Talk:Hun (disambiguation)

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I re-wrote the entire page today. Here is the list of substantive changes:

  • Removed the line: "Гунны (от греч. Hunnoi, лат. Chunni, Hunni) — кочевой народ,". This is neither a complete sentence nor belongs in the English language wikipedia.
  • Removed the line: "The Hun is the nickname of Bill Schmeling, a Portland, Oregon based, homoerotic, homomasculine fetish artist." There is no article on Bill Schmeling and no citation -- until proven otherwise, this fails WP:BIO.
  • Actually re-added the use of the term as a pejorative in football. This has come up enough that I think it should be added, and this can be done without having to stoop to "TEH FC RANGERS IS HUNS" or the like.
  • Grouped together the uses of Hun as a pejorative.

[edit] Football

I'm certainly no fan of the sport, so I'll state right here that I have no stake in the rivalry under examination here. I've heard these football rivalries can be rather fierce. The use of Hun as a pejorative is not so interesting as to merit its own article, but it is useful knowledge: a person hearing "Hun" today would have no idea what any person alive today might have to do with 1500-year old nomads. But, the same could be said of the Goths (see Goth subculture) or the Vandals (see Vandalism). So, it's important to note how the word is used today, if indeed that usage is widespread enough to be noteworthy. It was used in World War I and World War II; it's apparently used today in reference to British protestants, and it is most certainly used by one group of fans (a very large and vocal group of fans) in reference to another. No? Korossyl 20:58, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Religion

AS FAR as I know, "hun" does not have sectarian or religious roots. I would, therefore, considering the reference to it being a derogatory term for Protestants. MetricMilitia 19:48, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure you wrote completely what you meant. Could you explain that again? Korossyl 07:34, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

MY APOLOGIES, I meant I would therefore consider deleting the reference to it being a derogatory term for Protestants. MetricMilitia 21:19, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Being from Northern Ireland myself, I can assure you that this is most definately a common pejorative. --Mal 05:05, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

RELATING TO football, rather than religion. MetricMilitia 21:12, 26 June 2007 (UTC)