What is "blood libel"?
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Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sumi - Jan 12, 2011 7:59:31 am PST #16441 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
tommyrot - Jan 12, 2011 8:01:41 am PST #16442 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What is "blood libel"?
It comes from when people would accuse Jews of killing Christian babies for their blood.
eta: Wikipedia: [link]
eta²: Also, Gabrielle Giffords is Jewish.
We are deeply disturbed by Fox News commentator Sarah Palin’s decision to characterize as a “blood libel” the criticism directed at her following the terrorist attack in Tucson. The term “blood libel” is not a synonym for “false accusation.” It refers to a specific falsehood perpetuated by Christians about Jews for centuries, a falsehood that motivated a good deal of anti-Jewish violence and discrimination. Unless someone has been accusing Ms. Palin of killing Christian babies and making matzoh from their blood, her use of the term is totally out-of-line.
Tom Scola - Jan 12, 2011 8:15:26 am PST #16443 of 30001
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tommyrot - Jan 12, 2011 8:19:17 am PST #16444 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This is cool, pretty and awesome: Tree Hotel by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter
Here are some photographs of the completed Tree Hotel by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter, a mirrored glass box suspended round the trunk of a tree in Harads, northern Sweden.
The 4x4x4 metre cube is accessed by rope bridge and reflects the surrounding forest and sky.
SuziQ - Jan 12, 2011 8:19:31 am PST #16445 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I don't have a snow day, but I'm taking a "still hacking and coughing day".
I am Dana. And so is CJ. Our house is house of sick. I bought a new thing of honey yesterday before both our throats decided to be icky. With both of us drinking honey tea, it is going to be empty fast.
Daisy Jane - Jan 12, 2011 8:21:04 am PST #16446 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
eta: Jewish Groups: ‘We Are Deeply Disturbed’ By Palin’s Use Of Anti-Semitic Term ‘Blood Libel,’ She Should Apologize
I'm thinking she'll likely just double down.
Trudy Booth - Jan 12, 2011 8:21:14 am PST #16447 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Oh c'mon now, Jewish groups! She's just bein' folksy and inventin' new definitions for things!
Last year, see, she was inventin' words. This year she's getttin' her Rove on....
Daisy Jane - Jan 12, 2011 8:22:06 am PST #16448 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Orwell liked to invent new definitions for things too! Gotta celebrate!
Sparky1 - Jan 12, 2011 8:23:07 am PST #16449 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
Palin wasn't the first conservative to use the term in connection the reaction to the shootings. Glenn Reynolds was. [link]
§ ita § - Jan 12, 2011 8:26:32 am PST #16450 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just got an invitation to a pay party from a guy at work. I'm looking a little suspiciously at the invitee list, because I don't know this guy all that well. It just seems to be a random group of non-white people in IT.