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You are wrong. I'm from South America, and the "American" thing is an issue for many people. In Spanish, we don't even call Americans "Americanos" but "Estado U

You are wrong. I'm from South America, and the "American" thing is an issue for many people. In Spanish, we don't even call Americans "Americanos" but "Estado Unidenses". Many people joke when Americans say they are Americans by answering, "yeah, me too." I couldn't care less especially because I know the difference between America and "The Americas" but many people don't

jamincan 4y ago
And just to show that nothing is straightforward, if you were to refer to a Canadian as an American, they will definitely make a point to correct you.
xkcd1963 4y ago
If you feel offended by referring to the two landmasses as "America", then rest assured there is no malice intended. Northern and Southern America are connected landmasses .. why not simply use the term "America" to refer to both areas? Remember, just because someone are not "sophisticated" enough to come to the conclusion that Americans can also be South Americans does not mean they are seeking to offend you.
whb07 4y ago
This isn’t an issue for anyone but for people like yourself. Like you said there are a couple words used for Americans in Spanish: Gringo, Americano, Estadounidense. That set of words does not intersect with any words used to describe anyone from South America. This applies to slang or official sources. Please show me an example where a Paisa from Colombia or Argentino would like to be referenced as “American”. In fact, especially with the World Cup win, any warm blooded Argentinian would fight if called “American”. Plus it’d be an easy fight as someone who’s pushing for “words are violence” has clearly never experienced real violence.
- diehunde 4y ago
  If by "people like me" you mean people from South America then yes that's what I said. By the way I said I personally don't care. I was just correcting OP when he said that "literally no one is offended" when I know for a fact many are. Also I never said they wanted to be called Americans. And no idea what your point is with your violence blabber.
  - whb07 4y ago
    Lol “violence blabber”. Call a spade a spade. I too am from South America, never have I seen anyone down there assume they are “American”. This is just a ban list, or better yet a black list to bring a 1984 dystopia.
- jean_tta 4y ago
  If your point is that it offends "no one", except "people like [the other commenter]", i.e. people that are offended, then I guess this would apply to any word about any group.
malandrew 4y ago
I’m also from South America and my observation is that it’s not an issue for almost all people. The only people that I’ve ever seen make it an “issue” do so to try and be pompous to some gringo. They don’t really care. It’s meaningless flexing.

jamincan 4y ago

And just to show that nothing is straightforward, if you were to refer to a Canadian as an American, they will definitely make a point to correct you.

xkcd1963 4y ago

If you feel offended by referring to the two landmasses as "America", then rest assured there is no malice intended. Northern and Southern America are connected landmasses .. why not simply use the term "America" to refer to both areas? Remember, just because someone are not "sophisticated" enough to come to the conclusion that Americans can also be South Americans does not mean they are seeking to offend you.

whb07 4y ago

This isn’t an issue for anyone but for people like yourself. Like you said there are a couple words used for Americans in Spanish: Gringo, Americano, Estadounidense. That set of words does not intersect with any words used to describe anyone from South America. This applies to slang or official sources. Please show me an example where a Paisa from Colombia or Argentino would like to be referenced as “American”. In fact, especially with the World Cup win, any warm blooded Argentinian would fight if called “American”. Plus it’d be an easy fight as someone who’s pushing for “words are violence” has clearly never experienced real violence.

diehunde 4y ago
If by "people like me" you mean people from South America then yes that's what I said. By the way I said I personally don't care. I was just correcting OP when he said that "literally no one is offended" when I know for a fact many are. Also I never said they wanted to be called Americans. And no idea what your point is with your violence blabber.
- whb07 4y ago
  Lol “violence blabber”. Call a spade a spade. I too am from South America, never have I seen anyone down there assume they are “American”. This is just a ban list, or better yet a black list to bring a 1984 dystopia.
jean_tta 4y ago
If your point is that it offends "no one", except "people like [the other commenter]", i.e. people that are offended, then I guess this would apply to any word about any group.

malandrew 4y ago

I’m also from South America and my observation is that it’s not an issue for almost all people. The only people that I’ve ever seen make it an “issue” do so to try and be pompous to some gringo. They don’t really care. It’s meaningless flexing.