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ambush · Nov 23, 2006, 05:24 PM

I recently found that someone on flickr had taken a photography in Outremont (some people call it Little Israel), where I've lived for 19 years and where I work...

Is it anti-semitic? I find it rather funny because the guy has a joking face. Lol.

Cold Warrior · Nov 23, 2006, 05:26 PM

It's antisemitic to take pictures?

ambush · Nov 23, 2006, 05:30 PM

No, not take the picture. That's photojournalism in some kind of way.

I mean, the graffiti, man.

Atomic Rooster · Nov 23, 2006, 05:31 PM

What does the symbol mean? Never seen it before.

- - e r i k - - · Nov 23, 2006, 05:37 PM

Speed bump (or other bumps, like cattle bars).

ambush · Nov 23, 2006, 05:42 PM

yeah... if people go too fast in streets where children play or where there's a school, they will sometimes use this as a last resort.

it's common in "ruelles" (backstreets) tho.

Jim_MDP · Nov 23, 2006, 05:42 PM

I think the lolling tongue makes it anti-Semitic. Without that it would be cool.

Atomic Rooster · Nov 23, 2006, 05:46 PM

I lawled.

Coulda been done by a Jew.

Dark Helmet · Nov 23, 2006, 05:49 PM

No I think it is cute but some jews can be a bit sensitive so who knows.

andreas_g4 · Nov 23, 2006, 05:57 PM

Was the illustrator drunk?

Sky Captain · Nov 23, 2006, 06:02 PM

But if it somehow portrayed Muhammed, people would be dead by now from riots.

invisibleX · Nov 23, 2006, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by Sky Captain

But if it somehow portrayed Muhammed, people would be dead by now from riots.

Instead we'll agonize over whether a smiley face is offensive or not. Different levels of reaction, same stupidity.

vmarks · Nov 23, 2006, 10:56 PM

Not the same - you're non-orthodox Jews, quibbling over whether a Jew would find it offensive, whereas the Mohammed pictures, no one quibbled, and the Muslims who rioted found it offensive.

Not the same, because of outsider / insider.

I would suggest, not anti-semitic. It's not anything more than an attempt at fun.

FireWire · Nov 24, 2006, 01:50 AM

I find that outrageous...ly funny

I don't see how could anynone find that drawing anti-semitic or derogatory... I mean, it's merely a graphical representation, it's not like there's a big X on it, or a bad joke written beside it. To be "anti"-something, there need to be anything against it...

Merriam-Webster
Anti-semitism: hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group

No hostility = no anti-semitism. The best example I can find is when people see something vaguely ressembling Micky Mouse's ears, they draw a Mickey out of it. It doesn't mean that they are against Mr Mouse, it just says that they have a good imagination ability...

Regarding those darned speed bump, they would be OK if only they let you drive at the posted speed limit. If the sign says "Max: 50 km/h", I expect to be able to drive up to that speed. But if you hit a speed bump at 50 (or even 30), you're going to cause major damage to your suspension, wheels and maybe your bumper too..

Chuckit · Nov 24, 2006, 01:55 AM

Nope, not antisemitic. Kind of funny, actually.

The Godfather · Nov 24, 2006, 06:52 AM

IMO, that scribble is Pro-Semitic.

Kerrigan · Nov 24, 2006, 07:17 AM

Would that make it anti-Muslim?

Peter · Nov 24, 2006, 07:24 AM

well I'm not offended.

ambush · 08:28 AM

more pics of where I work/live

on québec national day

traditionally, lots of drinking & eating on bloomfield street

talisker · Nov 24, 2006, 08:15 AM

Looks like my sort of place! Have to visit Quebec sometime.

Kerrigan · Nov 24, 2006, 08:19 AM

Looks nice

Big Mac · Nov 24, 2006, 08:25 AM

No, doesn't appear to be antisemitic. However, It is my understanding that Quebec was a hotbed of Jew-hatred at one point - my father was born in Montreal and told me of Quebec.

Tuoder · Nov 24, 2006, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by The Godfather

IMO, that scribble is Pro-Semitic.

To me, it seems to mean something like "Be careful not to run over the Jews around here."

talisker · Nov 24, 2006, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by Big Mac

However, It is my understanding that Quebec was a hotbed of Jew-hatred at one point

Wasn't everywhere where Jews have ever existed, at some point?

Big Mac · Nov 24, 2006, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by talisker

Wasn't everywhere where Jews have ever existed, at some point?

No, I don't think that's the case.

Sayf-Allah · Nov 24, 2006, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

Would that make it anti-Muslim?

That'd probably make it pro-Muslim if anything. Because IIRC most "semitic" people (don't know the correct term in English) are Muslim.

And one things for sure. If it's pro-Muslim it has to be anti-Jewish...... or something like that.

OreoCookie · Nov 24, 2006, 09:21 AM

I don't think so, although I'm sure there are people who claim it is.

- - e r i k - - · Nov 24, 2006, 09:52 AM

Muslims and Jews have the same religious roots anyway if you go far enough back.

Big Mac · Nov 24, 2006, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Muslims and Jews have the same religious roots anyway if you go far enough back.

I don't want to derail this non-PL thread, but let's just correct that statement: Judaism is the faith from which Christianty and Islam came. And the Torah predates the Koran by around 2000 years.

Kevin · Nov 24, 2006, 01:28 PM

If you have to ask, it's not.

screamingFit · Nov 24, 2006, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by talisker

Looks like my sort of place! Have to visit Quebec sometime.

Head into Quebec City and not speak fluent French and be prepared to be spit on continuously. Even if you speak broken French, expect a loogie aimed in your general direction.

Tuoder · Nov 24, 2006, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by Sayf-Allah

That'd probably make it pro-Muslim if anything. Because IIRC most "semitic" people (don't know the correct term in English) are Muslim.

And one things for sure. If it's pro-Muslim it has to be anti-Jewish...... or something like that.

This article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semite

says that it is a set of languages. I don't know how well it applies to people, neccessarily. It seems to be a commonly misapplied word. In the common American lexicon, semitic is understood to mean Jewish people. I hear it most often in the context of someone being anti-semitic.

Kevin · Nov 24, 2006, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by Sayf-Allah

That'd probably make it pro-Muslim if anything. Because IIRC most "semitic" people (don't know the correct term in English) are Muslim.

And one things for sure. If it's pro-Muslim it has to be anti-Jewish...... or something like that.

Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility toward or prejudice against Jews as a religious or ethnic group, which can range in expression from individual hatred to institutionalized, violent persecution.

tooki · Nov 24, 2006, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by ambush

I recently found that someone on flickr had taken a photography in Outremont (some people call it Little Israel), where I've lived for 19 years and where I work...

Is it anti-semitic? I find it rather funny because the guy has a joking face. Lol.

In any case, this is in the wrong forum.

tooki