From: Rick McCallister
Message: 61692
Date: 2008-11-17
> From: Arnaud Fournet <fournet.arnaud@...>It has offensive overtones in English, the language of this list. In France, I'm sure that Frecnh-speaking Africans do not want to be associated with the "Race of Ham." But since in my department I have Malian, Mauretanian and Burkinabe colleague, I will ask them.
> Subject: Re: External links (Was Re: [tied] Re: oldest places- and watername in Scandinavia)
> To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, November 17, 2008, 2:58 AM
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick McCallister"
> <gabaroo6958@...>
> >
> >
> > Aryan, as a term, preceded Nazism's noxious use of
> the term. Hamitic is
> > based on a racist concept --a group cursed by God. It
> also presuuposes a
> > dichotomoy between Semitic and the rest of the family
> which is not there.
> > It is an untenable term --like called Romance
> "Latino-Grenouille",
> >
> ============
>
> No, it's not untenable.
> This word was never intended as offensive.
> This word does not have any racist content in French.
>
> A.