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  1. Comment on Discussion: fostering inclusiveness on Tildes in ~tildes

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    You've already let the Aussies and the Kiwis in, and while there might only be a couple of us, I think we've already lowered the tone of this place to the point where just about anyone should feel...

    You've already let the Aussies and the Kiwis in, and while there might only be a couple of us, I think we've already lowered the tone of this place to the point where just about anyone should feel welcome.

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  2. Comment on Cultural appropriation justified through DNA tests? in ~talk

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    Ahhhh, but if you go to Bosnia with an American accent, you will be the hit of the town. I'm kinda proud of the fact that my kid talks to me in a Kiwi accent. He talks Spanish with a 100% genuine...

    Ahhhh, but if you go to Bosnia with an American accent, you will be the hit of the town.

    I'm kinda proud of the fact that my kid talks to me in a Kiwi accent. He talks Spanish with a 100% genuine Mexican accent, and he talks to everyone else in an American accent, because he is American.

    I hope he keeps the other accents up, because not only is it an incredible social lubricant, but I think it still secretly pisses off his mother whenever he refers to her as Mum instead of Mom :)

    Thanks for the surprisingly thoughtful question. For some reason you had me thinking about racism for an hour or so when I should have been working. :/

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  3. Comment on Cultural appropriation justified through DNA tests? in ~talk

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    Speaking of cultural misappropriation, I got so tired of you Aussies falsely claiming our delicious pav and weet-bix for your own (Kiwi kids are the real weet-bix kids), that I decided to fight...

    Speaking of cultural misappropriation, I got so tired of you Aussies falsely claiming our delicious pav and weet-bix for your own (Kiwi kids are the real weet-bix kids), that I decided to fight back.

    I can now throw a boomerang to the point where it sometimes comes back and threatens to biff me in the head.

    I can also play some god awful sounds interminably on the old didge. It's an abomination. Kind of like what you guys did to Marmite.

    You can keep Aussie rules footie, tho.

  4. Comment on Cultural appropriation justified through DNA tests? in ~talk

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    I did have a DNA test, but the ancestral component was largely irrelevant to me. To me it's mostly about your accent, somewhat about the stories you know, and rarely about who your relatives were....

    I did have a DNA test, but the ancestral component was largely irrelevant to me.

    To me it's mostly about your accent, somewhat about the stories you know, and rarely about who your relatives were.

    I judge people's culture (or lack thereof) largely based on their accent. Especially Aussies. (Sorry Algernon_Asimov :)...)

    The stories you hear from your ancestors are also an important part of who you are.

    Lastly, your ancestors are also important. In New Zealand, I believe in order to be considered Maori, you have to be able to prove one ancestral lineage through to an Iwi. It has nothing to do with DNA.

    In the USA, Americans often strongly identify with an ancestral country, even thought the connection is tenuous at best.

    So as a general rule, if you have an American accent, then I will simply assume you are as American as they come.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    ǝᴉqɯoɔ ʇno-pǝᴉɹɟ ɐ uᴉ ƃuᴉlǝʌɐɹ┴

    ǝᴉqɯoɔ ʇno-pǝᴉɹɟ ɐ uᴉ ƃuᴉlǝʌɐɹ┴

  6. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    ǝᴉqɯoz ɟo llnɟ pɐǝɥ 'lᴉɐɹʇ ǝᴉddᴉɥ ɐ uO

    ǝᴉqɯoz ɟo llnɟ pɐǝɥ 'lᴉɐɹʇ ǝᴉddᴉɥ ɐ uO

  7. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    snoʌɹǝu ǝɯ ǝpɐɯ ǝɥs 'ʎpɐl ǝƃuɐɹʇs ɐ ʇǝɯ I

    snoʌɹǝu ǝɯ ǝpɐɯ ǝɥs 'ʎpɐl ǝƃuɐɹʇs ɐ ʇǝɯ I

  8. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    ʇsɐɟʞɐǝɹq ǝɯ ǝʌɐƃ puɐ uᴉ ǝɯ ʞooʇ ǝɥS

    ʇsɐɟʞɐǝɹq ǝɯ ǝʌɐƃ puɐ uᴉ ǝɯ ʞooʇ ǝɥS

  9. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    pᴉɐs ǝɥs pu∀

    pᴉɐs ǝɥs pu∀

  10. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    ¿ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ noʎ op

    ¿ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ noʎ op

  11. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    ¿ɹǝpunld uǝɯ puɐ ʍolƃ uǝɯoʍ ǝɹǝɥM

    ¿ɹǝpunld uǝɯ puɐ ʍolƃ uǝɯoʍ ǝɹǝɥM

  12. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    ¿ɹǝpunɥʇ ǝɥʇ ɹɐǝɥ noʎ ʇ,uɐɔ 'ɹɐǝɥ noʎ ʇ,uɐƆ

    ¿ɹǝpunɥʇ ǝɥʇ ɹɐǝɥ noʎ ʇ,uɐɔ 'ɹɐǝɥ noʎ ʇ,uɐƆ

  13. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    ɹǝʌoɔ ǝʞɐʇ ɹǝʇʇǝq noʎ 'unɹ ɹǝʇʇǝq no⅄

    ɹǝʌoɔ ǝʞɐʇ ɹǝʇʇǝq noʎ 'unɹ ɹǝʇʇǝq no⅄

  14. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    slǝssnɹq uᴉ uɐɯ ɐ ɯoɹɟ pɐǝɹq ƃuᴉʎnq

    slǝssnɹq uᴉ uɐɯ ɐ ɯoɹɟ pɐǝɹq ƃuᴉʎnq

  15. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    sǝlɔsnɯ ɟo llnɟ puɐ ɹnoɟ-ʇooɟ-xᴉs sɐʍ ǝH

    sǝlɔsnɯ ɟo llnɟ puɐ ɹnoɟ-ʇooɟ-xᴉs sɐʍ ǝH

  16. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    ,,¿ǝƃɐnƃuɐl ʎɯ ɐ-ʞɐǝds noʎ op,, 'pᴉɐs I

    ,,¿ǝƃɐnƃuɐl ʎɯ ɐ-ʞɐǝds noʎ op,, 'pᴉɐs I

  17. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    ɥɔᴉʍpuɐs ǝʇᴉɯǝƃǝʌ ɐ ǝɯ ǝʌɐƃ puɐ pǝlᴉɯs ʇsnɾ ǝH

    ɥɔᴉʍpuɐs ǝʇᴉɯǝƃǝʌ ɐ ǝɯ ǝʌɐƃ puɐ pǝlᴉɯs ʇsnɾ ǝH

  18. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    pᴉɐs ǝɥ pu∀

    pᴉɐs ǝɥ pu∀

  19. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I

    ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I

  20. Comment on ɹǝpun uʍop puɐl ɐ ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ I in ~test

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    ɹǝpunɥɔ uǝɯ puɐ ʍolɟ sǝop ɹǝǝq ǝɹǝɥM

    ɹǝpunɥɔ uǝɯ puɐ ʍolɟ sǝop ɹǝǝq ǝɹǝɥM