Posted by gardenergirl on December 3, 2006, at 20:09:38
In reply to Re: Lou's response to gg's use of badge of shame » Lou Pilder, posted by SLS on December 3, 2006, at 7:25:29
> As I performed a search on Google, it appears that the term "badge of shame" has, in common practice, come to be used generically.
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> However, with respect to Jews, an official "Badge of Shame" was imposed:
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> "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."
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Muslim_occupation_of_the_Iberian_Peninsula
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> 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.
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> - ScottThanks Scott. I actually learned the phrase from Lou, and I tried to use it in a similar manner as he has in past posts and emails. It didn't occur to me that using the phrase I learned from him might be insensitive. Rather, I was trying to use language which I thought would be likely to be familiar and understandable.
Live and learn. I certainly didn't intend any offense.
gg
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