[Wikipedia-l] non-constructive

[Ray Saintonge]

Andre Engels wrote:

>I would like to write some stub article on the Aryan invasion in India
>(ca. 1700 BC). However, when I get to the Wikipedia page on 'Aryan', I read
>"[The term Aryan] can no longer be used in any constructive way."
>
>So what am I to do now?
>1. Make up some new word to describe the concept,
>2. Just delete that text from the page,
>3. Just write my own piece as if this text is not there?
>
Nobody should be held linguistically captive to a group that has chosen 
to misuse or abuse a term for its own politcal ends.  Allowing that long 
after that group has been otherwise defeated gives it a victory of 
sorts.  It means that they have been allowed to set the agenda for a 
language.

Eclecticology