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Never mind the fact that these people have lost their homes, jobs, neighborhoods and some have lost loved ones. They are displaced people in need of a place of REFUGE (hence the name "refugee"). Let's ignore their actual needs and instead argue over what we call them.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050906/..._refugees__hk4
Use of the Word 'Refugee' Stirs Debate
By JOCELYN NOVECK, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
NEW YORK - What do you call people who have been driven from their homes with only the clothes on their backs, unsure if they will ever be able to return, and forced to build a new life in a strange place? News organizations are struggling for the right word.
Many, including The Associated Press, have used "refugee" to describe those displaced by the wrath of Hurricane Katrina.
But the choice has stirred anger among some readers and other critics, particularly in the black community. They have argued that "refugee" somehow implies that the displaced storm victims, many of whom have been black, are second-class citizens — or not even Americans.
"It is racist to call American citizens refugees," the Rev.
Jesse Jackson said, visiting the Houston Astrodome on Monday.
(As a personal request (not representing the leadership team):
Would all the wonderful "people of color" who frequent this website please tell me that this directionless, valueless {lacking values} illiterate person does not speak for you?)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050906/..._refugees__hk4
Use of the Word 'Refugee' Stirs Debate
By JOCELYN NOVECK, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
NEW YORK - What do you call people who have been driven from their homes with only the clothes on their backs, unsure if they will ever be able to return, and forced to build a new life in a strange place? News organizations are struggling for the right word.
Many, including The Associated Press, have used "refugee" to describe those displaced by the wrath of Hurricane Katrina.
But the choice has stirred anger among some readers and other critics, particularly in the black community. They have argued that "refugee" somehow implies that the displaced storm victims, many of whom have been black, are second-class citizens — or not even Americans.
"It is racist to call American citizens refugees," the Rev.
Jesse Jackson said, visiting the Houston Astrodome on Monday.
(As a personal request (not representing the leadership team):
Would all the wonderful "people of color" who frequent this website please tell me that this directionless, valueless {lacking values} illiterate person does not speak for you?)
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