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Is It Fair To Label Stephen Fry An "islamophobe"?
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It is perectly reasonable to condemn Islamic bombers and murderers.
It is not reasonable to blame ALL musims and Islam for terrorism, but of course, he didn't do that.
The full Stephen Fry blog is here, and he states his case far more eloquently than I can.
http:// stephen -fry-me .tumblr .com/po st/5977 5876379 /am-i-a n-islam ophobe
It is perectly reasonable to condemn Islamic bombers and murderers.
It is not reasonable to blame ALL musims and Islam for terrorism, but of course, he didn't do that.
The full Stephen Fry blog is here, and he states his case far more eloquently than I can.
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Islamophobia is a real phenomenon but it doesn't seem to me as though Stephen Fry is being islamophobic. I suspect the reason he has attracted the "label" is because he himself used the term "islamofascism" (a term beloved of the abysmal Julie Burchill) and because he's claiming that criticism of extreme Islam is itself politically incorrect. Which is sort of bound to attract adverse comment, albeit unfairly.
It's a shame we worry so much about these labels.
It's a shame we worry so much about these labels.
Clearly it is not fair.
To criticise the barbaric acts of a section of a faith does not equate with criticism of the faith as a whole - Stephen Fry, and anyone with a reasonable degree f intelligence can make that distinction.
I am glad never having to defend any of the major religions in the world, all of which seem to see violence as justified if furthering their own message as they see it
To criticise the barbaric acts of a section of a faith does not equate with criticism of the faith as a whole - Stephen Fry, and anyone with a reasonable degree f intelligence can make that distinction.
I am glad never having to defend any of the major religions in the world, all of which seem to see violence as justified if furthering their own message as they see it
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