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concertigrossi) wrote2010-01-08 02:53 pm
concertigrossi) wrote2010-01-08 02:53 pm
Communique from Overeducated Pedants Anonymous
Ok, Avatar fandom, let's talk.
Norm is not a xenoanthropologist.
He could be a xenologist. A xenobiologist. A xenobotanist. A xenosociologist. A sophontologist.
However, he categorically canNOT be a xenoanthropologist if he is studying the Na'vi. Why? Look at the root word: "anthro"is from the Greek "anthropos," meaning "human."
Example:
A misogynist hates women.
A misandrist hates men.
A misanthrope hates all humans.
So if he were studying a human colony on a far-off world with a distinct culture, he would be a xenoanthropologist.
But he's not. Don't feel bad, the scriptwriters got it wrong, too.
I'm going to lose this fight, aren't I.
Norm is not a xenoanthropologist.
He could be a xenologist. A xenobiologist. A xenobotanist. A xenosociologist. A sophontologist.
However, he categorically canNOT be a xenoanthropologist if he is studying the Na'vi. Why? Look at the root word: "anthro"is from the Greek "anthropos," meaning "human."
Example:
A misogynist hates women.
A misandrist hates men.
A misanthrope hates all humans.
So if he were studying a human colony on a far-off world with a distinct culture, he would be a xenoanthropologist.
But he's not. Don't feel bad, the scriptwriters got it wrong, too.
I'm going to lose this fight, aren't I.
no subject
You, me and Mr. Webster. :)