In order to be anti-Semitic, one must not only have to hate the Jews, but also the Palestinians, Lebanese, Syrians, etc. Semites are not just Jewish people.
In practice, it is actually a lot more tolerant than the somewhat-deserved (historically) stereotype.Originally Posted by gazell
Case in point are the obnxoius ultra-orthodox hasids walking around and being goofy/loud/absurd, and the only nasty comments within earshot all seem to come from the non-religious jews in the vicinity (ok, ok the non-religious jews in the vicinity actually consist of myself and I)
Correct, but the use of the term usually refers to jews as it is in this article..
Last edited by d_man; 09-14-2010 at 02:12 PM.
Yet the context of the poll is pretty clear, I don't think the others are too eager to be grouped in with Jews in this case.
http://www.dicitonary.com
feel free to check yourself, before you wreck yourself.
Yeah, I realize that. I'm just nitpicking.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semite
Why dont you lookup antisemite in the same dicitonary. Nitpickign FAIL
What does Semite mean? In order to be anti-Semite, you've got to be against everyone in that region. Not just the Jewish people.
Here's some news for you:
Spain: Three in three Spaniards are anti-French
In practice, it is actually a lot more tolerant than the somewhat-deserved (historically) stereotype.
Case in point are the obnxoius ultra-orthodox hasids walking around and being goofy/loud/absurd, and the only nasty comments within earshot all seem to come from the non-religious jews in the vicinity (ok, ok the non-religious jews in the vicinity actually consist of myself and I)
OK, guys, I stand corrected.
I was not meaning folks at random, more like previous past's state policies. Odd morons - even if in different numbers - we all do have, when this gets into state policy, that's when the shyte can hit the fan for real.
Another linguist! Please, do get lost!
Yeah I recognize we are a bunch of haters, I specially hate some anglo-saxon morons.
Posting facts hurts sometimes.
yes it does.
an·ti-Sem·ite
/ˌæntiˈsɛm
Show Spelled[an-tee-sem-ahyt, an-tahy- or, especially Brit., -see-mahyt]
–noun a person who discriminates against or is prejudiced or hostile toward Jews.
Run into a knife.
True, the term "anti-Semite" is generally referred to when talking about the Jewish people, but to assume that it is only referencing to Jews is absurd, since the correct definition of "Semite" is about all people who speak a Semitic language in the area, and/or live in the area.yes it does.
an·ti-Sem·ite
/ˌæn
–noun a person who discriminates against or is prejudiced or hostile toward Jews.
Run into a knife.
This is called a logical fallacy.
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