> -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 11:55 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: More on the Mohammad > > Jim, > > What do you feel a proper reaction should be to this "blasphemy"?
I don't know. Honestly. This isn't blasphemy to me (so it would be in quotes for me as well I suppose) but it is to them. What's the proper response? Ask them. I'm reacting not to the initial controversy but the reactions it seems to be generating here. A general sentiment recurring here seems to be "We don't have to respect them in this. It's a stupid rule that only stupid people would follow and we're better than that. Besides, they're all killers and crazies. Fuck 'em". I find that more distasteful than the Muslim response simply because I understand MY culture more and that kind of attitude is offensive to me, culturally. It's like any other cultural or religious stricture to me: I don't really understand it. I don't really honor it. As much as I try and respect it I'll never feel the same shame, anger, betrayal that a believer would feel. I can't understand it - I don't have the tools to understand it. But I do have to tools to understand stereotyping and intolerance. That's something that I can feel honest shame, anger and betrayal about. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195690 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
