I see no reason for me, or you (that's a plural you), to feel guilt for others' intolerance. In my opinion when ever someone yells bigot he is telling us more about himself than about the one he is accusing, after all he is the one who thinks some other group is no good.
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Paul Stenquist wrote:
It has nothing to do with Hubris. It's the name of the country: United States of America. or America for short. The continent is North America, and we're all North Americans.
Keith Whaley wrote:
As a US citizen, that has always bothered me. To call those citizens of the U.S. of A. "Americans" seems to be great hubris, especially when it's them saying it, and patently ignores the fact that there are other Americans, both north and south of the Canal Zone. I suppose it's like coke in lieu of Coca Cola. In spite of CC's lawyers, common usage makes it acceptable, if not legal. . . Nevertheless, the feeling remains.
keith whaley
Steve Desjardins wrote:
I was looking through Shutterbug yesterday and noticed that 3 of the 6(?) photographers they were interviewing where referred to as "North Americans", not Americans or Canadians. I have noticed this elsewhere. Is this usage becoming common? From what I have seen, this does not seem to include Mexicans although this certainly spoils my sense of geography.
I'm not complaining about anything, just curious. This is the only international group with which I can discuss such things. The UN won't return my Emails :-(
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com
"You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."
