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Yeah, if religious discrimination had an adjective form, like racist or bigotted, I would have used that. But as the three (and others like xenophobic) have the
by euyyn 10y ago
Yeah, if religious discrimination had an adjective form, like racist or bigotted, I would have used that. But as the three (and others like xenophobic) have the same cause and characteristics, the specific term to use seems to be a distinction without a difference.
- grzm 10y agoThanks! I was beginning to fear I was going to be left hanging, as this is something on which I really wanted to get feedback. I understand where you're coming from with respect to the distinction without a difference. I fear it's likely adding to miscommunication, as I don't think that's yet a widely-held understanding of the term, or at least held across some political divides. That's not to say I have any great suggestions as to how to reconcile this. But I have seen a lot of likely unnecessary noise—at least here on HN—due to just this usage of racism around the topic of the Executive Order. There's enough other, meatier issues to discuss. It's too bad that this word is probably causing unnecessary friction. Thanks again! I appreciate it.