"Jenn Ridley" > wrote in message
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> "Charles Gifford" > wrote:
> >"Arri London" > wrote in message
> >> I haven't met anyone here who resents being called 'Anglo' yet. It's
> >> understood to mean 'white' nowadays, so what's to resent if one is
> >> white?
> >
> >Hi! Let me introduce myself. I'm Charlie and I certainly would resent
being
> >called Anglo. If it is understood by some people to mean white, that is a
> >sad commentary on their education.
>
> You just don't get it, do you?

Perhaps.

> He's talking about a specific *regional* use of a word, and you're
> getting all bent out of shape by it.

She has mentioned *regional* use. But not in this instance. BTW, my shape is
not one that I would desire, but it is more-or-less unbent.

> In the area where Anglo is used in this fashion, it's an acceptable
> use of the word.

Shame on them! ;-0

> It doesn't matter if it's acceptable to you, since you don't live
> there.

I might visit Arri. In fact I would like to! I would hope that after the
time-span that we have read each other's posts, she would have a better
opinion of my character than you suppose.

Anyway, are visitors not supposed to be offended by such a blatant racist
steriotype just because they are visitors?

> jenn

Pace, Jenn!

Charlie