mmmm....pigs with lipstick On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Larry Lyons <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > >> >And this guy must have been a fundamentalist. Same with the Afghan > >> >ambassador who was beating his wife for hours. > >> > >> And how many Jews or Buddhists do the same. > > > >I don't see any Jews or Buddhists beheading anyone nor do I see them at > >rallies chanting for anyone to be killed. If you mean that Jews or > Buddhists > >beat their wives, I don't know any who do and I've never heard of a case > >where a wife was beaten because it was in their holy books. But what > exactly > >were you referencing when you say that Jews or Buddhists do the same? > > Um aren't there passages in the bible about supporting slavery and given > divine permission to beat children and wives? > > > > >Try this exercise to see if you're being racist. Does the sentence parse > >> accurately when you substitute jewish instead of Islamic or Muslim? If > it > >> does there's a substantial racist element in what you're saying. I'll > let > >> you decide on that one. > > > >_____ (insert people here) are acting in a medieval and uncivilized way > when > >they ______ (insert murderous act here) people due to a verse in the > ______ > >(insert holy book here). You know, no matter who I put into the sentence, > it > >reads the same. > > Ergo its racist. You're painting a group with the same wide brush, and > implying that they are less than human because of their ethnicity or > religion. Its the same stuff that been done to jews, gypsies and other > groups for generations. > > You can dress up a pig and put lip-stick on it, but its still a pig. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:288672 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
