On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Marc Riddell <[email protected]>wrote:
> on 3/12/12 11:43 AM, Nathan at [email protected] wrote: > > > The "bible belt" phrase that some people throw around in this discussion > is > > just a stand-in for anti-Americanism and a sign of profound ignorance. > It's > > best ignored, along with the people who use it. > > Nathan, how on earth do you equate the phrase "bible belt" with > anti-Americanism? > > Marc Riddell > > > Because of the context in which it is used in image-filter / controversial content discussions. It's a pejorative throw-away, a way for people to dismiss concerns about controversial content as the province of parochial Americans clutching Bibles. Even when the phrase "bible-belt" isn't used, it's a pretty common tactic in this debate to ascribe support for the image filter to a sort of moral imperialism or lack of a cosmopolitan ethic. On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Gerard Meijssen <[email protected] > wrote: Hoi, In the Netherlands we have our own bible belt.. it is not exclusive to the USA Thanks, Gerard Nevertheless, I suspect when the phrase is used in controversial context discussions, it is not meant to refer to the Netherlands. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
