# Is Cordoba House a provocative name?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cordoba-house-a-provocative-name/549130 "2010-08-04T11:57:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cordoba-house-a-provocative-name/549130/61 "2010-08-06T13:24:42Z")

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Are you saying they are being insensitive? How?

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**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cordoba-house-a-provocative-name/549130/62 "2010-08-07T00:21:35Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Are you saying they are being insensitive? How?

I don’t know if insensitive is the right word. But, it easy to see that a Muslim place near Ground Zero can be a bit “iffy” for Newyorkers.

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cordoba-house-a-provocative-name/549130/63 "2010-08-07T00:26:58Z")

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I get the same feeling when I’m walking through a neighborhood with both a boy’s school and a Catholic church.

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