[Vision2020] Shoe-Tossing Rallies in Canada

[Donovan Arnold]

I don't know, Chas. This certainly isn't the stupidest thing ever argued on the V. : P

I think that just inventing words, or using words that are used solely by people to be offensive to describe a group of people is wrong. 

If you want to adopt the terminology that is used by people that dislike the United States, you have every right. But I disagree and won't join you in that endeavor. 

Best Regards,

Donovan


--- On Sun, 12/21/08, Chasuk <chasuk at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Chasuk <chasuk at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Shoe-Tossing Rallies in Canada
> To: donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com
> Cc: "vision 2020" <Vision2020 at moscow.com>, "Ralph Nielsen" <nielsen at uidaho.edu>, "Gene Trainor" <gtrain3 at msn.com>, "Jack Lines" <jackml at attglobal.net>
> Date: Sunday, December 21, 2008, 4:45 PM
> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 15:23, Donovan Arnold
> <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > I only got 18,000 hits on Google, and many of them
> were not for what you used it for. The few that were using
> it were Bloggers using it in a negative way, which means to
> me it is an offensive as a derogatory term.
> 
> To be fair, I suspect you were searching for the plural
> version, while
> I searched for the singular version, following my
> explanation of the
> word's formation:
> 
> > There is no extra "i."  The "i" is
> part of the common prefix "ian," as
> in WashingtonIAN, etc. (capitalization mine):
> 
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=usian&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=
> 
> I've clicked through the first dozen or so links, none
> of  which
> produced a negative use.
> 
> > If it isn't listed as Definition anywhere, it
> isn't a word yet.
> 
> Consider it an emerging word, then.  I indicated only that
> it was my
> preference, for the reasons that I gave.  I've actually
> used it for
> years, likely even on this forum.
> 
> Why are we having this stupid argument?  If I indicated
> that my
> favorite color was red, which you argue about it?  Would
> you point out
> that that the word red sometimes had negative connotations?
> 
>  As in, when referring to Republicans, for example?
> 
> Chas