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minus-squareNay@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down5·4 days agoI fully get the criticism, but US Americans are the only ones that identify, and are broadly known as “Americans,” so it just feels pedantic to me.
minus-squareBertramDitore@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·4 days agoIt’s definitely pedantic, but I’ve had more than one friend from countries in Central and South America comment on it, so it’s not just me noticing.
minus-squareblitzen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down8·4 days agoInteresting that you chose to identify your friends as “from countries in central in South America “instead of just calling them, Americans.
minus-squareentwine413@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·4 days agoNot really since their continent of origin is directly relevant to the discussion of the scope of the term ‘American’.
minus-squareNay@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down7·4 days agoPedants have pedant friends? Not trying to be an ass, but it just seems like such a meaningless distinction to make… Why is it worth it?
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoBecause American cultural imperialism sucks for lots of reasons, and it’s worth pushing back against it
minus-squareNay@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·4 days agoIt’s literally part of the name and the most sensible shorthand, by which virtually no one is confused. But fight your fight, I guess.
I fully get the criticism, but US Americans are the only ones that identify, and are broadly known as “Americans,” so it just feels pedantic to me.
It’s definitely pedantic, but I’ve had more than one friend from countries in Central and South America comment on it, so it’s not just me noticing.
Interesting that you chose to identify your friends as “from countries in central in South America “instead of just calling them, Americans.
Not really since their continent of origin is directly relevant to the discussion of the scope of the term ‘American’.
Pedants have pedant friends? Not trying to be an ass, but it just seems like such a meaningless distinction to make… Why is it worth it?
Because American cultural imperialism sucks for lots of reasons, and it’s worth pushing back against it
It’s literally part of the name and the most sensible shorthand, by which virtually no one is confused.
But fight your fight, I guess.