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u/smallredball · 1 pointr/unitedkingdom

So that I could answer in a way that would be meaningful to you, I researched how Argentina portrays women. I found an interesting documentary here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub9iU9BeXGk - which was really rather illuminating. Although I've now completely forgotten your question.

More seriously, Paxman's book is also a good read - http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-English-A-Portrait-People/dp/0141032952

u/jimbean66 · 1 pointr/ainbow

I’m a native English speaker and those constructions simply do not carry a negative connotation to me.


If anything you seem to be making my point that the construction itself is neutral, and any connotations attached to it are arbitrary. I’m not excusing the use of an offensive term. I’m saying it’s not offensive because it has an article in front of it that ‘otherizes’, but because of its historical use.

Consider for example this book called The English by an English man.