Originally posted by lotrfreak
need i say more?
It is not very impressive spouting big chunks of rhetoric when it is not one's own and saying "THERE" like a fraud putting the last splash of paint onto someone else's work of art and claiming it as their own.

By all means quote others who have researched the topic thoroughly, it is difficult to debate a topic without providing corroborating "evidence," but please do not claim other's words as your own by omitting a reference to the author.

Back to the point of the use of the word "Racism"versus "Bigotry" or "Prejudice." I would, myself, have no qualms in using the word "Racism" in describing anti-semitism as Jewish people were, as Semetic peoples, racially distinct from other Caucasians before the Holocaust. This ancestry has been diluted somewhat since, but it still remains and many Jews bear the unique phsyical characteristics associated with that race.

Likewise, in some situations, anti-Christian sentiments can be considered "Racist" as the Christian religion is often incorrectly linked with Western culture. Another striking example of race/religion associations is one we all know only too well - racism against those of Arabic descent (ironically also Semetic peoples) on the basis that they are assumed to be Islamic, and therefore are terrorists.

An interesting point to ponder. I do agree that the word "Racism" is bandied around and misused constantly, as an unjustified insult or "shock" value.