I nominated in in an attempt for editors to get into action and think properly about what the list is about. Not hearing of something before is, certainly being BOLD when editing, but sometimes a citation flag will do. However, with an opening paragraph that redefines the complete nature of ethnicity or sloppy editing, how can you purge knowing you have done the right thing?Īnother example - before Purging the T listings Gazpacho deleted a quite common derogatory name for jews in the UK (Three by Two, its Cockney rymning slang for Jew]] on the grounds that he had never heard of it before. For example, Gazpacho made a few deletions under T (why pic on T to start the ball rolling?) after the Afd contributors said it needs a good clean. Please formulate a new criteria, and then begin to purge subjects and definitions that do not meet them. I nominated the list for Afd on the grounds that the article is a mis-match for any kind of nonsense people (ok, lets say editors) can think of based on this Broad view of ethnicity.
Directing Ethnicity to Ethnic groups (a socio-anthropological term) just whacks out every single category you place after it. I suggest a BIG re-write of the opening paragraph. Many of the Slurs in this article concern Class or Political Affiliation. parents' country of birth in conjunction with country of birth.This is because membership of any ethnic group is something that is subjectively meaningful to the person concerned, and can be based upon a combination of categories such as: In fact, there is no consensus on what constitutes an 'ethnic group' and the terminology used to describe these groups has changed significantly over time. The UK Census office on their site descibes the problem:ĭefinitions of what constitutes an 'ethnic group' or an 'ethnic minority' are subject to much discussion. 84 Thai-language ethnic slurs proposed for inclusion.60 Ethnic Slur (Independent Article) Chinese Pig.58 why 'Nigger' is worse sounding than ever.16 Don't let the Politically Correct Thought Police Eliminate or Merge this article.