Talk:Americentrism
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What is meant by "America" here?
Why is there a special page for American ethnocentrism? "Americentrism" is not a word; this article should be under ethnocentrism. I'm surprised a page like this is considered NPOV. -- Goatasaur
- I wondered the same thing when I saw the page on Jewish ethnocentrism; I'd been assuming that ethnocentrism was a fairly straightforward subject, regardless of the ethnicity on which it centers. Apparently, however, we seem to be going the route of detailed study of each specific instance of ethnocentrism. If that is indeed the case, I probably should think about preparing an article on Brecqhou ethnocentrism, regarding which there is a substantial amount of material. -- Hephaestos 02:50 Feb 27, 2003 (UTC)
- You're preaching to the choir here. If I were so bold I would try to meld all the splintered ethnocentrism articles into one big whopping article. I don't understand the need to define specific instances of ethnocentrism, because they all have the same "symptoms". -- Goatasaur
Google search came up with 43 hits...
Perhaps, what you mean is: specialized info about american ethnocentrism should find a place on the ethnocentrism article? -豎眩
- That's exactly what I mean. You should be aware that 43 hits on Google is a pretty piddly amount. A Google search on my name yielded 21 hits. :) -- Goatasaur
Considering the discussion going on over at List of United States people, this article obviously means the feeling of superiority by all people of the Western Hemisphere. -- Zoe
On redirection to ethnocentrism]...
Oh, I come here to find most of what I was about to say is already said.
- The entry was not much more than a dictionary definition, not encyclopedic.
- The entry doesn't say much more than "Americentrism = American Ethnocentrism", hence it is covered (and can be expanded on) in ethnocentrism.
- Internet searches show that this "word" isn't used in any sort of meaningful way, nor is there any agreed meaning.
- You are right that the entry right now is not much more than a dictionary definition. But there is a lot to be said on this topic, and not just what can be covered in the ethnocentrism article. I came to the discussion page to see what other users thought of what I wanted to add to the article, and instead uncovered a secret deletion plot. CyborgTosser 17:42, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Secret? How is it secret? Clearly almost everyone is in agreement here. This article should be deleted, not because the page doesnt deserve to exist, but because the content is seriously lacking in...well...content. Whatever can be salvaged from this article should be added to Ethnocentrism with a dead link to Americentrism or maybe something less madeup like "American Centralism" (frankly I could care less about the name as long as it remains NPOV) until actual, quality content is added by someone. Hope I dont sound too much like an S.O.B. freestylefrappe 23:41, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] NPOV tag
I have tagged the article as POV because as currently written, it seems to label all Americans as ethnocentric, which of course many Americans would dispute. I'm not sure whether someone wants to claim that some people think all Americans are ethnocentric, or if they want to claim that some Americans are ethnocentric, so I'm reluctant to try to fix the article myself. -- Beland 09:57, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
