From: Peter Metcalfe (P.Metcalfe@student.canterbury.ac.nz)
Date: Mon 22 Jan 1996 - 05:03:51 EET
Martin Crim:
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In an excellent article wrote:
>The Brithini called these people the Apes (meaning both that they
>were deemed sub-human by the Brithini and that they "aped" the
>Brithini). They were thus higher than the normal run of
>humanity, whom the Brithini called "jumped-up monkey hsunchen."
I can appreciate the intent but I feel these concepts are somwhat
As for the Lesser Logicals 'apeing' the Brithini way, I'm uncertain
misnamed. 'jumped-up monkey hsunchen' sounds too modern and slangy
for a Brithini sneer whereas simply calling the normal run of humanity
'Hsunchen' would be far more appropiate IMO.
if the Brithini had much contact with monkeys or apes for the slur
to arise. Perhaps it might be that the Brithini viewed the lesser
logicals as 'Domesticated Hsunchen' or even 'Farm Hsunchen'?
- --Peter Metcalfe
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