[lbo-talk] Anti-Semitism is the health of the Jewish state

[Joel Schalit]

Sure, there's an indisputable cultural specificity to the term's origins.
I'm more interested in how the prejudice interpellates its subjects.

Joel

On Jul 12, 2010, at 9:40 PM, Gar Lipow wrote:


> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 7:19 AM, Joel Schalit <jschalit at gmail.com> wrote:
>> How predictable. Islamophobia **is** a form of anti-Semitism.
>> 
>> Joel
> 
> You are right and wrong. Islamphobia is a form of bigotry and is often
> related to anti-Semitism. But the meaning of the word "anti-Semitism
> is not defined as bigotry against speakers of Semitic language groups,
> just because Semite is the root word of the term.   It was invented in
> the 19th century specifically as a term for bigotry against Jews. It
> was originally used by a Rabbi, then rapidly adapted by Jew haters
> because they believed the term "anti-Semite" sounded much more
> scientific than the term "Jew-hater" ....
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