"PS: As I typed the title to my post, my Mac red-underlined the word ‘rejectionism’. I decided, for the hell of it, to look up and perhaps use ‘rejectionist’ instead, and this is what Apple’s built-in Dictionary (which is based on the New Oxford American Dictionary, 2nd Edition) listed as its meaning:
re•jec•tion•ist |riˈjek sh ənist|
noun [often as adj. ]
a person who rejects a proposed policy, esp. an Arab who refuses to accept a negotiated peace with Israel."
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<span style="">This is unbelievable , considering Steve Jobs himself is partly an Arab,an unwanted child by a Syrian Father . Decades ago , back in France the translation of "Voyou "[thug] in the dictionary was a " sale Arabe" [dirty Arab].
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Jobbs has little to do with it. It's the integrated New Oxford American Dictionary.
ReplyDeleteTime to send them a feedback on this one..They should change the dictionary provider....
Crazy!
ReplyDeleteSame definition in dicitonary.com: '<span style=" color: #333333; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">an Arab leader or country that opposes accommodation or compromise in negotiations with Israel.'</span>
ReplyDeletehttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rejectionist?r=75
Crazy!
Incredible...
ReplyDelete<span style="">Jobbs has little to do with it. </span>
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<span style="">t's obvious the guilty party in here is the Oxford Dictionary ,but I find it hard to believe that Jobs (Apple) isn't at least aware of it ,it's such a common word .</span>
I've sent a feedback.
Interesting that his biological father is Syrian. I wonder why he gave him up for adoption and wonder if he regretted that.
ReplyDeleteA few years ago there was some controversy because the OED included "to cheat" as one definition of "Jew". Some Jewish groups wanted them to delete that definition. I had to side with the OED, even though I wasn't too fond of that defintion. The thing is, the OED's function is to record all usages of a particular word, not just the unoffensive ones. Maybe there should be a dictionary with only pleasant uses of words, but the OED isn't it.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, I feel the definition of "rejectionist" in the Apple dictionary is inaccurate because it combines and oversimplifies two definitions. It is true there was a Rejectionist bloc in the Palestinian movement, but the word also has a general meaning of a non-compromising political stand. Two correct definitions would have been appropriate rather than one bad definition.
All that being said, some things should be rejected. So being called a rejectionist is not a bad thing in every context.
In a portion of cases I agree Joe, in this one it is meant to be misleading and damaging
ReplyDelete<span style="">I wonder why he gave him up for adoption </span>
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The Biological father was young and unable to raise him.
I'm not sure whether he regretted it , but who wouldn't ? Jobs had a good loving American foster family . It's only in the last few years that Steve made contact with his real parent,i presume all is apple sweet.