Especially when it's indiscriminately used in discussions about things like genocide or whether a person is valid or not. It's very insulting and feels like a form of orientalism. I feel like the members here take it for granted because support for Palestinians and antipathy towards Israel is high. It really doesn't make it okay.

I'm not saying get rid of the emotes, but have some cultural sensitivity when applying them.

Thank you.

  • unsuresenior [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Yeah I've been feeling somthing like this too.

    At least to me it feels like the underlying joke isn't you said something is "forbidden" it's that "haha forbidden but the way Muslims say it, and Muslims scare some folk. Aren't I edgy?"

    Same for inshallah.