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dear america AKA mellymel is not at all racist (pg. 31)
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| Clovis |
| the #1 reason why this election is important is to keep Sarah Palin away from the white house. |
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| dj_alfi |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nostalgic
So they're black? Funny they like to make monkey-chants/throwing banana peels during sporting events at their fellow blacks. |
uhm.. no.. they're not black either.. u know there are more than two "races"?
spanish people are southern european.. most likely decedents of middle eastern people.. probably mixed in some northern european (vikings) and perhaps some black somewhere down the line... |
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| elFreak |
| quote: | Originally posted by woscar99
Are you saying that people from the United States don't refer to themselves as "Americans" and their country as "America"? :haha:
Give me a break. |
I am saying that Mexicans and Canadians would never refer to themselves as North Americans or Americans. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| People from the U.S. call themselves "Americans" because that is their shorthand for "citizens of the United States of America." There is no other convenient shorthand. USians? USAers? |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
the #1 reason why this election is important is to keep Sarah Palin away from the white house. |
Also McCain:nervous: |
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
Ya, central america and the carribean are like in limbo. But usually just added to north america.
But we all know the best country in the world is there :D |
I love guatamalla! :D |
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| Clovis |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
People from the U.S. call themselves "Americans" because that is their shorthand for "citizens of the United States of America." There is no other convenient shorthand. USians? USAers? |
I believe Miss Teen South Carolina said it best:
US Americans |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
I believe Miss Teen South Carolina said it best:
US Americans |
I predict she will be a vice-pres candidate in another twenty years. |
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| Frenchie |
| People from Spain are white. |
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| woscar99 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Frenchie
I know what you're saying and if you want to get all technical..yes. But these days when one says " American " We are referring to people from the United States of American, that funny shaped country, the one below Canada which also is part of North AMERICA yet not called Americans. It's just a term to set us apart. It's the only country within North America that contains "America" ( I think ) so it's only right, no? |
Yes, I am well aware at how the term is used these days. I'm not arguing that, whenever I hear someone talk about "America" in the news it is obvious to me what they are talking about. What I'm arguing is that the term is a misappropriation. Is that really that hard to understand? |
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| dj_alfi |
| quote: | Originally posted by Frenchie
People from Spain are white. |
yeah, i know.. just trying to get some life into this thread since woscar almost killed it..
they're tanned tho.. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by woscar99
Yes, I am well aware at how the term is used these days. I'm not arguing that, whenever I hear someone talk about "America" in the news it is obvious to me what they are talking about. What I'm arguing is that the term is a misappropriation. Is that really that hard to understand? |
Only as much a "misappropriation" as the name "United States of America" is. |
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