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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:40 PM Original message |
I was unfamiliar with the use of the term "Papist" in the English language |
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fob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. Are you sorry that you were unfamiliar with it or sorry that you are |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Knowledge is never something to be sorry about. |
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Jilly Beans (334 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Is using the word "Papist" to describe Catholics akin to using the... |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. No. "Fundie" is a stupid word.... |
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Jilly Beans (334 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Funny... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Papist was once akin to using the "n-word" |
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Jilly Beans (334 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:52 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Please see my response to Skinner. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 09:08 AM Response to Reply #33 |
70. I'm Catholic. |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Ah, yes, the old "equally applied" argument. |
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Jilly Beans (334 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. I'm not pretending that. |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 09:45 AM Response to Reply #32 |
73. And what of the term "Islamist"? |
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fob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
53. I have no idea but I will continue to use the term "Fundie" because it |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 10:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
60. fundie is not a slur, they call themselves fundamentalist |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. I have never actually heard it used in conversation. Here is the |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. ummm |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. must be you, I've never heard of it used in a good way |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
50. I have |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. Link: |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. The term used to be tossed at the Irish like rotten tomatoes! |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yep-and we're from MA so our ancestors heard it plenty! |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. i never use the word but I didn't know it was a slur either. nt |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
47. Certainly, that, and NINA |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. It gets the point across |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. It has bad connotations-particularly to Irish Catholics |
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formerrepuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. Also: "Popery" or "Romish"...antiquated derogatory slang for Catholic |
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Calico Jack Rackham (410 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yeah I just found out I'm a bigot. |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Have you ever heard a Catholic refer to himself that way? |
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Calico Jack Rackham (410 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Look I'm not going to be chastized by you |
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happynewyear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. too bad you HATE Catholics |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Please do take some time off. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. There will be many a dry eye.... n/t |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
44. YOU! Thanks for nothing, pal. (nt) |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
11. I was amazed that it was still being used.... |
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two gun sid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
35. Ian Paisley uses it all the time... |
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Princess Turandot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
39. Well, if someone wants to keep company with a cast of notables.. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
43. I've heard it used in NC |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
12. I think there is a huge difference |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
15. I am almost 36... |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Me either. |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
16. Term used as a perjorative in reference to Catholics. |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Well outside of Ireland, it's really not used anymore |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
17. I've only heard it used by Catholics |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. In this country, I've only heard it used by Klansmen. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Well, David Duke was from LA |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
24. The Oxford English Dictionary says |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 09:26 AM Response to Reply #24 |
71. It sounds on the face of it, whenever you are ignorant of its history |
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patcox2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
28. Anti-Catholic bias may have been enough to sink John Kerry |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:22 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Yes. These last few days have been enlightening. |
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Jilly Beans (334 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
46. Yes. In the South, one of the main Anti-JFK assertions was that... |
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DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
30. I confess ignorance on the term as well |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
36. Well, as an English major |
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Jilly Beans (334 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:01 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. I'm a history PhD |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:32 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Xian, Xmas and so on |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 04:22 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. Nope, taking offense at Xian or Xmas is a new invention |
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Jilly Beans (334 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 10:49 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. That may be so, but in context on DU, it's almost always used in... |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 06:13 AM Response to Reply #59 |
65. I disagree completely. It's used as shorthand |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 06:39 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Walt's Right on this one |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 08:48 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. I've even stopped using Fundie. I now call them the |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 12:15 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. I agree with your assertion, and your explanation of the origins |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 06:15 AM Response to Reply #62 |
66. Thank you, the ignorant who suffer from victim complexes |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
38. I accept your apology. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
48. It's been said frequently on TV |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
49. I didn't notice it, and I'm Catholic. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:38 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. What a reasoned statement |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 04:11 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. Thank you. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
54. Já! Acho que ese cara não sabe de onde a bandera Brasileira é. |
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achtung_circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
55. I've heard it |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
57. I'm another former history major who learned something today..... |
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6000eliot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
61. Well, then |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
63. Prior to today, I had never heard the term and assumed it was benign |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
64. I must don't get out much, I never heard of it until your thread. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 07:02 AM Response to Reply #64 |
68. Unless you "get out" to Klan meetings, you wouldn't hear it in Texas. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 09:41 AM Response to Reply #68 |
72. Actually, you could very well hear it in SE TX |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
74. I have heard the term and always assumed it was a legitimate one. |
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