In the UK the term Anglo-Saxon is still used in reference to the specific historical docs that are group specific. As I deal mostly with art/literature/culture I try not to use it. There are definitely differences in how it’s used by different groups either side of the Atlantic.
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Replying to @DrJaninaRamirez @CKarkov
In the UK, the term is used by wyte nationalists who think that they are "Anglo-Saxons". How do I know this? Because most of the prominent ones who are part of orgs banned by your gov't threaten my life. The history of the term tied to racism in your country is centuries old.
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Replying to @ISASaxonists @CKarkov
Completely agree. It’s been the subject of numerous talks I’ve given and of my new book. I am very much on side with calling out misuse of the term.....
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It’s fundamentally untrue that the term is used differently here in the UK and this has been addressed repeatedly. It’s important that you say that in your book. Almost all use of the term is misuse because of its history, innacuracy and inherent racism
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Exactly what I unpack across the book. It’s embedded in racism, erroneous history and exclusionism. Weeding it out from common use through terminology is the aim. I’m putting all the research together to present it comprehensively.
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Okay that’s good to hear. Could you clarify what you meant by ‘divisive’ and ‘differences in how it’s used either side of the Atlantic’? Because to me, those phrases both create the impression that the use of Anglo-Saxon is a complex issue with no clear resolution
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It is down to how the terminology is embedded. Many scholars or people interested in history encounter the term 'Anglo-Saxon' in the context of documents, annals etc. and are unaware of how it has been misused. In some circumstances it's a case of ignorance & how to adjust usage.
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Replying to @DrJaninaRamirez @FlorenceHRS and
It’s in three different sources for the period and one isn’t even English, it’s continental. The term is historically inaccurate but became embedded because of the racist and white nationalist roots of the field.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @FlorenceHRS and
Exactly what I'm writing about in my book. It's entirely contrived but deeply embedded. I respect the work of everyone trying to root the term out and am trying to bring the historicity of the term to light through my talks, lecturing, writing and on different platforms.
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Replying to @DrJaninaRamirez @AdmiralHip and
Many scholars STILL use this term and are not racist. The term is completely different in a UK context and Dr J is right... terminology is deeply embedded in scholarship. This level of bullying by those accusing folk of racism has to stop.
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Where exactly do you see bullying? Because I see white historians harassing, attacking, and gaslighting Dr MRO and anyone who agrees with her and her work over this.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @DrJaninaRamirez and
I am not denying that I have seen some fruity characters do exactly what you said. But not by respectful scholars.
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