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Native American - Indian - Injun
Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 11:02 am
by kevin
Indian - Incorrect, they are not from India. Just because Columbus was wrong doesn't mean we should call these people the same as those in the subcontinent of India.
Native American - Politically correct but as bad as Indian. Derived from Amerigo Vespucci, who was an explorer dude. I bet he killed Indians!
Injuns - Derived from Indian, so that's a downside. However sufficient for colloquial use.
Trans Siberian Mongoloid Descendants - Perfect.
Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 11:04 am
by wx247
ooooooooooooooooooook!
I think I will continue to use Native American, thanks though.
And what about other trans-siberian mongol descendants?
Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 12:10 pm
by Persepone
And what about other trans-siberian mongol descendants?
This gets interesting... I'm first generation American--yet your system could get me classified as "Native American." We've got the Siberians... and if you look at the family photos, there's mongol in there...
Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 12:21 pm
by deb_in_nc
I'm with wx247.
Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 2:55 pm
by streetsoldier
"Trans Siberian Mongoloid Descendants - Perfect."
That could get you in big trouble with the Mongols.
Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 2:58 pm
by StormChasr
Trans Siberian Mongoloid Descendants - Perfect."
Definitely NOT politically correct.
Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 3:02 pm
by kevin
Your PC is just cultural imperialism. Sorry to say.
Persepone bring up an interesting point.
This gets interesting... I'm first generation American--yet your system could get me classified as "Native American." We've got the Siberians... and if you look at the family photos, there's Mongol in there...
Mongoloid refers to their basic ethnicity. There being Caucasoid, negroid, and mongoloid. You would have come to America across Siberia to qualify. Descendants places them all in a specific wave or series of waves. I would be in favor of you qualifying if you swam from Russia to Alaska.
Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 3:03 pm
by kevin
StormChasr wrote: Trans Siberian Mongoloid Descendants - Perfect."
Definitely NOT politically correct.
Completely factual.
Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 6:22 pm
by Gorky
Why not just call them Americans? They were there first
That would make everyone else plain immigrants I guess
Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 7:47 pm
by kevin
Not immigrants, conquerors. No european applied for papers. Personally I think the indians stole America from the giant sloths. The giant sloths are the True AmericansTM.
Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 9:30 pm
by senorpepr
Actually, a few years ago, a survey of many on the reservations across America found that they perfer the term "American Indian."