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It's a de facto independent state the same way that Scotland is a de facto independent state. Probably even less so. But now imagine prepending every Scot with
by someotherperson 4y ago
It's a de facto independent state the same way that Scotland is a de facto independent state. Probably even less so. But now imagine prepending every Scot with "The Scot" in a publication -- just in case you don't confuse them with some other member of the UK.
It's silly, but mostly racist.
- ch4s3 4y agoIt isn't really a racial distinction. The Kurds in northern Iraq view themselves as being distinct from the rest of Iraq and even speak a different language. They're. different cultural and ethnic group. They're only part of Iraq because after WWI the allied powers split Kurdistan up and divided it among neighboring countries.
- someotherperson 4y ago
- rascul 4y agoHow is it racist? I seem to be missing something.
- ch4s3 4y agoI don't see how you can possibly call it racist. What is your basis for that claim? They're doing the dig in coordination with the Directorate of Antiquities and Heritage in Duhok, which is in the officially recognized Kurdistan Region, the local archeologists are all Kurdish. The site, Kemune, is also in the Kurdistan region. Dr. Hasan Ahmed Qasim is also the chairman of the Kurdistan Archaeology Organization. It doesn't seem odd to use the word "Kurdish" a paltry 3 times in the article. It seems like specificity that adds clarity rather than anything else.
- kingofpandora 4y agoMost people do not know the ethnic composition of Iraq or even that the KRG exists.