Very relevant to the current discussion in early medieval studies with some people attempting to argue that racism is an ‘American problem’ - racism has always been here in the uk and we have to fight it here #MedievalTwitterhttps://twitter.com/BenHCarrington/status/1184127074857971712 …
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I would also say that discussions about reclaiming terminology seems to only be applied to Anglo-Saxon in these discussions (which has a far worse history) than I do English. And British seems to be seen as unproblematic.
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Yes, I agree. As medievalists we sometimes forget that the empire was forged in the name of Britain and the British.
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On balance, England is better than English. Not perfect, but it still is ultimately Englishness rather than the geographical entity that most of these groups are concerned with.
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How would you define these peoples then, who identified (sometimes) as “Anglisc” (and I’ve been told that term is used by white supremacists too so that’s frustrating). I’m seeing different arguments on this, that England is worse because it = a nation etc.
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