'Islamist'

The word 'Islamist' really gets on my nerves. What the hell does it mean? The term is an inadvertent admission of racist ignorance towards Islam. Oh, I don't really know much about Islam, but yes something about that bunch of people over there is very Islamic, um no, not that. Hmmm...Islamist? Yes, it's all very Islamist.

The term Islamist is as absurd as the term Christianist, which as far as I am aware, does not exist. Why, doesn't George Bush openly admit to believing that God told him to invade Iraq and counts among his supporters a large base of messianic Christians who look forward to the day of Armageddon within their lifetimes? Why don't we call him a Christianist?

Worth also noting that Israel's supporters are often called Zionists not Judaists. Think about it.