10-11-2014, 09:08 AM
I believe the words were infidel and the other used here has been haole. Both I suppose are interchangeable depending on the intended aspect within their meanings.
The other word was beheading which is not bigoted when used as a word but rather an act conducted by many bigots throughout history and sadly even to this day.
If we examine the word Haole we could draw a more direct comparative out of the ancestral closet and cite savage. Though both reflect differing meaning they were at their time a perspective descriptive used in the application of bigotry by the differing races at the time. I don't think anyone here would accept the use of the word savage when referencing the Hawaiian people or any race of people for that matter.
I personally don't give a crap what you call me or us but when it's derogatory in nature it only serves to discredit the wielder of the word and consequently any opinions they may have expressed. Typically I steer clear of such bigoted issues. That being said, bigotry has begun to mutate into a rather deceptive form and that's caused me to begin calling it to the mat lately. Tolerance has been mistaken as acceptance for far too long now. People need not agree in order to respect one another. Nor do people need to accept for themselves the practice of another's perspective in order to understand it.
We live in a global community today, no longer do we live in isolated communities and it's beyond time we all start accepting that fact.
The other word was beheading which is not bigoted when used as a word but rather an act conducted by many bigots throughout history and sadly even to this day.
If we examine the word Haole we could draw a more direct comparative out of the ancestral closet and cite savage. Though both reflect differing meaning they were at their time a perspective descriptive used in the application of bigotry by the differing races at the time. I don't think anyone here would accept the use of the word savage when referencing the Hawaiian people or any race of people for that matter.
I personally don't give a crap what you call me or us but when it's derogatory in nature it only serves to discredit the wielder of the word and consequently any opinions they may have expressed. Typically I steer clear of such bigoted issues. That being said, bigotry has begun to mutate into a rather deceptive form and that's caused me to begin calling it to the mat lately. Tolerance has been mistaken as acceptance for far too long now. People need not agree in order to respect one another. Nor do people need to accept for themselves the practice of another's perspective in order to understand it.
We live in a global community today, no longer do we live in isolated communities and it's beyond time we all start accepting that fact.