Anglos

[subcomhd]

Why is this term used so broadly (and inaccurately?) Older history books do this a lot, but not so much any more. However it is still widely misused in common speech.

[csziggy]

1. For the same reason the Amish call all others "the English"

I think it is more a reference to the language spoken rather than national or racial derivation.

[subcomhd]

3. Yet it isn't applied to non-white English speakers. It seems, in the vernacular

to mean any white English speaker (even if she's Polish.)

[TexasProgresive]

2. I personally find it offensive

And I bet if you call Craig Ferguson "Anglo" he will spit.

[subcomhd]

4. yeah, my Gaelic ancestors would be rolling in their graves

if i ever self-applied it. I think it is just intellectually lazy.

[Buzz Clik]

5. As far as racial slurs go -- even those applied to white people -- it's pretty tame.

[subcomhd]

6. It is't a slur. nt

[Buzz Clik]

7. Well, that doesn't exactly contradict what I said. So, I guess we agree.

[subcomhd]

8. I thought you were implying that I thought it was a slur.

It's a misidentification that some COULD find offensive (like the Irish.) But it not a slur. It's more like calling all East Asians "Chinese."

[newfie11]

9. Better than honkey

BTW I used to have a white donkey "called Honkey Donkey"

[subcomhd]

10. LOL nt.

[Romulox]

11. It's similar to calling a generic Hispanic person "Spaniard". nt