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Stop calling USAians "Americans" - it only solidifies their belief that they own 2 continents (fedia.io)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca
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Language can be powerful in shaping ideas and the US has convinced the entire world that they are the "Americans" and everybody else on the 2 continents aren't.

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[–] 7 points 10 months ago

I'm from Brazil and I hate that the US appropriated the american word for themselves. Anyone from Europe can call themselves european, anyone from Asia is asian, Africa african, but from our continent? Only one country

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