[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Nations classification again

[Tomasz Wegrzanowski <maniek@xxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 08:05:38PM +0100, SamBC wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Saikat DebRoy [mailto:saikat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> <SNIP>
> >   SamBC> of Africa (ignoring the bit that becomes the Middle East) are
> >   SamBC> black (Afrikaans are not natives btw)

btw. Boers ARE natives.

> That was my point - all of this skin colour business is most unsavoury to
> myself. I would suggest that *if* people insist on doing it, that they use
> more technical terms like Caucasian, African, Asian, Indian, oriental,
> aboriginal, etc etc.
[...]
> I would not categorise nations by skin colour, but if anyone insists on
> doing it, use technical terms.

With exception of "caucasian", what also mean something completely else,
I agree to use your favourite "technical" terms.

This is not ``categorise nations by skin colour''.
This categorization goes by ethnic groups and is objective.
If you don't want to use it, don't use it. Simple, isn't it ?

I always wonder why some people try to stop others from doing things that
don't harm them in any way ...