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==More bias==
==More bias==
Check out Chinaman, Oriental, and related topics on Wikipedia. They espouse the liberal notion that while Frenchmen, Dutchmen, Irishmen, Englishmen and Scotsmen are proper English, but Chinamen is an outrage? They edit away any attempts to challenge the notion that "Eurocentric" terms are okay. [[User:Everwill|Everwill]] 11:50, 5 April 2007 (EDT)
Check out Chinaman, Oriental, and related topics on Wikipedia. They espouse the liberal notion that while Frenchmen, Dutchmen, Irishmen, Englishmen and Scotsmen are proper English, but Chinamen is an outrage? They edit away any attempts to challenge the notion that "Eurocentric" terms are okay. [[User:Everwill|Everwill]] 11:50, 5 April 2007 (EDT)
: *GASP* Bias alert! Quick, let's see...
:[http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=frenchman Frenchman]: a native or inhabitant of France
:[http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=englishman Englishman]: a native or inhabitant of England
:[http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=scotsman Scotsman]: a native or inhabitant of Scotland
:[http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=irishman Irishman]: a native or inhabitant of Ireland
:[http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=dutchman Dutchman]: a native or inhabitant of the Netherlands
:[http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=chinaman Chinaman]: ''often offensive'' : a native of China
:Notice the difference between the last definition and the others? Or is Merriam-Webster now also liberally biased? --[[User:Sid 3050|Sid 3050]] 12:07, 5 April 2007 (EDT)