recently i just talk with my friends.it happens that one of my friends warn me not to use the word fundementalist,but to exchange to conservative....back 2 question,is the word offensive.what will you react if a lot/some people call you a fundie?
2007-07-01 05:09:06 · 13 answers · asked by Iutren 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i am refering to my friend about me have a personal experience to ..conservative/hard-core/fundie...i dunno.point is,they seems loveable,forgiving until one day they talk something really offensive (they get gradually enjoyed at the process of talking it)and they shocked me,& still i am scared.i would like 2 run away,if i ever met them again...
2007-07-01 05:23:39 · update #1
and they insist that their word is absolute truth....that their point of view could not be wrong in any aspect
2007-07-01 05:24:52 · update #2
It is offensive to hear and to name. I call them that all of the time! I REALLY hope they are offended.
2007-07-01 05:20:07 · answer #1 · answered by NONAME 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't be offensive, but because of the many outrageously fanatical things attributed to fundamentalism, it may have become tantamount to an insult. Certainly, the word "fundie" is not intended to be complimentary.
Don't forget, fundamentalism is not exclusive to Christianity. There are Muslim fundamentalists that we have had an opportunity to observe over the last few years. They are invariably the extremists who do the suicide bombings and many other acts of terror in the name of their god. Notice, fundies are usually offensive to the more moderate people of even their own faith, like Ali A, above me.
2007-07-01 12:16:01 · answer #2 · answered by Brant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fundamentalist is meant to be offensive. The word fundie is even worse. Atheists even can be a fundie so it makes no difference what religion you have.
2007-07-01 12:14:47 · answer #3 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although I hate labels, I'm always pleased when people manage to be accurate in describing me, and I do not understand when people are not proud to stand up for what they are. It's the hate that's offensive, not the descriptions. Unfortunately the word fundamentalist has been conjoined with other terms that are unsavory to the point where Now it has connotations that it probably shouldn't. (kind of like, ".... yankee")
2007-07-01 12:18:44 · answer #4 · answered by shirleykins 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend has issues. There's nothing even slightly offensive about being addressed as "fundie" or "fundamentalist".
2007-07-01 12:14:22 · answer #5 · answered by Catherine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the word is offensive. So are the fundies to whom it applies.
2007-07-01 12:15:44 · answer #6 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
It represents rigid thinking likened unto the lord of absolutes, one of the fallen. Considered by some to be the most evil of all the dark ones.
2007-07-01 12:14:05 · answer #7 · answered by Kelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just as offensive as topography. Its what the person puts on the word, not the word itself.
2007-07-01 12:12:16 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The term has had a negative tag attached to it so I guess, if you were to be called that by some, the intent would be to offend you.
2007-07-01 12:14:53 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As it has a very negative connotation, it can be offensive to some, yes.
2007-07-01 12:16:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋