Who decided this, though? Why can't we just stick with the dictionary definition?
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @AbiWilks
Because racism isn't static phenomena. It has various permutations which emerges within particular historical, national and local settings and thus can't be reduced to a single definition pertaining to biology
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Replying to @charburchar @AbiWilks
You're using circular reasoning. Let me rephrase my question; why misuse the word "racism" when you can just use the term "religious bigotry?"
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @AbiWilks
Because "religious bigotry" in many cases shares the same crude stereotypes as biological racism i.e. that different social groups share inherent and unchanging characteristics from which they cannot escape. In this case that all Muslims are inherently responsible for ISIS etc
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Replying to @charburchar @AbiWilks
"In many cases?" So, not in all cases? And therefore, you concede that the terms religious bigotry and racism do not mean exactly the same thing, and that by using the one in the stead of the other you are being imprecise and potentially causing confusion?
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @AbiWilks
If you can't see the correlation between "all blacks are lazy" and "all Muslims are ISIS supporters" then we're done here
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Replying to @charburchar @AbiWilks
There may well be a similarity between the two. But that doesn't make it okay to abuse language. Helicopters and jumbo jets can both fly. Does that make it okay to call a helicopter a jumbo jet?
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @AbiWilks
If anyone's abusing language it's you with that awful analogy
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Replying to @charburchar @AbiWilks
I'm not the one who's repeatedly misrepresented reality in this debate. Aside from using circular reasoning in your argument, you also claimed that a person has as little control over their religion as they do their race. This is patently absurd.
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You then claimed that those who think Muslims should distance themselves from Isis believe all Muslims are Isis. FALSE. I believe Muslims should distance themselves from Isis because the Muslim world should send a message to its youth and to others that it is opposed to Isis.
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In short, you have repeatedly twisted the truth in order to justify your twisting of language. If you actually care about people taking bigotry and racism seriously, then maybe don’t dilute their definitions into nothingness. Thanks.
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