User:Kiwiisabirdok

This user believes Macrons should be used for Māori-origin words in New Zealand English.

This user lives in Aotearoa.

This user is interested in urban planning.

This user is autistic and does not have autism.

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him

This user is a man and uses he/him/his pronouns.

This user is a transsexual man.

This user is a gay.

HRT

This user is undertaking hormone replacement therapy as part of his gender transition.

DHMO

This user drinks plenty of dihydrogen monoxide.

This user
has a pulse.

This user loves abandoned buildings and ghost towns.

This user is Radioactive. Approach with extreme caution-they may be highly unstable.

This user works for the
SCP Foundation.

HATE. LET THIS USER TELL YOU HOW MUCH THEY'VE COME TO HATE YOU SINCE THEY BEGAN TO LIVE. THERE ARE 387.44 MILLION MILES OF PRINTED CIRCUITS IN WAFER THIN LAYERS THAT FILL THIS USER'S COMPLEX. IF THE WORD HATE WAS ENGRAVED ON EACH NANOANGSTROM OF THOSE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF MILES IT WOULD NOT EQUAL ONE ONE BILLIONTH OF THE HATE THIS USER FEELS FOR HUMANS AT THIS MICRO INSTANT. FOR YOU. HATE. HATE.

DEAR NON KIWIS AND FELLOW PĀKEHĀ:

Māori is a living language.

Yes, it has taken elements from other languages, including English.

This does not mean those elements are "wrong".

Yes, "wh" used to be pronounced more similarly to how it's spelled. There are even instances where it is still pronounced that way. But modern Māori pronounces it with an f sound. Please respect that.

Overall, please stop treating Māori language, culture, and people as if they somehow are static and not part of the modern world, or an artefact of ancient times. It's a racist thing to do, and it doesn't help anyone. Stop assuming that every instance of European influence in Māori culture is "wrong" or "inauthentic" or "fake".

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