Yesterday, posting on another forum I “scolded” a Muslem for attacking a “them”…as in a generic group of immigrants.
I got shot back with “So I guess you support Israel”
(my thoughts on Israel are not the topic of this thread)
Why is it, that if you confront a Muslem over a racist statement, more often than not the topic of Israel comes up? And why is it that (the implication is) you are only allowed to criticise something a Muslem says if you support Palestine?
For the same reason if you criticize Israel and you’re not Jewish, then you must be an antisemite. It’s all ridiculous. I just want to point out that it cuts both ways.
Love the custom title!!
Whilst I usually despise spelling fascism, you might want to learn how to spell the name of the group you’re so irked by.
In response to your question I think Onomatopoeia has it right: a lot of people when challenged will simply just throw back some broad brush and emotive epithets in the hope that the person will be cowed into not saying anything in response. The Scientologists seem to make a career out of it if those videos of them on the street asking people what crimes they’ve committed are anything to go by…
Nitpick: It’s Muslim, not Muslem.
And in response to the OP, the Muslim in question was being overly defensive. As you say, if your stance on Israel had nothing to do with your debate, then his response was just a broad-brush accusation
Or Moslem.
Y…you…went to another forum? 
So he has to know how to spell it in order to be irked by it?
This conclusion makes no sense.
I can be a grammar nazi myself, but that’s poor justification.
If you’re irked by a group you’re likely to be writing its name frequently.
If you do so repeatedly making the same spelling mistake then you run the risk of people reading said mistake and thinking you are simply ignorant for getting something that basic wrong about the religion (it suggests maybe you know nothing about muslims at all).
You really couldn’t think of that for yourself?
Except don’t want to call a 250lb ninja Muslim in Saudi Arabia a Moslem .
He might then think you support Israel.
Yeah, Moslem is old-timey and thus suggests old-timey views on the subject of Islam, which were more likely to be bigoted. A similar example is the word Negro, or using Colored for the same purpose.
Except in older books, every time I’ve encountered the word Moslem, it has been by a bigot, even if the bigotry was entirely from ignorance.
More than that
I know why you made the comment. I’m aware of its motives. I just don’t agree with it.
Being unable to spell something you’re criticizing (in a moment of weakness, tiredness, or being hungover) does not mean you aren’t entitled to speak about it, positively or negatively. Do I think he was tired/drunk/etc.? No, but I’ll still listen to his opinion and try my VERY best to block out that ‘e’ instead of an ‘i’ :dubious:
Rough struggle ahead. I’ll get back to you.