Reply #33: Very weak [View All]

You claim the term "USAmericans" is completely neutral, you still do.

I do a quick search, as instructed by you, and the first two instances I find back up my statement that your use of the term is somewhat derogatory, and again, for the fiftieth umpteen freakin' time, that the term is used sarcastically and derogatorily in the examples I gave you links to. In fact, in the second example, it's clear that Bowering uses the term in the EXACT context that I took it when you used it. "Us" Americans, as in, "us" and "them"; thereby implying universal US self-centerdness.

Wow, indeed. What a coincidence!?

This all began with the fact that I thought that you were implying something which I brought up to you, you claimed the term was neutral and ordered me to look it up in Google, and I found a reference detailing my exact point that it was hardly always neutral.

You choose to ignore this. And around and around we go.

It implies USAmerican, or "American" ignorance, whichever way you prefer to spin it. This is acceptable to you, fair enough.

Let me ask you, can I go ahead and use the term "CAN'Tadians" when referring to Canadians?

As in, "Can't seem to get themselves out of the US's shadow."

Ha ha. That's real funny. Yeah. This would be OK with you, then. Fair's fair. You wouldn't feel that the nickname was in any way derogatory, it's neutral, right? Don't concern yourself.

Funny little nasty names for citizens of other countries seems kind of juvenile to me. As I mentioned, I have better things to do then to spend my days walking around pissed off at people I've never met.

I'm not going to find links for you on your command anymore, because when challenged by you, if I provide proof and you ignore it, what's the point? Perhaps the term "USAmerican" is, in fact, used in a neutral way by SOME people, I don't doubt it at all.

Only I don't think you're exactly neutral when you use it.

A point that you've now made for me quite clearly, thank you.