# At least she's pretty

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-shes-pretty/416944>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 26, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-shes-pretty/416944 "2007-08-26T00:06:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-shes-pretty/416944/121 "2007-08-28T19:42:25Z")

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To clarify… I see no reason why anyone should be “offended” when someone uses the word “America” to refer to the U.S., but I AM impressed when someone bothers to be more accurate.

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**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-shes-pretty/416944/122 "2007-08-28T19:42:28Z")

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I think referring to people as North Americans, or Central Americans or South Americans is fine but what do you think when I say “Mexican Americans?” Are we supposed to start saying “US Mexican Americans” now?

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-shes-pretty/416944/123 "2007-08-28T21:52:50Z")

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And what about illigals? Are they “non-US Americans”?

BTW, she looked hotter still in the 2nd video clip in the swimsuit.

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**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-shes-pretty/416944/124 "2007-08-29T00:28:39Z")

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> **cmyk** said:  
> Or, she’ll marry some rich guy who needs a trophy and have it made for a while while she nips, tucks, injects, implants, removes, folds, and sucks out her signs of aging.

I know this is a late response so I apologize if someone’s already said it, but Joe Hardy’s soon to be single again.

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