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Not having read any Dante is kind of hurting my ability to reply to that. Legolas Send a noteboard - 20/03/2012 10:08:52 PM
I don't really see the logical chain making it all the way. I can believe, for example, that people who don't follow my religion will go to Hell without persecuting them, and depicting those people in Hell doesn't necessarily translate into advocating violent acts against them prior to the time they reach the Infernal Realm.

I understand Dante included Averroës/Ibn Rushd among the great pagan philosophers who can't be in Paradise but are still respected - which does indeed seem like an indication that he wasn't quite so racist or intolerant. I can't really judge either way, not having read the works nor even any significant portion of them. Which I need to remedy, I'm well aware, and I probably should give up on the pipe dream of starting with the original.
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Divine Comedy is "offensive and discriminatory", says Italian NGO Legolas - 20/03/2012 07:25:08 PM 1324 Views
Duh? Ghavrel - 20/03/2012 07:38:41 PM 779 Views
It does kind of feel like we should know more about how it's taught in Italian schools. Legolas - 20/03/2012 07:50:36 PM 710 Views
The most ignorant statement of the day. MightyYT - 21/03/2012 04:48:39 PM 1142 Views
Re: The most ignorant statement of the day. Legolas - 21/03/2012 07:42:54 PM 739 Views
Isn't the fundamental basis of Christanity mutually exclusive to Judaism and Islam? Tom - 20/03/2012 08:33:51 PM 696 Views
That's a really good point that I hadn't considered. I agree. *NM* Ghavrel - 22/03/2012 09:05:00 AM 315 Views
Excellent point. Cannoli - 22/03/2012 11:44:36 PM 1352 Views
I don't see why that would be the case LadyLorraine - 23/03/2012 01:44:49 AM 761 Views
Just because someone is in Hell doesn't mean you should discriminate against them Tom - 20/03/2012 08:23:22 PM 834 Views
Not having read any Dante is kind of hurting my ability to reply to that. Legolas - 20/03/2012 10:08:52 PM 1072 Views
Odd, considering you linked the "offending passages" Tom - 20/03/2012 11:54:34 PM 747 Views
Yes, well, I was semi-serious with the "pretending to understand Italian". Legolas - 21/03/2012 07:58:35 PM 730 Views
I rather agree with you DomA - 21/03/2012 10:09:01 PM 895 Views
Taking the Divine Comedy off the curriculum would be like taking Shakespeare out in the UK. Tom - 21/03/2012 10:48:15 PM 691 Views
But some works of Flaubert aren't considered OK for compulsory reads... DomA - 22/03/2012 05:27:04 AM 696 Views
The last part of Hell is Giudecca because of Judas. Tom - 21/03/2012 10:30:36 PM 813 Views
And you don't see what's offensive about that? Legolas - 21/03/2012 11:11:16 PM 698 Views
You are making an assumption that Dante named it after Jewish quarters. Tom - 21/03/2012 11:24:47 PM 1135 Views
Wait, let's be clear just how bat-shit Rick Santorum crazy these assholes are. Tom - 21/03/2012 01:06:49 AM 778 Views
They also dont seem to realize just how many Muslim nations are calling for the eradication of Israe *NM* MightyYT - 21/03/2012 04:33:53 PM 423 Views
There's some things in that paragraph one can roll one's eyes at, aye - but that's as far as it goes Legolas - 21/03/2012 08:06:32 PM 671 Views
Are you serious?! Did you read the whole paragraph? Tom - 21/03/2012 10:24:56 PM 698 Views
I certainly did. Though as it turns out I had not read their other articles... Legolas - 21/03/2012 10:59:51 PM 742 Views
The way you read it certainly does lessen the impact... Tom - 21/03/2012 11:09:23 PM 682 Views
It was only a matter of time. I wonder, when will it end? Dan - 20/03/2012 08:42:42 PM 1064 Views
I saw that. Seems a little misguided Camilla - 21/03/2012 07:04:06 AM 716 Views
That's the understatement of the year. Tom - 21/03/2012 01:23:14 PM 715 Views
That's what they're advocating. And I wouldn't know - they seem to think it is. *NM* Legolas - 21/03/2012 08:08:53 PM 302 Views
I think that sometimes people take "politicly correct" tooooo far... *NM* aragornital - 21/03/2012 08:20:31 AM 409 Views
Dante was also anit-italian by there logic. MightyYT - 21/03/2012 04:53:50 PM 787 Views
It is the nature of comedy to be offensive. Nate - 21/03/2012 08:42:09 PM 965 Views
Let me sum up my opinion on this as succinctly and clearly as I can: LadyLorraine - 21/03/2012 11:50:37 PM 689 Views
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