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Rob H.

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5. "They dont really do it so much with the Muslim holidays."

Reply to beam me up scottie (Original post)

Mon Sep 18, 2017, 06:10 PM

Sep 2017

This kind of thing is stated so often it even has its own term: fatwa envy.

Fatwa envy is the term used for the phenomenon of people complaining that criticism of their religion or political beliefs is wrong because the criticism would never be directed at Muslims for fear of violence or death (or, in a related argument, because of political correctness). This complaint is widely associated with Poe-like Christians, although more secular wingnuts have also been known to use this argument.

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Praise the Lawd. sandensea Sep 2017 #1

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My favorite ironic Ingraham moment: Rob H. Sep 2017 #2

I forgot about that. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #4

"They dont really do it so much with the Muslim holidays." Rob H. Sep 2017 #5

That's interesting. And completely illogical. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #6

It's sad to see how far this game of whisper down the lane has gotten in 2000 years ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 #7