Jeroen wrote: ************* You have not been paying attention then. I define "anti-Semite" as "a person who hates Semites". It should therefore be quite obvious that, to me, the word "anti" in "anti-Semite" means "enemy of" or "someone who is against". *************
I think it is you who have not been paying attention - the proper definition of "anti-Semite" has been posted multiple times, with numerous clarifications. Your use of the term is, in regards to the specific meaning of the term "anti-Semite", incorrect. Do you acknowledge that the Oxford English Dictionary is an authoritative source on proper meaning and usage of words in the English language? Your apparent confusion regarding the *meaning* of the term "anti-Semite" is all I'm trying to straighten out. If you've been called a Jew-hater, then you can refute the charge. Perhaps your statements were taken out of context, or you inadvertantly phrased something incorrectly in the heat of the moment - those things can be straightened out. If you refuse to deny charges of ethnic or religious intolerance, choosing instead to hide behind what you *want* the term "anti-Semite" to mean, it does no good for your defense. Admitting you were operating from a mistaken understanding will not demolish your case, it will instead allow you to focus your efforts toward refuting charges of prejudice that have been leveled against you. Surely that's your goal, isn't it? Adam C. Lipscomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
