Words matter in ‘ISIS’ war, so use ‘Daesh’

Re:Words matter in ‘ISIS’ war, so use ‘Daesh’ by ChuckMcM on Sunday November 15, 2015 @01:11AM (#10568687)

But that is kind of the point. Like calling people of color 'boy' in the more racially charged times of our (sadly fairly recent past) it is a powerful insult to someone, challenging them on many levels.

Calling this group daesh challenges everything about them, their legitimacy, their aspirations, and their leadership. That it has deeper meaning in Arabic is icing on the cake as far as crafting an insult goes.

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Re:Words matter in ‘ISIS’ war, so use ‘Daesh’ by politician on Sunday November 15, 2015 @02:00AM (#10568773)

Why is calling ISIS Daesh more politically correct than calling other groups by derogatory names? When I see people on CNN pushing the "daesh" terminology, all I can think of is what an uproar it would be if they were talking about Africans, Asians, Appalachian Whites, or some other group.

Do we really think name-calling is the way to stop them? It's juvenile.

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Re:Words matter in ‘ISIS’ war, so use ‘Daesh’ by dcherman on Sunday November 15, 2015 @02:19AM (#10568811)

Are you really going to pull out the PC card for ISIS/Daesh?

I'm sure I'll be downvoted for this, but I really couldn't care less about their feelings. At all.

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Re:Words matter in ‘ISIS’ war, so use ‘Daesh’ by nyolfen on Sunday November 15, 2015 @01:44AM (#10568750)

maybe, but calling them 'isis' in standard american english makes them sound like a supervillain imo, though it may be too subtle to carry through after a few years. but i like the feeling that simply calling them by a common acronym invokes, sounding obviously evil

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