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Posted on 08/22/2005 4:04:20 PM PDT by JellyJam
An online thesaurus struck a listing Monday for the word "Arab" after Arab-American groups complained the entry listed derogatory synonyms.
The entry, which appeared on thesaurus.com, listed the word as a noun meaning "beggar," and gave 16 pejorative synonyms including "homeless person" and "welfare bum."
The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee contacted the synonym book's online publisher Friday to complain about the entry; the American Arab Forum also criticized the listing on Monday.
"I looked it up and I couldn't believe what I was seeing," said Aref Assaf, president of the American Arab Forum, which is based in Paterson.
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killer, murderer, pedophile, misogynist, thief, liar, genocidal maniac, idiot....if they included all the correct synoyms the listing would require about 10 pages
Arabs originally denoted someone from the Arabian peninsula. The Bedhouins and other nomads probably contributed to the usage as peddlers and bums, also likely expat Europeans and others in the Middle East and their diescription of Arabs. My mother grew up in Cairo and there were (and likely are still) lots of beggars and I don't doubt the term "arab" was not a compliment. Back in the 70's in Paris I can recall alot of Arab beggars in the subways. I was warned by my mother to "watch out for North Africans, they're pickpockets".
Main Entry: Barbara Ann Kipfer
Pronunciation: 'bär-b(&-)r& 'a-n 'kip-f&r
Etymology: born on the wrong side of the sheets (yeah, I know - just work with me here)
1: politically-correct arab-loving buttkisser
syn. @$$hole
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islam gives three choices: convert, submit, or die. This thesaurus chose to submit to the enemy.
This is Jamming. Just as the commies jammed freedom radio broadcasts, the arabs are jamming the truth about them.
Online thesaurus pulls listing for "Arab" If only it was that easy to remove arabs.
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