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Should the name be changed to "Bushmen"?

In the first chapter of Small Places, Large Issues, Eriksen notes, albeit parenthetically:

(By the way, the Bushmen are sometimes spoken of as the San, since the term Bushmen is by some considered vaguely racist. However, since ‘San’ is a pejorative term used by the neighbouring Khoikhoi, the term Bushmen is again in common use; see Barnard 2007.)

What is the current rationale for keeping the article's current name? Regards, Lunaroxas (talk) 23:12, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Take a look at the archives. This has been discussed numerous times in the past. Greenman (talk) 09:01, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Monogamy

User:Greenman please explain why you prefer a random and inaccessible website to an Oxford University Press book. Will you revert me also if I add Human Relations Area Files as a source, which I intended to do? Doug Weller talk 10:54, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Did you not notice it is a travel site selling tours?[1]. Doug Weller talk 11:06, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Doug Weller: Apologies, I seem to have got things mixed up, perhaps because your edit was made at the same time as mine. I've restored your source, but the text appeared incomplete. If your edit intended to say that "95% of San are monogamous", it should be clear the date that this refers to, so for now I've left it as 'most'. Greenman (talk) 13:53, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Greenman No problem now. I'll look at it tomorrow, too busy today. Doug Weller talk 14:01, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]