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#97351: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:11:08 PM

[up] Michael Bay is overrated anyhow, and his Transformers series wasn't really that good.

On another note according to University of New Hampshires Bias Free Language Guide American is offensive:

“American” is problematic because it “assumes the U.S. is the only country inside [the continents of North and South America].”

You can't make this up. Its like the term Centeral and South American don't exisist.

Oh lordy, lord, Ise nevah use dat term again.tongue

[down] Tell that to them fancy learnin school people.

edited 29th Jul '15 3:14:24 PM by Skycobra51

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#97352: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:11:56 PM

[up] Michael Bay's net worth laughs at your opinion of him.

Also, at a certain point you have to abandon your search for offensive things and recognize that billions of people refer to the United States as "America", and it's not going to change.

edited 29th Jul '15 3:12:17 PM by Fighteer

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#97353: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:12:56 PM

It is not going to change but it is great to annoy the crap out of them.

Plus I like being THE BEST KIND OF CORRECT

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hou0lU8WMgo

Fucking youtube link things dont work here.

edited 29th Jul '15 3:14:38 PM by Aszur

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#97354: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:13:43 PM

It's not like the central and south American countries don't have proper demonyms. I get finding that a bit irritating but do most people really like to refer to themselves with such a broad term as "American" in that sense implies? It tells you basically nothing.

edited 29th Jul '15 3:30:58 PM by LSBK

Aprilla Since: Aug, 2010
#97355: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:21:26 PM

Them fancy learnin school people have been arguing that Michael Bay has had a much stronger impact on the tradition of filmmaking and media in general than people realize, much like George Lucas did with his Star Wars movies. His finger prints can be seen quite visibly on the current crop of superhero movies, for instance. This is setting aside the politics of those movies.

The point about my previous post wasn't about liking or disliking Michael Bay on a personal level or even how much money his movies make. It was about recognizing how his technique is worth studying, replicating and refining. Subject matter has nothing to do with it.

By comparison, Chuck Norris may be a homophobic douchebag, but his record as a world-class kickboxer shouldn't be ignored, and he most certainly changed the face of Korean martial arts whether you like it or not.

edited 29th Jul '15 3:24:31 PM by Aprilla

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#97356: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:22:16 PM

[up][up] Doesn't have to. You say American and people automatically think the United States.

Besides Germany, France, and other European countries don't get hung up on the term.

Hell, the Germans even call us Amerikaners. Its not that big of deal.

edited 29th Jul '15 3:26:14 PM by Skycobra51

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#97357: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:22:47 PM

I mean it does kinda show the arrogance on which the US was founded, what other country had the gal to name itself after an entire continent of which it takes up only a section?

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#97358: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:24:25 PM

[up]South Africa.

-shakes fist angrily-

Also, one thing I found funny while I was visiting the UK. It probably had an impact that I was a tourist in tourist areas, but the tour guides and people who attended us tended to speak to people from the U.S like "Oh so you're american! From what state?" and to the baffled eyes of the yankees they would go like "It is so huge! Each state is basically its own country!"

Saying you are "American" from the continent is as useful information as saying you are "American" from the "country".

[down] DAMN KANGAROOS

edited 29th Jul '15 3:26:03 PM by Aszur

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#97359: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:24:28 PM

Australia

Oh really when?
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#97360: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:27:32 PM

[up][up][up]You make it sound like the US is called America or something. It's called United States of America. Nothing about that name implies the US is the only country on the continent. It's just a group of states under a common government that happen to be located in America. What would we even use besides American? Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, etc all have pretty straightforward demonyms. You can't really get anything out of United States.

edited 29th Jul '15 3:28:24 PM by Kostya

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#97361: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:28:24 PM

[up][up][up] Fair point, though they at least included the word "South".

[up][up] The region is Oceania[1]

[up] It implies that it represents the states of America, same way the "United Kingdom of Great Britain" implies control over all of Britain, "Republic of China" implies control over all China, and "People's Democratic Republic of Korea" implies control over all Korea.

edited 29th Jul '15 3:30:34 PM by Silasw

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#97362: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:29:22 PM

Yankees. Gringos. Also, the demonym sounds silly in english: "unitedstatian". But in spanish "estadounidense" sounds perfectly fine. Dunno of other languages.

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#97363: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:32:20 PM

I think most people from Canada would answer that they're from Canada, not America.

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#97364: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:32:43 PM

[up][up]Yankees would get confusing since that's a popular sports team. I thought Gringos only applied to white people living in the US.

You're right that Spanish doesn't have this problem unfortunately that's not the dominant language here. Statian could work I guess but that doesn't specify which states you mean.

edit: Unitian? U Sian? I really can't think of anything.

edited 29th Jul '15 3:33:51 PM by Kostya

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#97365: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:35:51 PM

Also, in spanish, the term for people from the US is "estadounidense" which could be translated to "united-stater" or "unitedstatesian".

[up]Stater?

edited 29th Jul '15 3:36:45 PM by IFwanderer

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#97366: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:36:25 PM

[up] The "people might get them confused with the team" is basically not others' problems. You don't get to choose your nickname in school :P

I mean. If you want stuff to be exceedingly accurate to its last point, the brits could refer to the United States as "Those insurrectionist terrorists".

TIT.

That's it. Your demonym is now TITs.

Problem solved. You're welcome, world.

edited 29th Jul '15 3:36:52 PM by Aszur

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#97367: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:36:47 PM

[up][up]This is an incredibly stupid reason but I don't think United-Stater sounds as good as American. It's also a bit too long.

edit: Stater isn't bad.

[up]The problem is Yankees doesn't derive from our country name at all. I can't think of a single country that has a demonym that's completely unrelated to its name.

edited 29th Jul '15 3:37:59 PM by Kostya

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#97368: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:37:00 PM

I dont think there is an alternative term to be honest.

[up][up] Real original tongue

edited 29th Jul '15 3:43:19 PM by Skycobra51

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#97369: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:37:14 PM

You could totally call people from the U.S. Aciremans, and see if anyone would get it. tongue

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#97370: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:40:47 PM

The only other things I can think of are Washingtonian and Columbian. The former is too long and the latter is taken already.

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#97371: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:41:04 PM

"Guinea" is always my go-to. Technically the name for the entire region from Senegal to Gabon, only one gets to be called straight-up Guinea.

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#97372: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:41:37 PM

[up]The problem is Yankees doesn't derive from our country name at all. I can't think of a single country that has a demonym that's completely unrelated to its name.

Costa Rican people are also known as "Ticos"

People from Barbados are also known as "Bajans"

Dominican Republic "Quisqueyanos"

Falkland Islands "Belongers".

Whole wiki entry for the British demonyms

Guatemalans "Chapines"

Hondurans "Catrachos"

New Zealanders "Kiwis"

People from the Phillipines "Pinoys"

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#97373: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:41:53 PM

Are we really that lazy as a nation that something like Washingtonian is too long for us to say aloud or to write on paper?

edited 29th Jul '15 3:42:03 PM by Aprilla

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#97374: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:43:54 PM

I know I am.

Oh really when?
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#97375: Jul 29th 2015 at 3:44:03 PM

Guys. Please stop ignoring my TITs. Just small enough that everyone would be able to handle them perfectly, but also showy enough that people will give them attention.

And yes. I have always wanted to say that.

edited 29th Jul '15 3:44:56 PM by Aszur

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