It should be a general rule of thumb to just avoid using phrases and terms associated with Islamophobia, antisemitism, and genocide in a positive light when talking about Israel and Palestine.
I mean I do get it. She’s Palestinian and naturally she’s furious about all this. Cross checking to avoid phrases like this is probably not a high priority. Still doesn’t give her a pass though.
It makes you wonder. The people making decisions on the conflict are also too personally close to the conflict to necessarily make smart decisions. They overlook things that more objective people would check or verify.
But does that mean they should totally recuse themselves? We don’t ask gay people to step back from votes on gay rights. We consider it a positive in fact to have their perspective.
I’m just musing. I don’t know that there’s an answer. It’s just an unfortunate dynamic I guess.
It should be a general rule of thumb to just avoid using phrases and terms associated with Islamophobia, antisemitism, and genocide in a positive light when talking about Israel and Palestine.
I mean I do get it. She’s Palestinian and naturally she’s furious about all this. Cross checking to avoid phrases like this is probably not a high priority. Still doesn’t give her a pass though.
totally agree
It makes you wonder. The people making decisions on the conflict are also too personally close to the conflict to necessarily make smart decisions. They overlook things that more objective people would check or verify.
But does that mean they should totally recuse themselves? We don’t ask gay people to step back from votes on gay rights. We consider it a positive in fact to have their perspective.
I’m just musing. I don’t know that there’s an answer. It’s just an unfortunate dynamic I guess.