Comment on Indigenous Australians lose landmark climate court case against government

Sheppa@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Wrong. Australians (indigenous or not) don’t own Latin language, and the word means peoples that existed somewhere before colonizers.

  Thus Aboriginal is a name and aboriginal is a descriptor.

  It’s like superstitious people in Russia avoid calling anything “last”, using the word for “fringe” instead, and pretend that it’s impolite to use it.

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  • Geobloke@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Would rather not be lectured on Australian culture by a Russian. The difference is subtle but important in Australian culture

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    • rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Has nothing to do at all with Australian culture.

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      • Sheppa@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Has everything to do with Australian culture.

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  • Sheppa@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Okay just know that when you’re being all “umm akshually” in regards to Aboriginal people, you’re simply being a dick.

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    • rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It’s a Latin word with no exclusive connection to Australia.

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      • Sheppa@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Gee, what is context.

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