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My point is that it's not the less obvious way! It's been the norm for ages now to refer to people by their place of birth - NOT their chosen nationality. It's
by waboremo 3y ago
My point is that it's not the less obvious way! It's been the norm for ages now to refer to people by their place of birth - NOT their chosen nationality.
It's only been a very recent move in social history to question this and instead ask why aren't we placing more importance on their environmental upbringing.
- Kye 3y agoOkay. But essentially every news article ever calls him German except this one case here that seems innocent and the much larger portion of people trying to scaremonger. We're not speaking in the abstract here or talking about historical practice. There's a reality where one way is, in practice, the obvious way most people go for this person we're talking about, and the other is not so obvious. So, yes, it is interesting that the blog author went this way and isn't doing it with the usual purpose. I don't know why this bothers you so much, but this thread has gotten tiresome.
- waboremo 3y agoYes, and on Wikipedia it says he's born in Russia. So, someone who normally might label someone by their birth, would then claim he is Russian. See how that's an easier path than looking up "every news article"? I am not bothered, and this thread is not tiresome. I am discussing why you feel the need to find this interesting, you brought it up. Blaming me for your stubbornness exhausting you will always render fruitless.
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- cubefox 3y agoIs it the obvious way to say that Elon Musk is a South African?