Re: Meaning of Aryan: now, "white people"?

I am certain these words refer to 'grey hair' not 'grey skin'.

It is reverence for age not hue.


Patrick

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Subject: [tied] Re: Meaning of Aryan: now, "white people"?


--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "fournet.arnaud"
<fournet.arnaud@...> wrote:
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>
> ***
>
> Francesco,
>
> whether it is a good thing or not, it is a fact that 'paleness' is
> considered a superior trait among many generally darker
populations.
>
> I hope I will not be accused of being racistic to notice and
report this
> fact.
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I think there are opposite examples as well. E.g. German Herr <
PGrm. *xairaz "grey-haired" < PIE *k^oiro- "dark", "brown". Nothing
of a "race" here.
[http://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/response.cgi?
single=1&basename=\data\ie\pokorny&text_recno=866&root=config]


> The fact is you are *racist*.
> and a kind of white supremacist.
>
> In French, the word "blond" especially
> when applied to a woman,
> means "stupid retarded female".
> It's become about impossible
> to say to a woman
> "you are **blond**"
> It's among the worst insults,
> Next to bitch or whore.
>
> Arnaud
>
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