Posted on 01/16/2023 6:14:56 AM PST by Red Badger
"Aloha." "Hola." "Shalom."
These are ways to say "hello" in Hawaiian, Spanish and Hebrew, respectively. But just because you can say something doesn't mean it's always appropriate.
On the surface, simple greetings and phrases from other races and cultures may seem fine to sprinkle into our vernacular. Inclusive even.
But did you know that "aloha" doesn't just mean hello or goodbye? "It's a greeting or a farewell, but the meaning is deeper," says Maile Arvin, the director of Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Utah. "One of my Hawaiian language teachers taught it to me as 'Aloha means recognizing yourself in everyone and everything you meet.'"
If you're not Hawaiian and you say it, it could come off as mockery. And that's just one word to think about.
The use of certain words requires education, knowledge and the foresight to understand when they should – or shouldn't – come out of your mouth.
'We live in a multilingual world' Of course, not all uses of language outside someone's culture are problematic.
"We live in a multilingual world where we're always influencing one another's language practices hand where we might come into contact with a variety of terms or language practices that we have not grown up in," says Nikki Lane, cultural and linguistic Anthropologist.
Intention matters most. Dropping "hola" or "shalom" to someone you know who speaks Spanish or Hebrew, for example, isn't something to worry about. Actively don a fake, exaggerated accent and say those words? Therein lies the problem.
Like saying "ni hao" to someone Asian American who isn't Chinese; this could be both othering and a microaggression.
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
In that case I demand liberals stop using the word “tolerant” because it doesn’t mean what they think it does.
Cue the old lady to the Sheriff in Blazing Saddles…
How do you say “Grow up!” In jibberish? Oh, I’ll ask “Joe!”
For people who advocate for these cultural rules, I think it is time for “boot meet a$$”!
“Is it time to ...?”
Just STFU, Dave.
Sincerely,
Everybody On The Planet
“Be There - Aloha” - Steve McGarrett
bfl
No but it is time for you to shut the F up.
Does that mean I can’t say “wazzup” anymore too?
That’s perfect and I’ll be using it!
Was wondering if ole Maile Arvin realizes that guys wanting “their pronouns” to be “she/her”, or females as “he/him” or either wanting to be “they/them” ... or “marriage” includes man/man and woman/woman ... is a mockery to billions of people and should not be used?
Another busy body control freak, fake “influencer”.
How about this, (poster makes rude gesture) David Oliver, and don’t tell me what to say or not to say. If this continues the way it’s going, it will become a crime to say hello to a non-White in his language.
(But of course the reverse will not be true)
Shut the hell up!
Well gee, nobody has ever complained until now.
Ever notice that the left is always looking for something new to be offended at?...................
Does that mean I can’t say libtard when I see a dimmicrat?
So, Besa mi culo is still OK right?
Words have multiple meanings. The use of Aloha as a greeting these many years has if nothing else added an additional meaning to the definition appearing in the article. So it is fine to use it as a simple greeting.
Took the words right out of my mouth!....................
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