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Add more checks relating to indigenous peoples
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Closes GH-94.

Reviewed-by: Titus Wormer <[email protected]>
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smokris authored and wooorm committed Jan 9, 2020
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- red indians
- redskins
- type: simple
inconsiderate:
- animal spirit
- dream catcher
- spirit animal
- totem
note: Avoid using terms that oversimplify the complex and varied beliefs of indigenous religions.
source:
- https://www.worldreligionnews.com/opinion/spirit-animal-not-joke-oppression
- https://www.spiralnature.com/spirituality/spirit-animal-cultural-appropriation
considerate:
- favorite
- inspiration
- personal interest
- personality type
- type: simple
inconsiderate:
- long time no hear
- long time no see
note: Avoid using phrases that implicitly mock people with limited knowledge of the English language.
source: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/03/09/288300303/who-first-said-long-time-no-see-and-in-which-language
considerate:
- I haven’t seen you in a long time
- it’s been a long time
- type: simple
inconsiderate:
- Indian country
note: Avoid using phrases referring to the genocidal United States “Indian Removal” laws.
source:
- https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/off-the-reservation-a-teachable-moment-nW1d7U0JRkOszhtg8N1V1A/
considerate:
- enemy territory
- type: simple
inconsiderate:
- jump the reservation
- off reserve
- off the reservation
note: Avoid using phrases referring to the genocidal United States “Indian Removal” laws.
source:
- http://blog.nativepartnership.org/off-the-reservation/
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/off-the-reservation-is-a-phrase-with-a-dark-past-1462552837
- https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/06/29/326690947/should-saying-someone-is-off-the-reservation-be-off-limits
- https://nowtoronto.com/news/native-references-and-terms-that-are-offensive-to-indigenous-people/
considerate:
- disobey
- endure
- object to
- oppose
- resist
- type: simple
inconsiderate:
- circle the wagons
- on the warpath
note: Avoid using phrases referring to colonial stereotypes regarding Native Americans.
source:
- https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/circle+the+wagons
- https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/go+on+the+warpath
considerate:
- defend
- type: simple
inconsiderate:
- too many chiefs
note: Avoid using phrases referring to colonial stereotypes regarding Native Americans.
source:
- https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/too+many+chiefs+and+not+enough+Indians
considerate:
- too many chefs in the kitchen
- too many cooks spoil the broth
- type: simple
inconsiderate:
- natives are restless
- natives are becoming restless
- natives are getting restless
- natives are growing restless
note: Avoid using phrases referring to colonial stereotypes regarding indigenous peoples.
source:
- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheNativesAreRestless
considerate:
- dissatisfied
- frustrated
- type: simple
inconsiderate:
- pow wow
- powwow
note: Avoid casually using this term, which refers to traditional indigenous celebration ceremonies that were banned by genocidal laws in the United States and Canada — Native people died fighting for this right.
source:
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1203507070772793345
- http://nativeappropriations.com/2012/09/paul-frank-offends-every-native-person-on-the-planet-with-fashion-night-out-dream-catchin-pow-wow.html
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/powwow
- https://nowtoronto.com/news/native-references-and-terms-that-are-offensive-to-indigenous-people/
considerate:
- conference
- gathering
- meeting
- type: simple
note: Avoid using phrases referring to colonial stereotypes regarding Native Americans.
considerate:
- go back on one's offer
- go back on ones offer
inconsiderate:
- indian give
- indian giver
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- sand niggers
- towel heads
- type: simple
note: Whenever possible , always try to be gender inclusive.
note: Whenever possible, try to be gender inclusive.
considerate:
- Latinx
inconsiderate:
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- spade
- type: simple
source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people#cite_ref-80
note: Gypsy is insensitive, use Roma or Romani. They're not Egyptian as their name suggests.
note: Gypsy is insensitive, use Roma or Romani. Theyre not Egyptian as the name suggests.
considerate:
- Nomad
- Traveler
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inconsiderate:
- tribe
- type: simple
note: Avoid using terms that make some groups sound inferior. Replace "sophisticated" with a neutral term such as "complex"
note: Avoid using terms that make some groups sound inferior. Replace sophisticated with a neutral term such as complex
considerate:
- complex culture
inconsiderate:
- sophisticated culture
- type: simple
note: Avoid using terms that make some groups sound inferior. Replace "sophisticated" with a neutral term such as "complex"
note: Avoid using terms that make some groups sound inferior. Replace sophisticated with a neutral term such as complex
considerate:
- complex technology
inconsiderate:
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| `ghetto` | [simple](#simple) | `ghetto` | `projects`, `urban` |
| `redskin` | [simple](#simple) | `red indian`, `pocahontas`, `redskin` | `Native American` |
| `redskins` | [simple](#simple) | `red indians`, `redskins` | `Native American People` |
| `indian-give` | [simple](#simple) | `indian give`, `indian giver` | `go back on one's offer` |
| `totem` | [simple](#simple) | `animal spirit`, `dream catcher`, `spirit animal`, `totem` | `favorite`, `inspiration`, `personal interest`, `personality type` |
| `long-time-no-see` | [simple](#simple) | `long time no hear`, `long time no see` | `I haven’t seen you in a long time`, `it’s been a long time` |
| `indian-country` | [simple](#simple) | `Indian country` | `enemy territory` |
| `off-reserve` | [simple](#simple) | `jump the reservation`, `off reserve`, `off the reservation` | `disobey`, `endure`, `object to`, `oppose`, `resist` |
| `on-the-warpath` | [simple](#simple) | `circle the wagons`, `on the warpath` | `defend` |
| `too-many-chiefs` | [simple](#simple) | `too many chiefs` | `too many chefs in the kitchen`, `too many cooks spoil the broth` |
| `natives-are-restless` | [simple](#simple) | `natives are restless`, `natives are becoming restless`, `natives are getting restless`, `natives are growing restless` | `dissatisfied`, `frustrated` |
| `powwow` | [simple](#simple) | `pow wow`, `powwow` | `conference`, `gathering`, `meeting` |
| `indian-give` | [simple](#simple) | `indian give`, `indian giver` | `go back on one’s offer` |
| `pinoys` | [simple](#simple) | `pinoys`, `pinays` | `Filipinos`, `Filipino people` |
| `towel-heads` | [simple](#simple) | `sand niggers`, `towel heads` | `Arabs`, `Middle Eastern People` |
| `latino` | [simple](#simple) | `latino`, `latina`, `mexican` | `Latinx` |
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