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Originally posted by purse junkie
No, it's the difference between someone calling me a commie because I'm a vocal left-winger--lunkheaded teasing, or at worst absurd and easily dismissed--and someone calling me a Christ-killer because I'm Jewish--ignorant hate-mongering.
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That's your read because you felt that you were not part of the targeted group. I do go to Church - once a month - and do have some religious beliefs. However, I am quite annoyed by the commonly held opinion that anybody who does go to church or suggests the usage of a pastor is in the same class as a the ultra-Rightists mentioned above. I don't like them, and do not appreciate being lumped together with them. JJLC's comments and everybody else's tacit acceptance of it underscores the prevalence of the issue.
Now when I go out and reply in a manner that draws attention to the issue, as was done, although not in the best of ways, the response was immediate and overwhelming.
Whether inferred or overt, comments can and do offend a particular class.
