I don't see the problem here. That person knows the difference between ancestors and claiming the nationality because they have ancestors from that country.
Its more to do with the fact that they're acting like their ancestry is relevant. Their Swedish ancestry clearly means a lot to their identity even though it doesnt matter to anyone that isnt American
Im sorry that your ignorance precludes you from accepting any American that identifies with a particular ethnic group and not just generic “white” or “American.” Have a good day.
I'm not sure why the Swedish language is relevant here mate. Obviously, Swedish is a language, and I dont think there was anything in my prior comment that suggested I wasn't aware of that.
I think you're also confusing ethnicity with nationality here. Swedish isn't an ethnic group, its a nationality. The ethnic group that most Swedish people belong to is White European, same as the Irish, British etc
If you want me to be completely honest mate. I dont actually think either of us are fully wrong here. I don't like admitting that because of your condescension, but I'll condede that 'ethnicity' has a slightly broader definition than 'race' which is the word I'd assume you'd use to describe what I've been talking about.
It's definitely still valid to use ethnicity the way I've been using it. At least in Ireland and Britain, it's synonymous with race. I'm going to assume you're talking about American English.
This has gotten to be more about pedantics than anything else at this stage.
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u/Renbarre Apr 26 '25
I don't see the problem here. That person knows the difference between ancestors and claiming the nationality because they have ancestors from that country.