Subject: Re: moorish temple
From: John Anderson <panic-AT-semiosix.com>
Date: 18 Oct 2002 16:09:30 +0200


On Fri, 2002-10-18 at 14:54, Maldoror wrote:
> the name however is rather derogatory. to call any
> muslim or arab (of which morrocans would be either or
> both) a moor is like calling an african american a
> nigger or someone of latin american descent a spick,
> etc. it's fairly racist terminology.

A curse on this racial "sensitivity". I've never heard anyone call
anyone else a Moor. Except if they're in a Shakespeare play.

It's about context. The speech act of calling a person a Moor is
fundamentally different to the usage of "Moorish" as an adjective.
Sheesh.

bye
John