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In lugnet.starwars, Kya Morden writes:
> On Sun, 30 Apr 2000 16:21:26 GMT, "Jeff Stembel"
> <aulddragon@wamalug.org> wrote:
>
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> > I try to be pollitically correct because I see it as being polite. Also,
> > sometimes politically correct is just that: Correct. For Example, I try not • to
> > call Native Americans "Indians" because they are not from India. :)
> >
> > Jeff
Even with the 'Indians from India', doesn't the term come from the Indus
valley civilisations (hardly the subcontinent), history buffs please help.
> And...I try to call them by their proper tribal name bacause Hopi are
> not Sioux, who are not Navajo, etc... (now watch someone tell me I
> managed to mangle the spelling of one of those, so I can tell them
> that those are transliterations into English and don't really have a
> "correct" spelling.... yeah, that's it. (Ah, the wack opinions one
> gains from Anthropology classes.
In Australia, some Aboriginals (a generic term that crosses oceans) refer to
themselves as 'Kooris'. But this refers only to one 'tribe/group and is
incorrect/disrespectful surely as an all encompassing label. Yet maybe
because thay had some input/control over the name, they may see it as more
appropriate.
But back on-topic why don't they make Lando orange for example, if yellow
represents all other races.
pete.w
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