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this post was submitted on 29 May 2024
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https://youtu.be/kh88fVP2FWQ
TL;DW: they want to be called Indian.
The ones that do, do; the ones that don’t, don’t.
Yeah, even the actual sentiment of the video is more like, "it's not great but it's the name that stuck and there's solidarity behind it."
The problem, as always, is lumping people together when they didn't ask to be. Most of the newer, more "politically correct" terms are even more generic and alienating, and, once again, being forced on them from outside.
Ehhhh my friends told me they prefer indigenous or native. To many, “Indian” is a slur.
It's a person by person thing and I suspect age plays a large part in feelings towards the term. In general I would say avoid the term unless it is requested.
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