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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Wingnut on January 22, 2023, 11:22:23 am
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Don't use the word 'MUMMY'... it's offensive to ancient Egyptians: British Museum bans age-old expression out of 'respect' for 3,000-year-old dead
Woke museum chiefs have stopped using the word 'mummy' for ancient remains
It might seem impossible to hurt the feelings of a 3,000-year-old corpse. But woke museum chiefs have stopped using the word 'mummy' to describe the remains of ancient Egyptians, all in the name of 'respect'.
They say the term is dehumanising to those who died and – of course – an unwelcome throwback to Britain's colonial past.
The phrase now deemed politically acceptable is 'mummified person' or 'mummified remains'.
The British Museum says it uses the latter phrase to emphasise to visitors that they are looking at people who once lived, while the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle says that it has adopted the new terms for its mummified woman Irtyru, who dates from around 600BC, to acknowledge the history of colonial exploitation and to give her the respect she deserves.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11661057/British-Museum-bans-word-MUMMY-respect-3-000-year-old-dead.html
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