The word “antisemitism” was created by a German to make hating Jews sounds scientific. It has always meant Jew hate.

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It means that word has a specific meaning, which is Jew hate, not some other meaning

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Yes but the word antisemitism has always referred to Jews not people who technically speak Semitic languages. Otherwise that also includes people from Malta, for example

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The literal meaning was quite literally coined by a race scientist and has always meant one thing. Just like “french fries” aren’t French

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Semitic peoples include Arabs and most inhabitants of North Africa, but the word “antisemitism” is used to refer to bigotry against Jews and not against Semitic peoples as a whole. The word refers to Jews it just has confusing etymology. There should be a better word but that is what we are stuck with.

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The word “nice” originates from “nescius,” meaning ignorant or stupid. But we don’t call someone nice as an insult. Just because the etymology indicates a word should mean something else doesn’t actually change the meaning. The meaning is how it is used. Anti-Semitic *should* mean bigotry against all Semitic peoples. But that’s not the actual definition.

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