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, 20:34, September 9, 2007I hear "Homicide bomber" it always makes me think of "homocide" -- the word that detectives often use to describe a murder of one homosexual by another
It's simply a matter of the English language, not your polticial viewpoint. The simplest construction which conveys the greatest amount of information is ALWAYS the best. If you choose to use the term Homicide Bomber, you must add extra wording along the lines of "who took his own life in the act", or unecessary verbiage to that effect. Not only this, but the act of suicide bombing is an act of violence only used by a subset of terrorists - so the nature of the act is in itself defining, and separates it form other forms of terrorism. It is part of the story. I reject the notion that this is a debate with political/liberal/conservative overtones and submit that it is simply a matter of clarity in use of language. [[User:AncientSage|AncientSage]] 15:20, 9 September 2007 (EDT)
It's simply a matter of the English language, not your polticial viewpoint. The simplest construction which conveys the greatest amount of information is ALWAYS the best. If you choose to use the term Homicide Bomber, you must add extra wording along the lines of "who took his own life in the act", or unecessary verbiage to that effect. Not only this, but the act of suicide bombing is an act of violence only used by a subset of terrorists - so the nature of the act is in itself defining, and separates it form other forms of terrorism. It is part of the story. I reject the notion that this is a debate with political/liberal/conservative overtones and submit that it is simply a matter of clarity in use of language. [[User:AncientSage|AncientSage]] 15:20, 9 September 2007 (EDT)
:Well I'll be completely honest, when I hear "Homicide bomber" it always makes me think of "homocide" -- the word that detectives often use to describe a murder of one homosexual by another (usually a gay lover, in a fight).... see [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=homocide Urban Dictionary], [http://whitakeronline.org/blog/2005/11/14/homocide/ this blog], etc.... so the phrase just always makes me think of a bomber who kills homosexuals.... [[User:Pandeism|Pandeism]] 16:34, 9 September 2007 (EDT)