#medievaltwitter, we have the attn of MPs in the UK who are finally understanding that British history has been wyte-washed. For starters, yes tribes migrated over. The term "Anglo-Saxon" has become synonymous w/ 'wyte' & it's inaccurate. We have a duty here as experts to correcthttps://twitter.com/SarahOwen_/status/1338799800247005184 …
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If talking about the 16th-17th centuries you can use "Gaelic Irish" as even the Norman families were largely Irish speaking then or "mere Irishe" if you're trying to express the colonial power dynamics given thats a term used in English writing at the time.
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This might fall outside of your expertise, but is there a similar term for the colonial power dynamics in scotland? gaelic scottish could still work, i suppose.
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how do you feel about the conversation around scotland, wales, northern ireland being historically/currently occupied? is there better terminology that should be used?
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There is a lot going on here. Way too much for twitter. All I'll say here is: do not appropriate indigeneity or 'native' for discussing white British or Irish peoples. Talk about people in the terms they used (not 19th-cen British terms!).
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