Some words of German origin were changed, at least temporarily. [...] German measles became "liberty measles"
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My favorite example of WW1 nativist hysteria: a Norwegian-American couple was arrested for praying in not-english at their dead veteran son's funeral
Calling sauerkraut a "dish" is hitting my brain harder than anything else about this tbh
All :amerikkka: Chinese restaurants will become Taiwanese restaurants within the decade.
that's a slightly different situation, as that's coming from the community itself. Persian refers to the culture and language, Iran / Iranian refers to the state that was founded after the islamic revolution in 1979 (which, btw, would never have happened if the US wouldn't have couped Mossadeq and brought the Shah back in power - it's one of the many examples were the US violently disposed off a democratically elected socialist and brought reactionaries to power instead).
So if people left Iran post-1979 because they disagree with the government there, whether they're monarchists supporting the Shah or liberals and leftists betrayed by the revolution turning towards religious fundamentalism, it's normal for them to refer to themselves as Persian. All the people with ancestry there that i know use both terms depending on circumstances: They refer to themselves and their culture as Persian, and to their 1st language as Farsi ( = Persian), but talk about visiting family in Iran and so on.
German stigma responsible for the dish being unpopular?
I thought the reason was coz sauerkraut is disgusting.
Fermented cabbage is a food of the people and I refuse to stand idly by while you slander it
To each their own. Personally I prefer Kimchee but I won't say no to some kraut. It's gut-healthy good, too.
We can use this technology for good. We can convince white america to stop using the gamer word.
During the Turkish War of Independence the US was calling Turkey "Walking Bird"
(the Russians paid me to make this up)
