Why is discrimination against different races just racism, but if it's against jews it's anti-semitism?

Genuine question, why do they get their own word for it?

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Def of semite from the dictionary:

a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs

so no its not just a jewish word

Rolexeo · 26-30, M

@TryingtoLava we only use it for jews tho

TryingtoLava

@Rolexeo whos we?

Rolexeo · 26-30, M

@TryingtoLava anyone that uses the word

Roundandroundwego · 61-69

@TryingtoLava why even pretend to answer the question! Fight reason to the last liberal.

TryingtoLava

@Roundandroundwego dont make this political i only gave a definition to avoid this type of interaction now go away

robb65 · 56-60, M

@TryingtoLava @Rolexeo The term "antisemitism" seems to have first been used by Wilhelm Marr as a "polite" way to say he hated Jews. So that is why "antisemitism" is only used to describe hatred of Jews and not other groups speaking Semitic languages.