[Wikipedia-l] Racialisme

Fri Jan 31 18:23:49 UTC 2003

> Hi,
> 
> It's me who put this in the "racialisme" article.
> The word may be used by 
> quite some people, but I really think that it was
> invented by racist groups 
> and people to justify racism. Links in Google don't
> and can't justify 
> anything.

Hello Yann

*you* think it was invented by racists. Other people
do not think that way.

> And I also redirected the articles about "racisme
> anti-blanc" and "racisme à 
> l'envers" to "racisme". Personnally I don't think
> such articles should be in 
> Wikipedia. I think that it doesn't improve the
> quality and reputation of 
> Wikipedia.
> 
> But if a great number of people think I am wrong,
> then put back these 
> articles.

Thanks. I put them back. However, after some thoughts,
I moved the definition to anti-blanc rather than à
l'envers, for it seems to me that word is more
"famous".

When my kids are big enough to realise that their
fellow children of another color (being in an
international school, there are many colors, and many
nationalities, and you don't MY color) are sometimes
bugged by people, called names, etc...and start to
look for definition of what racisme anti-blanc means,
I will be very happy if there is such a place as
Wikipedia to explain them in proper and honest ways
what it is.

Racisme anti-blanc is not a no-word (I mean : with no
existence). I don't care if it is in the dic or not,
when people use it extensively, it is a word. When
first humans improved communication between each
others, they used words (and others means) which were
not in any dictionary, but they communicated
nonetheless with *these* words.

A language is alive; when a concept needs to be
defined, people need to have a common frame to
communicate, so they create words. Some white people
think racisme against them exist. They call that
racisme anti-blanc, they use that word extensively.
So, that word *exist* in the french language,
academicians are maybe too old or living in the wrong
places.

Where will my kids go to understand what the word
racisme anti-blanc mean ?
In the dic ? noway, it is not there.
Where is it ? On right-wing extremist internet sites.
Do I want my kids to end up on these sites to find out
what that word mean ?
No, I would prefer them to find out on Wikipedia

If you have kids, and if they are starting to surf on
the net, you will understand it is "beneficial" that
this word "is" in Wikipedia Yann.

> However, I do not support the idea to block people
> who write racist articles. 
> It's counter-productive. It's better to correct
> their articles and show them 
> the limit (as defined by the law in France). And
> this as long as they are few 
> and we can correct their articles.
> 
> Regards,
> Yann

The french wikipedia is for ALL people speaking
french. Not only french from France. 

Thanks for giving your viewpoint and listening to mine

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