Posted by OddipusRex on January 14, 2003, at 9:51:36
In reply to Re: anti-Semitism, posted by Dr. Bob on January 13, 2003, at 13:03:22
Fuzzy also said he was thinking of visiting the holocaust memorial to talk to survivors because he related to them. I don't think that sounds like anti-semitism to me. Yes he made a poor choice of words and made some people uncomfortable. Give him a please be civil under the vast umbrella of not posting anything that might make anyone anywhere feel put down. But it's something else again to start accusing people of anti-semitism. I think his problem was with the people who bullied him-the individuals. But their ethnicity was relevant because they were bullying him because he was different from them! I don't think it's necessary to generalize what he said to all Jews.
Bringing up a stereotype was a VERY bad idea. I think you could ask Fuzzy to watch his language without accusing him of anti-semitism.Let's not forget that he endured horrible bigotry and racist bullying. He was the victim here.
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> > Sometimes it's hard to know exactly where to draw the line. I don't consider anti-Semitism civil, but at the same time I think there can be gray zones. For example, someone might put down particular members of a group without putting down that whole group...
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> Also, I do want people who feel victimized and angry to be able to receive support here...
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> Bob
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