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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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[–] 3 points 10 months ago

Where did you study?

People who grew up in mexico and other Latin-American countries learn that America is the continent and the people are Americans.

When Spaniards "America" was the region's South to the US colonies. For Portuguese, it was Brazil.

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