Atheists & Agnostics
Related: About this forumIt's now OK to denigrate an entire group of people by calling them "DU Believers."
Yep, that's right. We can label anyone we don't like a "DU Believer", as if they are some evil sub-group that deserve no respect. You can even start entire Discussion Threads calling them that in the title and attributing distorted and factually incorrect quotes to them all!
So go on! It's cool. Enjoy!
Oh, wait. My mistake. Make that "DU Atheists". THATS the term that is allowed.
I think it's because of the way they act
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4310517
REASON FOR ALERT:
This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.
YOUR COMMENTS:
If this posters use of "DU Atheists" is not the textbook definition of both bigotry and a personal attack against an entire SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED group of people, what is?
JURY RESULTS
A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Fri Jan 10, 2014, 12:54 PM, and voted 0-6 to LEAVE IT ALONE.
Based on this jury result, is it ok to now refer to "DU Believers" in such a manner?
FBaggins
(26,693 posts)It's just not worthy of censorship.
mr blur
(7,753 posts)Few are bothered about "offending" an atheist in the way that people seem to be terrified of upsetting believers, so the Jury system would not be your friend on this one.
Don't you remember - it's not bigotry if it's used to protect their god?
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)I'm sure he would be ok with it.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)Martin Luther quote. Really it is.
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)I mean, why do they have to say they're atheists?
trotsky
(49,533 posts)As an added bonus, you can broadbrush them with whatever straw man position you want, because they make you so very, very angry you see. How DARE they voice their less-than-fawning opinions about religion!
DavidDvorkin
(19,404 posts)There are DU atheists and DU believers. Those are neutral, descriptive terms.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)even if they do try to insult us I remember one thing- they believe some really crazy shit. It makes me feel better.
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)by calling me a hippie, or a freak, or a liberal, or a femi-Nazi or a tree hugger. Sticks and stones. I will wear whatever label they want to use as a badge of honor.
We all know that the true believers have a problem with anyone calling their ideology into question, and we know that there are more of them than there are of us. I see it the same as trying to argue with a teabagger---it is unproductive. And that is why I don't bother.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)Rob H.
(5,340 posts)Last edited Sat Jan 11, 2014, 02:51 PM - Edit history (2)
I'm also not surprised that none of DU's resident tone nannies--who are quick to dive in headfirst when believers are broad-brushed--didn't (and almost never) say a damned word when a bigoted statement like that is directed at atheists. When shit like "you atheist arseholes" and posts like this are allowed to stand, it's beyond laughable that some believers on DU think atheists are the reason we can't have nice things.
On edit: I've said this before and I'll say it again: the same First Amendment that gives religious people the right to believe whatever they want is the same First Amendment that gives other people the right to say those ideas are unsupported by evidence, indefensible, irrational, or just plain stupid, regardless of how believers feel.
Rainforestgoddess
(436 posts)is that I can clearly see who to add to my ignore list. Makes life much less stressful.
"Never try to teach a pig to sing, it wastes your time, and annoys the pig."