neutral, merely descriptive. "The Muslims" sounds like a unified phalanx & vaguely threatening. Hence dogwhistle.
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@IonaItalia@RosesofE Yes. There are connotations to calling someone a noun rather than using an adjective to describe them & this varies.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@IonaItalia@RosesofE I've been told 'You're a Christian' by older people to mean 'You're kind'. In Pakistan, probably doesn't mean that.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
When I started Uni, my tutor asked me what my "Christian name" was. I said "I'm not Christian"
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Yes, synonymous with first name. A lot of older people do this. I chose to point out I'm not Xtian for a while
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I still hesitate what to write when forms ask for my "first name/last name" instead of "given name/surname"
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As you all know Chinese surname/given name are arrange in the opposite order, still give me pause after
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I only recently knew this & then realised how wrong I'd been getting it & how polite Chinese people are!
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Quite like the British, actually. "You got my name wrong but I'll let u call me it forever rather than correct
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Hahaha I Imagine this is absolutely something that someone who's stereotypically British would do!
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Yes! I answered to Sarah for two years!
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