Canadians

Douglas G. Wilson douglas at NB.NET
Mon Apr 30 04:27:17 UTC 2007


Try Googling (e.g.) <<"call blacks canadians">>, <<"call black people
canadians">>. Or even <<"call jews canadians">>.

"Canadian" is a quintessentially inoffensive ethnic designation, for many
US-ans, IMHO.

-- Doug Wilson


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