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If you and your Brazilian friends thought you were defending the honor of your culture, the torrent of hate I have received - when I did not insult anyone - has done quite the opposite.
April 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If you and your Brazilian friends thought you were defending the honor of your culture, the torrent of hate I have received - when I did not insult anyone - has done quite the opposite.
You objected to my conventional use of a word. I explained the fact that it's common usage and widely understood. (That's why Mexicans are offended by "Gulf of America.")
I didn't insult anyone. You started the wave of bigoted insults against me.
So who's the troll? /2
I didn't insult anyone. You started the wave of bigoted insults against me.
So who's the troll? /2
April 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
You objected to my conventional use of a word. I explained the fact that it's common usage and widely understood. (That's why Mexicans are offended by "Gulf of America.")
I didn't insult anyone. You started the wave of bigoted insults against me.
So who's the troll? /2
I didn't insult anyone. You started the wave of bigoted insults against me.
So who's the troll? /2
I learned the continents to be "North America" and "South America."
I knew enough about other countries to know how Britons et al. use the word "America.
I knew enough about other languages to know their words for people from the USA. I even knew the Portugues one - having been to Portugal. /1
I knew enough about other countries to know how Britons et al. use the word "America.
I knew enough about other languages to know their words for people from the USA. I even knew the Portugues one - having been to Portugal. /1
April 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I learned the continents to be "North America" and "South America."
I knew enough about other countries to know how Britons et al. use the word "America.
I knew enough about other languages to know their words for people from the USA. I even knew the Portugues one - having been to Portugal. /1
I knew enough about other countries to know how Britons et al. use the word "America.
I knew enough about other languages to know their words for people from the USA. I even knew the Portugues one - having been to Portugal. /1
It's hard to explain the outrage over Trump's "Gulf of America" unless "America" is commonly understood as meaning the USA rather than 2 entire continents.
People in Upstate New York don't throw a tantrum when "New Yorik" is used to mean the city of New York specifically.
People in Upstate New York don't throw a tantrum when "New Yorik" is used to mean the city of New York specifically.
April 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It's hard to explain the outrage over Trump's "Gulf of America" unless "America" is commonly understood as meaning the USA rather than 2 entire continents.
People in Upstate New York don't throw a tantrum when "New Yorik" is used to mean the city of New York specifically.
People in Upstate New York don't throw a tantrum when "New Yorik" is used to mean the city of New York specifically.
"America" is often used by Britons, Australians, New Zealanders, etc. to mean the USA. I just used the word that way, and I was hit by a flood of hate.
Apparently you didn't know that Portuguese is an imperialist language, or that many languages use a cognate of "American" for U.S. residents.
Apparently you didn't know that Portuguese is an imperialist language, or that many languages use a cognate of "American" for U.S. residents.
April 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"America" is often used by Britons, Australians, New Zealanders, etc. to mean the USA. I just used the word that way, and I was hit by a flood of hate.
Apparently you didn't know that Portuguese is an imperialist language, or that many languages use a cognate of "American" for U.S. residents.
Apparently you didn't know that Portuguese is an imperialist language, or that many languages use a cognate of "American" for U.S. residents.
Who knew that Pentagon leaders weren't even thinking about how to fight wars?
April 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Who knew that Pentagon leaders weren't even thinking about how to fight wars?
Voting for Donald Trump was insanely reckless.
April 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Voting for Donald Trump was insanely reckless.
THERE IS NO CONTINENT called "America."
The continents are "North America" and "South America.''
"America" is commonly used in English to mean the USA.
It's quite revealing to see so much hateful bigotry heaped on me when I never said anything insulting about anyone.
The continents are "North America" and "South America.''
"America" is commonly used in English to mean the USA.
It's quite revealing to see so much hateful bigotry heaped on me when I never said anything insulting about anyone.
April 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
THERE IS NO CONTINENT called "America."
The continents are "North America" and "South America.''
"America" is commonly used in English to mean the USA.
It's quite revealing to see so much hateful bigotry heaped on me when I never said anything insulting about anyone.
The continents are "North America" and "South America.''
"America" is commonly used in English to mean the USA.
It's quite revealing to see so much hateful bigotry heaped on me when I never said anything insulting about anyone.
I never denigrated any nationality. I just used a word in an entirely conventional way.
For that, I was hit was a flood of hate from Brazilians using an ethnic slur against me and calling me stupid and ignorant - while they displayed their own ignorance about geography and language.
For that, I was hit was a flood of hate from Brazilians using an ethnic slur against me and calling me stupid and ignorant - while they displayed their own ignorance about geography and language.
April 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I never denigrated any nationality. I just used a word in an entirely conventional way.
For that, I was hit was a flood of hate from Brazilians using an ethnic slur against me and calling me stupid and ignorant - while they displayed their own ignorance about geography and language.
For that, I was hit was a flood of hate from Brazilians using an ethnic slur against me and calling me stupid and ignorant - while they displayed their own ignorance about geography and language.
If Brazilian schools don't teach that the continents are called "North America" and "South America," not one big continent called "America," they are failing.
"America" is often used to mean the USA in English-speaking countries.
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"America" is often used to mean the USA in English-speaking countries.
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April 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
If Brazilian schools don't teach that the continents are called "North America" and "South America," not one big continent called "America," they are failing.
"America" is often used to mean the USA in English-speaking countries.
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"America" is often used to mean the USA in English-speaking countries.
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"The country" is not "stealing" the Gulf. It's just the idiot Trump stupidly "renaming" it.
But if there's a whole "continent" called "America" - which there isn't - why would you object to the name "Gulf of America"?
But if there's a whole "continent" called "America" - which there isn't - why would you object to the name "Gulf of America"?
April 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"The country" is not "stealing" the Gulf. It's just the idiot Trump stupidly "renaming" it.
But if there's a whole "continent" called "America" - which there isn't - why would you object to the name "Gulf of America"?
But if there's a whole "continent" called "America" - which there isn't - why would you object to the name "Gulf of America"?
So the president who thinks he can remake the whole global trading system by bending every other country to his will can't exercise any influence over the government of a small country that he's paying to house people he views as undesirables.
Got it.
Got it.
April 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
So the president who thinks he can remake the whole global trading system by bending every other country to his will can't exercise any influence over the government of a small country that he's paying to house people he views as undesirables.
Got it.
Got it.
What did I say that is false?
It's amazing to see so much bigotry and malice directed against me when I didn't say anything derogatory about any group or person.
I just used a word in a conventional, dictionary-approved way.
It's amazing to see so much bigotry and malice directed against me when I didn't say anything derogatory about any group or person.
I just used a word in a conventional, dictionary-approved way.
April 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
What did I say that is false?
It's amazing to see so much bigotry and malice directed against me when I didn't say anything derogatory about any group or person.
I just used a word in a conventional, dictionary-approved way.
It's amazing to see so much bigotry and malice directed against me when I didn't say anything derogatory about any group or person.
I just used a word in a conventional, dictionary-approved way.
It's sad when people resort to ethnic slurs because their feelings are hurt by commonplace terminology.
It's a safe bet that the people bashing me for my conventional use of the word "America" - as though I stole it from them - do not call themselves "Americans."
It's a safe bet that the people bashing me for my conventional use of the word "America" - as though I stole it from them - do not call themselves "Americans."
April 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It's sad when people resort to ethnic slurs because their feelings are hurt by commonplace terminology.
It's a safe bet that the people bashing me for my conventional use of the word "America" - as though I stole it from them - do not call themselves "Americans."
It's a safe bet that the people bashing me for my conventional use of the word "America" - as though I stole it from them - do not call themselves "Americans."
No one has yet pointed out anything I've said that is false.
April 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
No one has yet pointed out anything I've said that is false.
There is no country called "United States of North America."
There is no content called "America."
There is no content called "America."
April 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
There is no country called "United States of North America."
There is no content called "America."
There is no content called "America."
I know geography. I also have dictionaries - in multiple languages. I've listened to how people use words in other countries.
There are an awful lot of hurt feelings out there because I used a word in very conventional way.
Get a grip.
There are an awful lot of hurt feelings out there because I used a word in very conventional way.
Get a grip.
April 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I know geography. I also have dictionaries - in multiple languages. I've listened to how people use words in other countries.
There are an awful lot of hurt feelings out there because I used a word in very conventional way.
Get a grip.
There are an awful lot of hurt feelings out there because I used a word in very conventional way.
Get a grip.
Why the reflex to fling unfounded personal insults?
April 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Why the reflex to fling unfounded personal insults?
Geographically, there's a North America and a South America, and a Central America, which is part of North America.
Linguistically, "American" is understood virtually everywhere to mean residents of the USA. I didn't make that rule.
People in other countries refer to themselves by other terms.
Linguistically, "American" is understood virtually everywhere to mean residents of the USA. I didn't make that rule.
People in other countries refer to themselves by other terms.
April 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Geographically, there's a North America and a South America, and a Central America, which is part of North America.
Linguistically, "American" is understood virtually everywhere to mean residents of the USA. I didn't make that rule.
People in other countries refer to themselves by other terms.
Linguistically, "American" is understood virtually everywhere to mean residents of the USA. I didn't make that rule.
People in other countries refer to themselves by other terms.
What did I say that is incorrect?
April 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
What did I say that is incorrect?
Another ethnic slur.
April 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Another ethnic slur.
Great. Another ethnic slur in response to a VERY conventional use of a term -- which is listed in many bilingual dictionaries.
April 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Great. Another ethnic slur in response to a VERY conventional use of a term -- which is listed in many bilingual dictionaries.
So, you do understand "Americans" to mean "residents of the United States of America" - not everyone in the Western Hemisphere.
April 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
So, you do understand "Americans" to mean "residents of the United States of America" - not everyone in the Western Hemisphere.
It's a British convention to use "America" to mean "the United States of America." It's less common in the U.S.
Many languages use a cognate of "American" to mean the residents thereof.
People of other countries in the Western Hemisphere call themselves by specific nationally - not "Americans."
Many languages use a cognate of "American" to mean the residents thereof.
People of other countries in the Western Hemisphere call themselves by specific nationally - not "Americans."
April 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It's a British convention to use "America" to mean "the United States of America." It's less common in the U.S.
Many languages use a cognate of "American" to mean the residents thereof.
People of other countries in the Western Hemisphere call themselves by specific nationally - not "Americans."
Many languages use a cognate of "American" to mean the residents thereof.
People of other countries in the Western Hemisphere call themselves by specific nationally - not "Americans."
Columbus thought he was sailing to India.
All I did was use a word in a way that is quite conventional and commonly understood, and it's being treated like crime against humanity.
Get a grip, people.
All I did was use a word in a way that is quite conventional and commonly understood, and it's being treated like crime against humanity.
Get a grip, people.
April 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Columbus thought he was sailing to India.
All I did was use a word in a way that is quite conventional and commonly understood, and it's being treated like crime against humanity.
Get a grip, people.
All I did was use a word in a way that is quite conventional and commonly understood, and it's being treated like crime against humanity.
Get a grip, people.