Careful now...y'all might offend the "arab street"...
Posted on 09/28/2006 12:21:36 PM PDT by Alouette
Police racial slur scandal indicative of larger problem
We have already forgotten the "Arabushim" (derogatory term for Arabs) scandal that occurred here two weeks ago - that's the nature of racism that hinges on self inflicted senility and the ease of sweeping it under the rug.
For those who need a reminder: A police officer used the term "Arabushim" in referring to Arab participants in a rally in Umm el-Fahm. The message, sent out just before the rally, said "15,000 Arabushim have so far arrived at the rally." The police officer was dismissed and al-Quds was redeemed, because now the world has been cleansed of racists.
Until that turning point, no one here knew what the word "Arabushim" meant, except perhaps for the crude members of a bold Jewish underground group comprising dozens, perhaps hundreds, but certainly no more than three to four million members. And all of them, judging by initial findings, have used the derogatory term "Arabushim" at least once in their lifetime.
Like an Arab?
An initial investigation shows that there are indeed several other covert expressions bearing a racist nature. One such example is the expression "a good Arab is a dead Arab," which apparently means negligence. And then there's the third and rather simple expression" "Arab," implying foolish conduct and used in contexts such as "hey you, you're such an Arab," or "you're acting like an Arab."
For example, one could say that the police officer who sent the beeper message using the term "Arabushim" in fact acted like an Arab.
The officer was dismissed not because he used the word "Arabushim," but rather because he used it openly. Not because of his ignorance, but rather because he illuminated an area we would rather keep in the dark recesses of our minds.
Silencing of his racist remark demonstrates Jewish-Israeli society's inability to deal with its own racism. Loosely translated, instead of silencing the affair by firing him, the matter should be opened for debate, now.
'Just' a minority
We can, however, continue ignoring and repressing this issue, because "they" are just a negligent minority:
They just comprise a fifth of the population, they equal the number of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, they are deprived, ticking like a time bomb, torn by the impossible dichotomy of national loyalty and personal identity, they suffer from the repulsive image of being informants, a fifth column, third degree citizens, woodcutters and subservient hummus servers. I would like to see them raise their heads above the humility.
Therefore, from now on I would like Israeli Arabs to call themselves "Arabushim." Out of pride, not humiliation. I would like them - of all people - to take this word and turn it into a symbol of their identity, a word expressing outward pride, a prime element in the national lingo.
Yet only they will be allowed to use it, just like Afro-Americans who exchanged the word "nigger" with the super cool nickname banned for use by the white population. They should turn the word "Arabush" into a weapon of determination, a barrel of power pointed toward the attacker.
And in the long run, Jewish-Israeli society would do well to pull its ostrich head out of the sand and look the harsh reality expected in the next 10 to 20 years in the eye, and to prepare psychologically and logistically for things to come.
We should part from the unrealistic vision of a Jewish majority and our condescending approach towards permanent borders and adequate legislation.
It really is about time we stopped behaving like Arabs.
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You're finding all the stuff that hacks you off today, aren't you? Hacks me off, too.
How about
Camel Jockey?
Raghead?
"Can somebody please explain to this retard how Arabs behave?"
I think they kill people and themselves. Typically the softest targets around. Kind of like the old rule for abandoning a ship: women and children first. If there aren't any of them around, unarmed males. Soldiers, and those capable of defending themselves are the last choice for attack.
"they are deprived,"
the left sees them as downtrodden, have-nots, oppressed and loves them and forgives them all that they do, including
Bombing trains. Bombing buses. Bombing planes. Flying planes into buildings.
Slicing heads off while singing religious hymns.
Dragging bodies through streets.
Using "charities" to pass money to terrorists. The Sears Tower Plot. Slavery in Sudan,
Killing converts to Christianity. Cutting your head off if you don't convert.
Torturing and killing kids in a school. Nicholas Berg. Daniel Pearl. Margaret Hassan. Paul Johnson.
Calling for the death of the Pope. Rioting over cartoons.
>>Raghead?
It's not a rag... it's a SHEET! :)
Careful now...y'all might offend the "arab street"...
Will raghead shi'it goat humper serve in place of Arbushim?
"Arabush"---golly, for a moment there I thought ya were talking about a new bunch of Republicans--Arabs for Bush. lol
Well, you can still walk like an Egyptian--but I will quickly point you to the nearest chiropractor.
So that makes them Sheet-heads.
>>So that makes them Sheet-heads.
10-4, though they'll answer to "Sand Maggots" too!
"It really is about time we stopped behaving like Arabs."
So he is using a racial slur to urge people to stop using racial slurs. This guy has got to be the stupidest person on the planet. To say he acts like an Arab would be an insult to Arabs.
You pretty much nailed it, and your screenname says it all as well. Ten points!
That's so gay.
You forgot one...
I have heard the term "Sand-N#&&3^" used...
(I'm just pointing out another widely used, yet thoroughly mis-understood term)
Seems we have lost the ole' tried and true rhyme...
"Stick and Stones may Break my Bones, but Words (and other Politically Incorrect terms) will never hurt me..."
"Arabush" seems so difused a term though...Still trying to figure it out...
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