Posts Tagged ‘misnomer’

The Rules Based International Order is a Misnomer That Endangers Us All

The United States and its Western allies are very fond of quoting the importance of adherence to what they call “the rules based international order.” It is for example, central to Australia’s strategy, apparently first used by then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2008, and adopted by his multiple successors. It is a term that […]

The Real History of the Romani People and the Misnomer of Gypsies

Colloquially, and rather insultingly, known as ‘gypsies’, the history and culture of the Romani people is surrounded by stereotypes and misnomers, none more damningly pervasive than Esméralda from the Hunchback of Notre Dame . Because of such images spread by mass media’s misunderstandings of the Romani, it is often believed that the Romani people are […]

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