Someone on FB is arguing that the word 'Islamophobia' is an ableist slur which diminishes the experiences of ppl who suffer genuine phobias.
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Replying to @JPSargeant78
I'm torn on this because it is using the language of victimhood but it really does present phobia sufferers as bad people.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @JPSargeant78
Isn't that like conflating criticism of ISIS with all Muslims? ISIS is Islamic,but not same as are decent Muslims
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Conflating use of 'phobia' (correct or not) with a slur on phobics. It doesn't present all phobics as bad.
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Replying to @ronmurp @JPSargeant78
If 'phobia' also comes to mean 'prejudice against' that does change its value. However, words change all the time.
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I don't care that much. Just have to be clear whether we're speaking of a psychiatric diagnosis or a bigoted attitude
6:35 AM - 26 Sep 2016
from Enfield, London
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