism argument though. There is a resentment toward whites by people of color due to the fact that we have historically been opressed"
Isn't that a contradiction? I don't believe in reverse racism. But yes, there is resentment for you?
As for playing the race card, I wasn't being sarcastic. I saw your point, and I meant what I said sincerely.
Take me out of that whole equation if you will. The point still remains the same, no?
The difference is that my resentment comes from knowledge, not ignorance. It comes from knowing my history, not believing some arbitrary ideology.
Racism is based on superiority, not reason.
'Racism is based on superiority, not reason.'
According to who?
And if it's ok with you to resent me because of your knowledge of history, it's ok for me to resent all the asians that accost me for my passport?
No no.,.. doesn't make sense to me.
From wiki:
Racism is defined as meaning the predication of decisions and policies on considerations of race for the purpose of subordinating a racial group and maintaining control over that group.
My resentment arising from historical oppression and personal experience does not fit the description.
Psamtani…
I don’t see anything in that definition you quoted verifying or supporting your initial claim, that ‘racism is based on superiority, not reason’.
Here’s what I did find though:
Dictionary.com
1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
Wikipedia
First paragraph:
Racism refers to various belief systems maintaining that the essential value of an individual person can be determined according to a perceived or ascribed racial category and that social discrimination by race is therefore justifiable.
~*~
If you’re arguing that you’re not a racist, that’s fine. I won’t call or consider you one.
But the fact that you deny reverse-racism (because regardless of what the actual definition is, any Asian would consider it racism if I asked him to say wash my car in the middle of the day for 10 dhs because so many Asians have that job, just as I feel my door being banged on in the middle of the night with a request to get someone into Canada is racism), while admitting to hosting resentment for whites (regardless of reason, because it looks to me like ‘reason’ isn’t a dividing factor when defining racism), and without denying occurrences of the instances I’ve linked above based solely on my race to support my personal beliefs, is still contradictory to me.
And I’m sorry, but I think we’re straying way off topic here, aren’t we?
Interesting post - I've thought along those lines for many years myself. I'm not an "anti-Semite," but I've always thought it was odd that the Jewish people had their own specialness-bubble that makes it even more wrong to not like them! lol
Thank you again Mike...
I'm not really an 'Anti-Semite'. I disprove of Zionism though, so I'm guessing many people would label me one. Well, that on top of the fact that I refuse to buy into the wide-spread guilt trip Jews would have us buy into, for their past suffering, the Holaucast. Did you know that 2/5 of the population that was murdered by Hitler were non-Jewish Polish people? The Jews didn't suffer it alone. Why in the world are they the only one's remembered in this tragedy?
At the end of the day, I simply hate everyone.
:)
Oops.. and that's 2/5s of the Polish population (alone), and not in total of all the murders.
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