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Serious question, how is she “-American”, she lived and worked in the States in the later part of her life, but her roots aren’t American?
by djoletina 3y ago
Serious question, how is she “-American”, she lived and worked in the States in the later part of her life, but her roots aren’t American?
- hackyhacky 3y agoShe became a US citizen in 1953. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr
- djoletina 3y agoShe got US citizenship, this doesn’t/shouldn’t make her an Austrian-American actress since that implies that she has American roots.
- hackyhacky 3y agoYou're entitled to your opinion, but the use of the "-American" suffix here is consistent with how it is often used for immigrants, e.g. a Chinese person who immigrates to the US could be described as Chinese-American. Or just American. The demonym can reflect both ethnicity and citizenship. Identity is complicated. Moreover, I don't even know what you mean by "roots." The US is a country of immigrants. What qualifies as having "American roots" in your view?
- djoletina 3y agoI mean might be wrong to ask this question in a US based forum as you’re mostly going to be biased, but the reality is she is an Austrian that lived in the US. I feel like the hyphen changes her identity which she might not have agreed with. Well you used a word that is crucial imho, roots, means where you come from, origins. I feel like I tend to have libertarian views regarding choosing your identity, which includes calling yourself American, Austrian or whatever, ultimately it’s you that should make this decision. But just adding hyphens to people with historical significance that decided to move to a country that at the time gave them an economic incentive by having the best market feels dirty. Especially considering that most other countries don’t do this.
- hackyhacky 3y agoSo in your view, you're qualified to tell us Hedy's preferred demonym, but Wikipedia is not?
- djoletina 3y agoWhere did I do that? I asked how is she -American in my OP.
- hackyhacky 3y ago> I feel like the hyphen changes her identity which she might not have agreed with. Emphasis mine. Sure sounds like you're speaking on behalf of Hedy.
- djoletina 3y agoThis is a forum and I’ve brought this up as a topic for conversation, I’m expressing my opinion. It’s a normal use of a forum. And also, it sounds nothing like I’m doing that. “I feel” and “might not” are definitely signs that I’m not claiming anything just discussing the topic.
- c0pium 3y agoYou think that she became an American citizen and referred to herself as an American actress but didn’t think of herself as an American? The part we’re adding to how she described herself is Austrian, not American.
- djoletina 3y agoSources please, I’m genuinely curious.
- medler 3y agoCalling someone X-American implies that they are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, which she was.
- djoletina 3y agoIf someone has three citizenships, what then?
- hackyhacky 3y agoGreat question. If a person has three citizenships, then they have three citizenships.
- medler 3y agoShe lived in the US for over 60 years.
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