Actually your on the losing side because your response lacks any actual argument to what I have said, and instead have made false implications and contradictions.
Here is what I mean. Your position is that Marijuana is not a term whose propagation is steeped in racism, as I have pointed out, but then go on to say that the Hearst's reefer madness campaign was specifically against Mexico
....//The propagation of the term marijuana/marihuana in this article’s context has everything to do with Mexico since that was exactly the demographic Hearst and Reefer Madness were geared against.//
then without explanation make an unfounded accusation ..//Another point you’re missing is that you are seemingly against historical cultural preservation.//
//Don’t worry, I’ve long accepted that in today’s society in this topic I’m on the losing side. // -yep
//But that does not take away that I am on the wrong side of preserving people’s own history rather than erasing it because we cocked up. ..?/
What does this mean, lol
//We already cocked up enough times to continue our imperial supremacist bullshit and continue telling others what of theirs is not appropriate and what they should adopt/accept instead. Because... that’s not appropriate.//
...more funnies :)
//PS: Spanish is a widespread language in the USA. //
agreed
//The Indians didn’t import marijuana, //
false
//neither did the Chinese// ..ok? Is this because I mentioned Asia?
//so ganja, which itself is a bastard term, would not apply either. //
like "Marijuana"?
//Neither are prominent languages either.//
Which languages does "neither" refer to in this sentence?
//Marijuana, the term, is Spanish//
I thought it was Mexican, colonizer. lol
//, the term used by those who brought the thing there’s no need to dig deeper just so you get away from that guilty feeling, it doesn’t fly like that. //
this is a silly sentence.I would encourage you to always dig deeper,
//not sure about the guilty feeling//? ..(projection?)
...//Stop erasing cultures because that’s the whole point to grasp//
which cultures? Do you consider India to be culturally inferior to Mexico? not sure what you mean.
//Marijuana, the term, is Spanish, the term used by those who brought the thing there’s no need to dig deeper just so you get away from that guilty feeling, it doesn’t fly like that. //
Are you saying the Spaniards brought the Cannabis to Mexico? Please provide sources if so.
//Also, stop calling fries chips or freedom fries because they are fries, nothing else, right. Same logic and yes, I’m Belgian so I darn know what fries are.//
Here in the states "chips" and "fries" are actually quite different. I assume this is meant to be a reframing of my aforementioned analogy, comparing a traditional food from a particular nation , in this case in Italy, and whereas the said food item has gained widespread availability and integration outside of it's area of origin, it would be dishonest for the established food item to be called by one of the foreign names only associated with that food items acceptance in a foreign land, while in its home land. If this was to occur, it would be an instance of irony.
Pizza is the italian word for Pie, in USA you might come across somebody who refers to Pizza as Tomato Pie. Italians in Rome for example, would not refer to pizza as such. It would be like finding a "hot dog" stand in Frankfurt.
I appreciate your enthusiasm and thank you for your concern.
:)
RE: Don't Use the racist term MARIJUANA, use Cannabis or Hemp instead!