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  • I have read that article before. I agree with what it says. The name within itself makes an uncomfortable association that can possibly influence people into looking at the UAE in a positive light. If this chocolate was given an ethnically derived name, instead of being named after a city, people probably wouldn’t notice it. Being named after the city is makes the association so bad in my opinion. Most Westerners have a narrow minded understanding of the country where they forget it is a country. Dubai is just a single city. Being by association, connected to all this, makes me ashamed that someone of my ethnicity willing chose to work within whatever confines allowed for their participation. This isn’t a place many non-Emirates can freely travel to without something possibly putting their safety and dignity at risk as a Human.

    EDIT: I should clarify that my criticism is all with the government.

















  • hopesdead@startrek.websitetoScience Memes@mander.xyzwhat?
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    21 days ago

    Star Trek: Voyager has a specific answer to this question.

    EDIT: To anyone unfamiliar with Star Trek, this episode of Voyager is “Distant Origin” (season 3 episode 23). In the episode, a species named Voth, encounter the remains of a Provisional Ensign Hogan who had died back in “Basics, Part II” (season 3 episode 1). Among a slim minority of the Voth science community is what is known as the Distant Origin Theory which suggest the species came from a far away place, which goes against The Doctrine, a narrow minded belief that Voth have always lived in the part of the galaxy they are currently located. During the episode it is determined that Voth and Humans share related DNA, which is later hypothesized to mean dinosaurs on Earth evolved to a point which they left the planet to live elsewhere.