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Old 12-24-2022, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Catfishjeff View Post
Then there’s Stanford University where they have banned the word American. Because there are lots of other countries in The Americas, it could be offensive. Now you have to say, “United States of America.” So I’m no longer an American. I guess they didn’t need any donations from me or my classmates because we are furious.
You are an American but so are those in the other Americas. United States just clarifies which America. It’s not that difficult.