Bosniaks, Bosniacs, and Conservative Maniacs
I was watching Fox News last night–I was feeling guilty about watching so much MSNBC, alright!–I noticed some blustering idiot making fun of Biden for calling the people of Bosnia “Bosniaks” or “Bosniacs.”
Before making fun of him, perhaps they should check something like the Oxford English Dictionary which includes “Bosniacs” as an acceptable alternative to “Bosnians.” Or hell, just Google either “Bosniaks” or “Bosniacs” and notice how many Bosnian organizations self-proclaim as Bosniak organizations.
Either these people haven’t done their research, or they are full of shit, or both. I vote for the last option.
I’ve noticed a lot of people are unfamiliar with the term and even more unfamiliar with the fact that Bosniaks are muslim. I was really impressed by Biden’s use of the term Bosniak, but it probably just lost him more votes. sigh.