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arrow-up1317arrow-down1external-linkVance Blasted as ‘Hindu-Phobic’ for Wanting Usha to Convert to Christianitywww.thedailybeast.comRedditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square74fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMourningDove@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down2·3 days agoWe really need to loosen up with the “phobic” term. It muddies the water of what’s happening in these situations. Saying the dumb shit he said in no way indicates he has a fear of Hinduism. He’s just an asshole that thinks his religion is the correct one. Phobias are a serious thing. And using it in this context dilutes the truth of them.
minus-squarephx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoChristian-supremacist would seem more accurate
We really need to loosen up with the “phobic” term. It muddies the water of what’s happening in these situations.
Saying the dumb shit he said in no way indicates he has a fear of Hinduism.
He’s just an asshole that thinks his religion is the correct one.
Phobias are a serious thing. And using it in this context dilutes the truth of them.
Christian-supremacist would seem more accurate