Posted by SLS on December 3, 2006, at 7:25:29
In reply to Lou's response to gg's use of badge of shame, posted by Lou Pilder on December 3, 2006, at 6:23:13
> Friends,
> It is written here,[...That might feel to me like a >badge of shame<...]. This was in response to my posting the question to the forum as to what harm could there be if my suggestion or ZZDuk's suggestion was implemented here.
> The phrase,>badge of shame<, has historical origins that remind me of the horrors of Nazism. The deputy administrator as member continues to write,[...I really like how members of the community chime in...]. If you are considereing to foster the use of the phrase,>badge of shame< here, could you consider my feelings before you post anything to reimnforce the phrase, if you are going to do so?
As I performed a search on Google, it appears that the term "badge of shame" has, in common practice, come to be used generically.However, with respect to Jews, an official "Badge of Shame" was imposed:
"1215 - Fourth Lateran Council institutes the "Badge of Shame", a mark that all Jews are required to wear to distinguish themselves from Christians, and decrees that Jews shall not be seen in public on Good Friday. Fernando III, with the archbishop of Toledo, appeal to the Pope on behalf of the Iberian Jews. The pope, Honorius II, suspends the decision."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Muslim_occupation_of_the_Iberian_Peninsula
I doubt very many people would know this fact. Even so, the generic use of the term is well established, and I do not feel that GG showed any lack of sensitivity for using it.
- Scott
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