Term Replacement: Lovers and S* Bombers [CW: Self-Harm]

[Nancy Drew 39]

Because of stereotypes and prejudice.

It's a common stereotype for Muslims to be portrayed as SD-Bombers, and it's an extremely damaging one.

I think implicit in connecting that stereotype of muslims to the role is itself engaging in it

no actual muslim would look at that role and see it as relating to themselves

I'm not gonna comment more on it though, I will leave you with a cute duck

Since I am not a Muslim, I won’t argue this, instead I will argue, that if there was an actual current mafia scum role that had any negative stereotypes/associatives to my specific ethnicity, I would definitely have a problem with it and leave it at that.

[Ythan]

no actual muslim would look at that role and see it as relating to themselves

Wow that's so fucking dumb and wrong lol

[Ythan]

You gonna post shit like that and then whine about anyone else making assumptions get the fuck outta here lol

[Guillotina]

more importantly why a muslim themselves would feel related to a suicide bomber role

Because of stereotypes and prejudice.

It's a common stereotype for Muslims to be portrayed as SD-Bombers, and it's an extremely damaging one.

Then it's our duty not to contribute feeding the prejudice starting with not changing terms because they might offend a religious group when they don't and shouldn't. I have several Muslim friends and when they hear anything about suicide bombing or bombing in general they don't assume it was a fellow Muslim that did it, why should we?

They don't feel guilty about it either, because a religion has nothing to do with violent tendencies of an individual? True Muslims not the extremists killing in the name of God are pacifists, so us employing suicide bombers is not offensive to them, what is offensive to them is people assuming that the term suicide bomber will offend them.
It's the implied link between a suicide bomber and a Muslim that offends them. Using suicide bomber out of that context is completely fine to them because SD-Bombers have been around since powder was invented by the Chinese.

[Ythan]

no actual muslim would look at that role and see it as relating to themselves

Wow that's so fucking dumb and wrong lol

You gonna post shit like that and then whine about anyone else making assumptions get the fuck outta here lol

[Something_Smart]

Two people had differing intuitions based on differing experiences. Both assumed their intuition was more valid than the other's.

Conflict ensued.

[Nancy Drew 39]

more importantly why a muslim themselves would feel related to a suicide bomber role

Because of stereotypes and prejudice.

It's a common stereotype for Muslims to be portrayed as SD-Bombers, and it's an extremely damaging one.

Then it's our duty not to contribute feeding the prejudice starting with not changing terms because they might offend a religious group when they don't and shouldn't. I have several Muslim friends and when they hear anything about suicide bombing or bombing in general they don't assume it was a fellow Muslim that did it, why should we?

They don't feel guilty about it either, because a religion has nothing to do with violent tendencies of an individual? True Muslims not the extremists killing in the name of God are pacifists, so us employing suicide bombers is not offensive to them, what is offensive to them is people assuming that the term suicide bomber will offend them.
It's the implied link between a suicide bomber and a Muslim that offends them. Using suicide bomber out of that context is completely fine to them because SD-Bombers have been around since powder was invented by the Chinese.

more importantly why a muslim themselves would feel related to a suicide bomber role

Because of stereotypes and prejudice.

It's a common stereotype for Muslims to be portrayed as SD-Bombers, and it's an extremely damaging one.

+1

I actually know a Muslim actor/writer/director who experienced harassment and profiling a few years ago at a Canadian airport.

Thanks for that history lesson.

[Papa Zito]

It looks like the decision to change the role name was already made so the purpose of this thread is served. If you guys want to continue this conversation please to do so in a more appropriate area of the site.