I have a headache so I'm not responding to your full comment (will get to it later possibly after a nap), but to (hopefully) prevent myself doing EXACTLY THE SAME THING as emily_shore before she wised up(*): I agree with your general point that it's important not to create a safe space for one group at the expense of another, and I have seen people do this.
But unless I'm missing something in the post that wasn't in that thread, nothing I saw "against" Palestinians was "at least as offensive as the original ones, perhaps rather more so". I'm inclined to agree with the people who've responded to you below (though I'm reading this all after minimal sleep, so it's possible I may have issues with their arguments as well)
Hmm. My family is constantly having HUGE fights about Israel/Palestine, I'm not sure I'd be able to moderate a discussion on the subject in an objective way (BOTH sides remind me of annoying family members who approach their positions irrationally), so I hope one doesn't develop. (Yes this is a hint to anyone reading this to take any argument elsewhere)
(*)And the irony of the situation repeating itself in a post about how I'd like to avoid it is not lost on me. As mum always says, if there is a god ze has a sarcastic sense of humour...
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Re: Spaces and choices
But unless I'm missing something in the post that wasn't in that thread, nothing I saw "against" Palestinians was "at least as offensive as the original ones, perhaps rather more so". I'm inclined to agree with the people who've responded to you below (though I'm reading this all after minimal sleep, so it's possible I may have issues with their arguments as well)
Hmm. My family is constantly having HUGE fights about Israel/Palestine, I'm not sure I'd be able to moderate a discussion on the subject in an objective way (BOTH sides remind me of annoying family members who approach their positions irrationally), so I hope one doesn't develop. (Yes this is a hint to anyone reading this to take any argument elsewhere)
(*)And the irony of the situation repeating itself in a post about how I'd like to avoid it is not lost on me. As mum always says, if there is a god ze has a sarcastic sense of humour...