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Poll: If applicable, which powwow mode would you prefer to attend?
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Thomas Lof
Thomas Lof
Local time: 04:49
English to Dutch
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No pow pow Jan 31, 2025

Pow Pow is only for Trump adepts. By the way: Why use such crypto language?
 
Rachel Waddington
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United Kingdom
Local time: 03:49
Dutch to English
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Pow Wow Jan 31, 2025

I would never attend anything called a Pow Wow

Simon Turner
Tom in London
Maria Laura Curzi
 
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:49
Italian to English
Bow Wow Jan 31, 2025

Rachel Waddington wrote:

I would never attend anything called a Pow Wow


I find it racist and embarrassing.

Rachel Waddington
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Arabic & More
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Jordan
Arabic to English
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Culturally offensive Feb 3, 2025

From Merriam-Webster:

powwow

noun
pow·​wow ˈpau̇-ˌwau̇
1: a ceremony or social gathering of North American Indigenous people
2 offensive : a meeting for discussion

"Use of the word powwow to refer generally to a social get-together or to a meeting for discussion is considered to be an offensive appropriation of a term of great cultural importance to Indigenous Americans."

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From Merriam-Webster:

powwow

noun
pow·​wow ˈpau̇-ˌwau̇
1: a ceremony or social gathering of North American Indigenous people
2 offensive : a meeting for discussion

"Use of the word powwow to refer generally to a social get-together or to a meeting for discussion is considered to be an offensive appropriation of a term of great cultural importance to Indigenous Americans."

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powwow

I believe that Proz should retire its use of this term. After all, this is a site for language professionals, and we should be even more attuned to these nuances than those outside of our sphere. ▲ Collapse


Rachel Waddington
Maria Laura Curzi
 
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 04:49
English to French
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On-topic Feb 3, 2025

With all the previous posts being largely off-topic, I'll take a chance of being on-topic, for a change.

I'd prefer an in-person meeting.

expressisverbis
 
Maria Laura Curzi
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Argentina
Local time: 23:49
English to Spanish
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It takes ages Feb 4, 2025

Arabic & More wrote:

From Merriam-Webster:

powwow

noun
pow·​wow ˈpau̇-ˌwau̇
1: a ceremony or social gathering of North American Indigenous people
2 offensive : a meeting for discussion

"Use of the word powwow to refer generally to a social get-together or to a meeting for discussion is considered to be an offensive appropriation of a term of great cultural importance to Indigenous Americans."

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powwow

I believe that Proz should retire its use of this term. After all, this is a site for language professionals, and we should be even more attuned to these nuances than those outside of our sphere.



Proz still uses the derogatory term “Nigerian Scammer” when even the World Bank and IMF glossaries have changed it.
It seems changes here take time—a long, long time; just look at the development of the new site. So, changing an offensive term from their site will take ages, IMHO.
 


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