tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656763.post1376212415583602216..comments2023-08-06T10:29:57.905-04:00Comments on Small Thoughts: Oh Look, Tactfully Antisemiticby FightMetrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822629867447235084noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656763.post-17006671460429418972008-07-14T16:55:00.000-04:002008-07-14T16:55:00.000-04:00Both.First, if the lawyers didn't know that the ph...Both.<BR/><BR/>First, if the lawyers didn't know that the phrase referred to Shylock, they should have. Never use a phrase if you don't understand its context.<BR/><BR/>Second, I would imagine they did know the context. That would make the statement anti-semitic.<BR/><BR/>Third, I would make a point just to the left of your own - lawyers who use phrases that can be perceived as snide or inflammatory - a "dig" as it were - can do more harm than good for their clients.by FightMetrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822629867447235084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656763.post-35869698026128279372008-07-14T15:53:00.000-04:002008-07-14T15:53:00.000-04:00AlonSo you think the use of a pound of flesh revea...Alon<BR/><BR/>So you think the use of a pound of flesh reveals veiled anti-semitism or is your point that the lawyers who use phrases without thinking about the context hurt their clients case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com