[FRIAM] wackos

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OK. Well, *I* don't use it as a term for *other*. I count myself among the wackos. Any reflective misfit will count themselves that way. I ask myself on at least a daily basis whether or not I'm the crazy one. This reflective *awkwardness* is even a theme in most modern comedies. To think "wacko" is a synonym for "the other" misses a HUGE part of popular culture. So, I can't help but wonder who, here, is guilty of "ethnocentrism"? Perhaps it's those who think they understand a culture they don't understand? >8^D

On 12/1/20 4:21 PM, Prof David West wrote:
> I do not take wacko literally — that was my point about the psychiatrist.
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> I do think that wacko is a synonym for "THEM," hence my focus on aliens and cultures.
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> Have to affirm my ** observation/opinion ** vis-a-vis ethnocentrism. Happy to defend that position but doubt interest.


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