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Not having read any Dante is kind of hurting my ability to reply to that. Legolas Send a noteboard - 20/03/2012 10:08:52 PM
I don't really see the logical chain making it all the way. I can believe, for example, that people who don't follow my religion will go to Hell without persecuting them, and depicting those people in Hell doesn't necessarily translate into advocating violent acts against them prior to the time they reach the Infernal Realm.

I understand Dante included Averroës/Ibn Rushd among the great pagan philosophers who can't be in Paradise but are still respected - which does indeed seem like an indication that he wasn't quite so racist or intolerant. I can't really judge either way, not having read the works nor even any significant portion of them. Which I need to remedy, I'm well aware, and I probably should give up on the pipe dream of starting with the original.
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Divine Comedy is "offensive and discriminatory", says Italian NGO Legolas - 20/03/2012 07:25:08 PM 1479 Views
Duh? Ghavrel - 20/03/2012 07:38:41 PM 904 Views
It does kind of feel like we should know more about how it's taught in Italian schools. Legolas - 20/03/2012 07:50:36 PM 839 Views
The most ignorant statement of the day. MightyYT - 21/03/2012 04:48:39 PM 1318 Views
Re: The most ignorant statement of the day. Legolas - 21/03/2012 07:42:54 PM 862 Views
Isn't the fundamental basis of Christanity mutually exclusive to Judaism and Islam? Tom - 20/03/2012 08:33:51 PM 822 Views
That's a really good point that I hadn't considered. I agree. *NM* Ghavrel - 22/03/2012 09:05:00 AM 372 Views
Excellent point. Cannoli - 22/03/2012 11:44:36 PM 1485 Views
I don't see why that would be the case LadyLorraine - 23/03/2012 01:44:49 AM 873 Views
Just because someone is in Hell doesn't mean you should discriminate against them Tom - 20/03/2012 08:23:22 PM 947 Views
Not having read any Dante is kind of hurting my ability to reply to that. Legolas - 20/03/2012 10:08:52 PM 1195 Views
Odd, considering you linked the "offending passages" Tom - 20/03/2012 11:54:34 PM 838 Views
Yes, well, I was semi-serious with the "pretending to understand Italian". Legolas - 21/03/2012 07:58:35 PM 839 Views
I rather agree with you DomA - 21/03/2012 10:09:01 PM 1018 Views
Taking the Divine Comedy off the curriculum would be like taking Shakespeare out in the UK. Tom - 21/03/2012 10:48:15 PM 812 Views
But some works of Flaubert aren't considered OK for compulsory reads... DomA - 22/03/2012 05:27:04 AM 820 Views
The last part of Hell is Giudecca because of Judas. Tom - 21/03/2012 10:30:36 PM 936 Views
And you don't see what's offensive about that? Legolas - 21/03/2012 11:11:16 PM 833 Views
You are making an assumption that Dante named it after Jewish quarters. Tom - 21/03/2012 11:24:47 PM 1258 Views
Wait, let's be clear just how bat-shit Rick Santorum crazy these assholes are. Tom - 21/03/2012 01:06:49 AM 912 Views
They also dont seem to realize just how many Muslim nations are calling for the eradication of Israe *NM* MightyYT - 21/03/2012 04:33:53 PM 535 Views
There's some things in that paragraph one can roll one's eyes at, aye - but that's as far as it goes Legolas - 21/03/2012 08:06:32 PM 799 Views
Are you serious?! Did you read the whole paragraph? Tom - 21/03/2012 10:24:56 PM 824 Views
I certainly did. Though as it turns out I had not read their other articles... Legolas - 21/03/2012 10:59:51 PM 872 Views
The way you read it certainly does lessen the impact... Tom - 21/03/2012 11:09:23 PM 803 Views
It was only a matter of time. I wonder, when will it end? Dan - 20/03/2012 08:42:42 PM 1200 Views
I saw that. Seems a little misguided Camilla - 21/03/2012 07:04:06 AM 847 Views
That's the understatement of the year. Tom - 21/03/2012 01:23:14 PM 838 Views
That's what they're advocating. And I wouldn't know - they seem to think it is. *NM* Legolas - 21/03/2012 08:08:53 PM 337 Views
I think that sometimes people take "politicly correct" tooooo far... *NM* aragornital - 21/03/2012 08:20:31 AM 457 Views
Dante was also anit-italian by there logic. MightyYT - 21/03/2012 04:53:50 PM 974 Views
It is the nature of comedy to be offensive. Nate - 21/03/2012 08:42:09 PM 1078 Views
Let me sum up my opinion on this as succinctly and clearly as I can: LadyLorraine - 21/03/2012 11:50:37 PM 813 Views
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