Weirdest conspiracy theory I've ever heard relates to why anglophones pronounce the 's' in 'Muslim' & 'Islam' as a 'Z.' (1)
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Obviously its not just that this is what happens in English when an 's' is followed by an 'l' as in the case of 'muslin'. Nope. (2)
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Its a conspiracy among Islamophobes who all know about the Arabic word 'zulm' which means cruelty & oppression & the 'z' refers to that. (3)
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Replying to @HPluckrose
So every English speaker who pronounces Islam & Muslim with a 'z' sound is saying Islam & Muslims are cruel & oppressive sneakily, (4)
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Replying to @HPluckrose
That really takes the biscuit for self-victimising interpretations but she was adamant. Most other Muslims in group said 'wtf?' tho. (5)
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Replying to @HPluckrose
she is nuts. Even Islam and Muslim with "z" sound like "Zalam" (darkness) not Zulm
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Replying to @YomnaELGerzawy1
I'm not sure that's much better! Lets just go with 'nuts'!
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I think it's just a Freudian zlip. ;)
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Replying to @ScottTalling @PeterHase2014 and
Oops. Pun might not go down well with Helen. Better deflect with a dad joke quick.......
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