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Re: racist vs racialist?

From:Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
Date:Saturday, December 14, 2002, 5:27
> Volume 5 of the _Handbook of Australian Languages_ says that white > people are called red in Bunuba, a languge spoken in the northen part > of Western Australia.
Don't forget, too, that "pink" is not a basic color term in many non-European languages, pink being treated as a shade of red. So, in that sense, "red" is an accurate description. -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42