Quote:FD- you know what there is an entire thread on this where I have discussed why I don't feel it is an incorrect usage but rather one of the many wys in which language has evolved.
you're not willing to accept that and that is fine- but please don't sit there and reiterate the same crap over and over and over- it's just boring
But the language hasn't 'evolved' and people's tendency to correct your incorrect use is evidence of that. It would only be evidence of true evolution if no-one thought to correct your mistake.
Quote:I could quote a million passages from shakespeare and give you examples of words and phrases that have changed since their original meaning as used by him
Again, you are confusing two issues. Yes language evolves, but that does not mean that all misuse of language is an example of evolution. Sometimes it is just a mistake. If the mistake sticks, then you might be justified in calling it evolution, but not otherwise. The reason that some mistakes stick while others remain as mere mistakes is that the mistakes make communication more difficult, whereas language evolves where it aids communication. Criticism of religion will never be correctly called racism because it would just screw with communication.
Or two put it more simply, the fact that apples are red does not mean all red things are apples.
Quote:sure, words may be misapplied originally but this does not invalidate their usage in common society from then on.
Nor does it validate it. You are not arguing an absence of invalidation, you are claiming validation through error. You are claiming that it is an apple merely because it is red.
Quote:you say it would defeat the purpose of language- but the very NATURE of language is that it is constantly evolving and constantly changing
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Actually, for the most part it remains the same. The change is slow. The words I use have the same meaning today as they did yesterday. 99.99999999% of the errors people make remain errors. Otherwise it would defeat the purpose of language.
Quote:I know where you stand, you know where I stand. we don't agree. wonderful- let's leave it at that
I'd rather keep pointing out that you are wrong, so that people know what racism actually is. You show no signs of dropping the 'red things are apples' fallacy, so I can only assume you haven't grasped it.
Quote:I see islamaphobia as almost a subcategory of racism
I hope you didn't put that in your thesis.