When diluted, are they still aborigines? <native american indians are aborigines ? say that in public, and u'll hear some loud noises. >
Cobalt Blue would then rate as an aboriginal. Any beef with that CB? Or do you feel denigrated? [Heh, heh, to coin a phrase - some politician got in trouble in the USA for using the word denigration, being accused of being racist].
Does the word aboriginal have some derogatory implication? It's a great idea to be a NZ aboriginal now because of the racial advantages one can get - taxpayers fund all sorts of racial advantages for Maoris now, from easy medical school entry, special political representation, extra school funding [teachers get more money for Maori pupils] to special consultation by government. It's all gain and no loss to be Maori [they are the Master Race in New Zealand, like the Europeans in South Africa's apartheid days and the Aryans in Nazi Germany].
Fortunately, thanks to the predilection of young people to jump the fence, ignoring any parental concerns [of which there aren't many in NZ], the mixture is so great, there's no way to make a real division.
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