Quoting: Puzzler
You mean that the term 'Thirld World' is called by some 'the South'? What do I care about the art of terming terms? But if you mean that the term 'Thirld World' has been replaced by some with the term 'the South,' then I'd say that the replecement hasn't been too fortunate one. E.g. would you call the Chinese 'southeners'?
Now if the term 'Thirld world' has indeed been replaced with the term 'the South,' then what has the traditional term 'the South' been replaced with?
With 'the Thirld World'?
re: Your post comes across as terribly racist, but perhaps you dont care about that
- I wonder to whom and why would my post come across as 'terribly racist'? Please prove your claim that my post is racist. See, I care about that after all, even if it all concerns one with as muddled thinking as yours.
well i think it was racist as you were suggesting that every American is going to be hostile towards Polish immigrants, this to me is racism against Americans. And in my opinion it is derogatory to talk about 'third world shop assistants' as you are lumping together all people working in the US who come from less developed countries and implying that they are all shop assistants. Its also implying that a shop assistant is a menial job.
I was merely trying to inform you that the term Third World is no longer deemed socially acceptable. 'The South' is the term used in development circles, in the same way that we used to talk about 'the West' as being the developed world. This doesnt mean that all such countries are southern, but that the majority of the developing countries are situated south of the equator. Personally, I would argue as to whether China falls into this category anyway.
As for my muddled thinking, I take that as a compliment :)