Yes, hiatus is a word that doesn't always work for me

[la_vie_noire]

Dude, Imperialism exists. Is real. I love when people go on and pretend it doesn't exist and can exclude the rest of the world when the rest of the world (well, at least a lot of it) doesn't have a choice in excluding them.

Just saying, United States of America.

ETA: I think what bothers me of the victimization going on is that you may dislike USian, Usonian, whatever because you find it silly or what the hell, but then you leave me, by your supposed "right to reject whatever term because THE OTHERS WILL DEFINE YOU," with no choice but to call you by my own identity when I want to talk about you. And 1) people won't know what I'm talking about because they barely know my country, 2) I will be basically saying, with all the imperialism going on, that I'm part of you! (And a lot of well, remembering, maybe a couple of people overseas had already told me when I informed them I was from America that I was really part of USA, but didn't want to admit it or something.)

You see what difference of power does to a "dilemma" like this?

DAUGHTER OF ETA: This video is very awesome. Lets join Antarctica, people. I think is sensible.

Comments

[laurus_nobilis]

Lo que no deja de fascinarme es que superponen "tenemos derecho a llamarnos a nosotros mismos como queramos" (cosa que, tengo que reconocer, me parece coherente) con "PERO USTEDES NO PORQUE AMERICANS SOMOS NOSOTROS, OBVIAMENTE".

[la_vie_noire]

Si, quiero decir, que se llamen como quieran, pero si yo los llamo "Estadounidenses" USians o lo que quieran soy una perra ofensiva y no es que no me dejan sin opciones ni nada, ni que dominen el mundo. Arg.

[laurus_nobilis]

La negación de esa gente me supera. No me sorprende, porque ya me peleé demasiadas veces por este mismo tema, pero en serio que no lo puedo entender.

[laurus_nobilis]

Y no te olvides que tampoco podés decir que sos americana! Porque eso no existe!

[la_vie_noire]

... ay dios. A menos que seas de los Estados Unidos de America! Ahi sí existe.

[laurus_nobilis]

Te juro que yo vi cosas como gente diciendo "blah blah blah Pirates of the Caribbean is set in America" y tarados que dicen OMG NO! MIRÁ UN MAPA!

[la_vie_noire]

.... dios.

[laurus_nobilis]

... acabo de ver ese video. GENIAL. XDDD

OTL

[alcesverdes]

*los iconea*