tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479830240587990195.post6516169397274496973..comments2024-02-21T10:13:00.928-05:00Comments on Iliocentrism: What's the point of whinging?Ilíonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479830240587990195.post-85425086216109288012010-07-07T19:48:15.440-04:002010-07-07T19:48:15.440-04:00I'm with Crude in that I don't particularl...I'm with Crude in that I don't particularly mind the terms that are merely pretentious but otherwise are accurate -- as long as you don't condemn people for using the old-fashioned terms. "Moslem" versus "Muslim" doesn't matter to me. "Native-American" bothers me, though, for the reason you stated. Specifically, it is a leftist term that attacks the Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143205583006210792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479830240587990195.post-65590212962341619782010-07-06T18:37:33.219-04:002010-07-06T18:37:33.219-04:00Well, I'm in the middle on this one. I try to ...Well, I'm in the middle on this one. I try to be hyper-aware of subtle language changes or abuses of meanings of words (That's easy to tell, I'm sure), and I'm not a fan of the "native american" sort of schtick. And I'm also uninterested in those squabbles that amount to nothing (Qu'ran versus Koran and all that).<br /><br />I'd like to see a source on this &Crudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178390947423928444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479830240587990195.post-53148055705958952882010-07-06T18:35:58.473-04:002010-07-06T18:35:58.473-04:00Arabic speakers call Americans 'Amriki,' w...Arabic speakers call Americans '<i>Amriki</i>,' which isn't even close to the correct pronunciation of our name for ourselves. Should we behave as petulant children and take offense because they don't or can't get it right?Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479830240587990195.post-32845162899812258622010-07-06T18:04:26.182-04:002010-07-06T18:04:26.182-04:00"Why is 'muslim' PC-speak, Ilion?&quo..."<i>Why is 'muslim' PC-speak, Ilion?</i>"<br /><br />The reason that the words 'muslim' and 'qu'ran' are PC-speak is because the leftists (and their "liberal" useful idiots) decided about 20-30 years ago to decree that the perfectly good, and historical, English words 'moslem' and 'koran' were "racist" and "offensive&Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479830240587990195.post-11140847944292257212010-07-06T16:14:31.345-04:002010-07-06T16:14:31.345-04:00While it wasn't the focus, I will say that I h...While it wasn't the focus, I will say that I have yet to hear anyone explain to me why "oriental" is offensive. The best that's ever been done is pointing me at one website or another where it's claimed that the word is offensive, with no explanation of why. <br /><br />Actually, it does seem comparable to "moslem" - who would be offended at that, and why? And Crudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178390947423928444noreply@blogger.com