I'm calling this one for exactly what it is... extreme hypocrisy and manufactured outrage, I'm not naming anyone to that other than Joel, though I do not consider him the sole offender, just the most blatant and shameless. Your accusation that I implied something is not something I could meaningfully mount a defense against, so I won't bother. I consider it clear that the whole blood libel thing is Palin-driven, perhaps from Joel's perspective it is right-wing driven, this is all of course impossible... as the author of the article in question is a Libertarian Transhumanist, not generally associated with 'dumb hatemonger fringe right'



That's rather the point. It was in the title of the post, IIRC in the text it was bolded, if it was offensive enough for anyone to use it at the time then it should have been offensive enough to garner at least one negative comment. If no one was offended, then it's really pushing it to say that someone was being tactless in using a term most people didn't know was offensive until they were told it was by the media.

Now, I've got no problem with people not shouting about the term, I don't think they should in the first place, I do know the term, I know how its used, and I have a connection through a lot of recent Jewish ancestors from those parts of Europe worst afflicted, and I was not offended and as I have said, did not think its use inappropriate. But it seems evident that much of the outrage now is specifically of the 'because she said it and I hate her' variety, or as I said, manufactured outrage. Besides Joel I see no one who has clearly shown themselves to be suffering from this so I'll not throw accusations out. I say anyone who was outraged by 'Blood Libel' and commented in that prior thread and didn't mention the term then is treading close to extreme hypocrisy or admitting to a horrible lack of attention to detail. I display a garment, if people want to say it's cut to their fit, they are welcome to do so.