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[pawky_aubade]

my mom just asked if i was learning farsi for any "underhanded reasons." when pressed, she confirmed she was referring to "irani terrorists." cool stereotype, mom!

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[baklavabaklava]

wait, i thought your mother was a bay area hippie!!!!!

[pawky_aubade]

she is growing more and more conservative daily. i think she might vote for the democratic party this next election.

[iliketherobins]

oh franny, when will you ever learn! :)
your mom is awesome.

[xhugxlifex]

AMAZING.

[soldmyself]

hah, i like it. people of all different religions
or no religion at all speak farsi, still, of-course
i mean, farsi (or parsi) is mainly a persian dialect,
which in turn brings more confusion to the table
seeing as the whole terrorist stereotype deal applies
mainly to iraqi muslims, furthermore, as you said, it is
a stereotype. what i am trying to convey, is that your
mom is not only stereotyping, but doing so somewhat
incorrectly...there are many persian jews, hindus,
zoroastrians and christians that all were raised in farsi
speaking house-holds. also, to top that off, i love muslims.
so, in conclusion, i am angry at your mom. grrr! yes.

[snowbunnyx]

I think Islam is stupid. Same for Christianity and all religions.
Also, it's possible to be a farsi speaking Jewish or Christian or Islamic terrorist in Iran.

Well back to watching more Iraqi resistance videos on youtube.com

[soldmyself]

when religious scripture is treated as whole universal truth, it can become something quite negative. but when scriptures, myths, theological debates or what have you, are read from an objective standpoint, they take on a wholly different meaning, they become windows, so to speak, into different periods of time that span quite a large amount of history. the "semitic" religious scriptures [judaism, christianity and islam, among others] cover five thousand odd years of human development, offering a wealth of insight into taboos, socio-cultural elements, perspectives and customs that can still be observed [albeit in different/varied forms] as being exhibited or adhered to by various cultures to this day. "eastern" religious scriptures or writings cover an odd three thousand years of history. furthermore, much of the dogma in older religions, although archaic, yet again, offer a great deal of insight into the natural and or archetypal foundations and frame-works of the human mind. in mythologies even older than the three major branches of

[pawky_aubade]

mm i think the irani terrorist thing is a bit old fashioned, left over from the hostage situation and currently resurrected a bit because of all the talk of nuclear shite. nonetheless, i agree that what my mother said is ridiculous, incorrect, utterly offensive, etc.

also also...

[soldmyself]

it is really neat that you are learning farsi.