i was not actually considering you as a member of this so-called 'group' that i somehow called into being. well, maybe your first post, which i understand to be saying: racism only exists at the level of racial violence and not casual asides and jokes. which is an apology for the latter for of racism, and, considering the popularity of the author on this forum -- a typical response from one of his supporters. but, again, i was not even thinking of you as the one and only perpetrator of this behavior. and you also apologised and retracted your original statement.

as far as the definitions of the terms, i dont see you point. i am not saying that the two are not related, but that you dont seem to understand how they are related on the level of critique. someone makes an anti-semitic comment and then you try to enact a general censure on words like 'fanboy'?? any other thread and saying 'fanboy' would be seen as a harmless joke. perhaps you should question *why* the one immediately entails the censure of the other. perhaps it is a defense mechanism against adequately investigating the former???