• the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    No, I just don’t find much point in the “no human is illegal” thing. Nobody is saying that being a human is illegal, or that they are innately illegal. But people can be criminals. Do you prefer the term “criminal foreigner” rather than “illegal foreigner”?

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      1 month ago

      The whole “people can’t be illegal” thing is an attempt to bypass negative attitudes people have towards people who - ya know - break the law and violate the sovereignty of the country they’re in. It’s what dovetails with rebranding to saying “migrants”, it’s a bald-faced attempt to manipulate the public and get them to accept people jumping borders and overstaying visas.

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      1 month ago

      Nobody is saying that being a human is illegal, or that they are innately illegal.

      The headline:

      Illegal foreigners

      But in case you’re honestly trying to learn:

      Use an adjective to describe a person. Don’t use a noun to label to them.

      Christian’s are the exception because they “took it back” like over a thousand years ago when they became the majority, it’s perfectly fine for them to prefer that. But it doesn’t effect any other group.

      And it’s not just religions, literally every group in every conversation;

      Use adjectives.

      Not nouns.

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        1 month ago

        You don’t think it’s okay to refer to people as Muslim or Buddhist but Christian is fine?

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          1 month ago

          Someone who is…

          Christians are different for the reason I already mentioned…

          Christian’s are the exception because they “took it back” like over a thousand years ago when they became the majority, it’s perfectly fine for them to prefer that. But it doesn’t effect any other group.

          I know you said you’re legitimately trying to understand.

          But I’m not spending anymore time helping.

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            1 month ago

            Thinking it’s not okay to describe someone as Muslim or Buddhist is pretty funny. I wonder if nationalities are okay, can I be a Finn or should I be “a person of Finnish citizenship” lmao. Come on. Wikipedia uses the term “Muslim”, pretty sure Muslims call themselves Muslims, everyone calls them Muslims.

            But I’m not spending anymore time helping.

            There’s a bazillion nouns used about people, thinking that as a general rule you shouldn’t use a noun, I just have hard time you are being serious about this.