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Is "Global South" an offensive term? (hexbear.net)

submitted 5 days ago by micnd90@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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Because it is not entirely correct, China is a Northern Hemisphere country and Australia, New Zealand are Southern Hemisphere countries

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[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I've never heard of it being offensive, although it does come off as kinda academic sounding since it is mostly a label for a concept of how the global order works in practice/history.

I guess I'd be interested in alternative terms. Imperial core, imperial periphery mostly describe the global north, but I don't recall similar terms for the global south.

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 4 points 5 days ago

"Periphery" usually refers to the Global South, you might be thinking of "semi-periphery".