This sub is basically antisemitism

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[–]GreenCappy[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Yeah but whatever, it's still used in that context today

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Words have meaning. Words are used to communicate, using MEANING. Changing the meaning of words in a haphazard, seemingly random way - and it may very well NOT be random at all - can lead to absolutely Orwellian situations where entire ways of thinking about certain topics become ablated from the vocabulary and thus, from the very thinking processes that make minds worth something.

This is how thoughtcrime and newspeak are integral to George Orwell's totalitarian nightmare dystopia in "1984". Isn't it interesting that YET AGAIN it's a jew who says "yeah whatever, it's fine". Rotting the world, are we?

[–]GreenCappy[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, words have meaning. No matter the meaning of the word "semitism", the word "ANTI-SEMITISM" is used to denote hostility to, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews since WW2. You know, you antisemitic bigot, words seems to change and English is a living language that evolves, and anti semitism just happens to means that right now since fucking 1945 or even before.

And about all y'all saying that "we don't hate Jews, we just hate zionism!" yeah you have the right to hate zionism. However zionists have a right to exist, the same way as American nationalists. But you're spreading conspiracy theories, blaming always zionists of literally everything in the world, and even tho its not directly antisemitism, its most likely to be actually antisemitism. Like holocaust denial. Why don't you deny holodomor? Because you don't want to make seem communism and stalinism seem less bad? But you want Hitler to seem less bad!

But actually I've seen actual direct antisemitism, like people assuming I'm a Jew because of my views, and in the same sentence assuming I'm "rotting the world" because you think I'm a jew, and also saying things like "soy don't want you to know, rabbi" or whatever who denote Jewish terms in a negative manner.

[–]comments 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Do you hate Arabs, Ethiopians, and other non-Jewish Semitic people? You don't have the excuse of ignorance anymore, people have patiently explained why it's appropriative to use that word the way you are. How can you keep doing it knowing how it hurts people to do it? Don't you want to be good to everyone?

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no not "whatever", it's an appropriation of the term Semitic. I know it's an adjustment but we don't want to do wrong things, right? We should use the word anti-Jewish only when we're talking about negative sentiment regarding Jewish stuff. We should politely inform others that it's the right word to use if they use it incorrectly as happened in OP. I might not be the best at this yet but I think it's a step in the right direction instead of just keeping quiet about it. Semites deserve better than this appropriation.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

They certainly do. Iranians, Iraqis and Syrians are clearly semites too. Appropriating "semite" is the same as those rich jewish celebrities stating how they're "ashamed of being part of the white race." Where does it end?

[–]Airbus320 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

In a wodden oven