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Confusingly the article doesn’t ever explain this, just noting that the goats are “aptly named”: > The term is a reference to Judas Iscariot, an apostle of Jes
by aendruk 4y ago
Confusingly the article doesn’t ever explain this, just noting that the goats are “aptly named”:
> The term is a reference to Judas Iscariot, an apostle of Jesus Christ who betrayed Jesus in the Bible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_goat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_goat
A perplexing omission given its verbosity.
- tga_d 4y ago"Judas" is also just a word in English that is a synonym for "traitor", derived from the same etymology. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Judas#English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Judas#English
- galdosdi 4y agoReminds me of the anachronistic line from Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical, "Jesus Christ Superstar", in which Jesus yells at Judas, "You liar! You Judas!" Which is a pretty clever little joke
- Macha 4y agoGiven the references to thanksgiving and the FDA in the other top articles, the site appears catered for a US audience, and the privacy policy expects users to be over 13. What percentage of Americans over 13 wouldn't get the Judas reference? Has to be under 0.1%
- aendruk 4y agoI asked around and indeed it looks like it’s just me who missed the memo on biblical terms for traitors.
- throwaway675309 4y agoA "Judas" has long been part of the popular English lexicon. Any US or UK centric blog could comfortably employ this term with a reasonable expectation that the majority of the readership would instantly understand it.