▲ 985 ▼ That's how the world works. (mander.xyz) submitted 7 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 220 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -12 points 7 months ago (7 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] StillAlive@piefed.world 6 points 7 months ago When someone says American, it's ambiguous what they actually mean. 2 minutes later: Just because the whole world uses the term doesn't mean it isn't harmful. Is it an ambiguous term or the whole world uses it? permalink fedilink source parent [–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* (2 children) but technically you could be talk about a Canadian or….. No… that would be a North American or Canadian. You already covered this yourself. Give your head a shake and get lost. I’m not even going to ask how you think it’s harmful lmfao, trying to dilute an established word is harmful, which is what YOU are doing. Fucking hell dude. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -13 points 7 months ago (1 child) Asshole. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago Hey bud. I'm Canadian. I'm Canadian and North American. If anyone ever called me an 'American' I'd punch them in the throat. The last thing I ever want to be compared to is your dogbowl of a country. permalink fedilink source parent [–] plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago (2 children) I’ve never seen that term before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago No one has. I live in Canada. If anyone called me 'American' I'd take compete offence to the word. If they called me North American, I'd nod. OP is an idiot. permalink fedilink source parent [–] piranhaconda@mander.xyz 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) The term USian? I've only ever seen it used on lemmy. I don't like it. Mostly because I don't know how to pronounce it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StillAlive@piefed.world 6 points 7 months ago When someone says American, it's ambiguous what they actually mean. 2 minutes later: Just because the whole world uses the term doesn't mean it isn't harmful. Is it an ambiguous term or the whole world uses it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* (2 children) but technically you could be talk about a Canadian or….. No… that would be a North American or Canadian. You already covered this yourself. Give your head a shake and get lost. I’m not even going to ask how you think it’s harmful lmfao, trying to dilute an established word is harmful, which is what YOU are doing. Fucking hell dude. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -13 points 7 months ago (1 child) Asshole. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago Hey bud. I'm Canadian. I'm Canadian and North American. If anyone ever called me an 'American' I'd punch them in the throat. The last thing I ever want to be compared to is your dogbowl of a country. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -13 points 7 months ago (1 child) Asshole. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago Hey bud. I'm Canadian. I'm Canadian and North American. If anyone ever called me an 'American' I'd punch them in the throat. The last thing I ever want to be compared to is your dogbowl of a country. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago Hey bud. I'm Canadian. I'm Canadian and North American. If anyone ever called me an 'American' I'd punch them in the throat. The last thing I ever want to be compared to is your dogbowl of a country. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago (2 children) I’ve never seen that term before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago No one has. I live in Canada. If anyone called me 'American' I'd take compete offence to the word. If they called me North American, I'd nod. OP is an idiot. permalink fedilink source parent [–] piranhaconda@mander.xyz 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) The term USian? I've only ever seen it used on lemmy. I don't like it. Mostly because I don't know how to pronounce it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago No one has. I live in Canada. If anyone called me 'American' I'd take compete offence to the word. If they called me North American, I'd nod. OP is an idiot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] piranhaconda@mander.xyz 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) The term USian? I've only ever seen it used on lemmy. I don't like it. Mostly because I don't know how to pronounce it. permalink fedilink source parent