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[Argentbear]

There you go with the R word.

can you suggest a more accurate word?

 

[Argentbear]

No, I am not going to reconsider them. I do not care for most Muslims and would not name my child a name that is loved by many Muslims. That does not make me a "racist" by the way.

how do you figure that?

 

[Kathryn]

how do you figure that?

Because Muslims cover all sorts of races, and I don't care for most MUSLIMS, not races.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

No, I am not going to reconsider them. I do not care for most Muslims and would not name my child a name that is loved by many Muslims. That does not make me a "racist" by the way.

Since you don't know "most Muslims," I don't quite see how you can say that you don't like them.

 

[Pogo]

Because Muslims cover all sorts of races, and I don't care for most MUSLIMS, not races.

Which is why I used the word Xenophobia.

Xenophobia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Dislike of others not for personal characteristics but for some perceived group attribute.

 

[Kathryn]

Which is why I used the word Xenophobia.

Xenophobia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Dislike of others not for personal characteristics but for some perceived group attribute.

I don't hate all Muslims though.

 

[Watchmen]

I don't care for most Muslims. So if that makes me a racist, so be it. The R word, the 21st century equivalent of the N word. Oh wait, the X word.

More stupidity. Equating being called racist to the N word? Are you serious?

 

[an anarchist]

Because Muslims cover all sorts of races, and I don't care for most MUSLIMS, not races.

Ah, I see technically that would make you a xenophobe and not a racist. I mean, that still sucks, but let’s make the distinction.

 

[an anarchist]

I don't hate all Muslims though.

If someone is a Muslim, it sounds like they are already losing points with you. That’s how it’s coming across when you say “I don’t care for MOST Muslims”.

Am I correct?

 

[Argentbear]

I don't hate all Muslims though.

"some of my best friends are..."

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

I don't hate all Muslims though.

"How can I be racist? I have black friends!"

 

[Kathryn]

For @Kathryn

What percentage of Muslims are Arab? via google


Fewer than 15%of Muslims worldwide are Arab. While most Arabs are Muslim, most Muslims are not Arab.

Here's some more information about Arabs and Muslims:

• Arab Muslims: The largest ethnic group among Muslims globally, and the majority of the population of the Arab world.
• Islam in the Middle East: Islam is the most widely followed religion in the Middle East, with about 85% of people in the region identifying as Muslim.
• Muslim populations: The largest Muslim populations are in Indonesia, Pakistan, and India.

Mostly what we have here is uneducated.

You know what I know? I know that Hussein is a very common name among Muslims. I don't care for it.

 

[Kathryn]

"How can I be racist? I have black friends!"

LOL I have black family members. I have Korean family members. I have Puerto Rican family members. I have Brazilian family members. I have biracial kids. I am not racist.

 

[Kathryn]

If someone is a Muslim, it sounds like they are already losing points with you. That’s how it’s coming across when you say “I don’t care for MOST Muslims”.

Am I correct?

Nope.

 

[an anarchist]

Nope.

Then how do you explain-

I don't care for most MUSLIMS

?

It looks like textbook xenophobia to me.

 

[Pogo]

Then how do you explain-

?

It looks like textbook xenophobia to me.

It couldn't possibly be me because I know the definition?

 

[an anarchist]

LOL I have black family members. I have Korean family members. I have Puerto Rican family members. I have Brazilian family members. I have biracial kids. I am not racist.

Thats literally the I'm not racist, I have black friends - Wikipedia argument that people are referencing and you are responding to. So your reply is ironic.

 

[Debater Slayer]

No, I am not going to reconsider them. I do not care for most Muslims and would not name my child a name that is loved by many Muslims. That does not make me a "racist" by the way.

There are about two billion Muslims in the world. How exactly does one "not care for most Muslims" when they could not possibly know even a meaningfully large fraction of them?

 

[Kathryn]

There are about two billion Muslims in the world. How exactly does one "not care for most Muslims" when they could not possibly know even a meaningfully large fraction of them?

OK I don't care for many that I personally know., and I personally know quite a few.
But feel free to name your child an Islamic name.

 

[Pogo]

LOL I have black family members. I have Korean family members. I have Puerto Rican family members. I have Brazilian family members. I have biracial kids. I am not racist.