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  • AnIndefiniteArticle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    115·
    3 days ago

    The I and the Y serve the same phonetic function.

    Then they slapped on an “e” to make it feminine. Standard French grammar.

    It’s still racist even if it’s feminine.

    • Skua@kbin.earth
      11·
      3 days ago

      Here’s French wikipedia calling the mythological figure “Ariane” with no D https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_(mythologie)

      “Aryan” in French is “aryenne”, it has a different vowel

      France had plenty of pre-WWII rocket scientists, like:

      • Yves Le Prieur, who developed anti-balloon rockets in WWI
      • Robert Esnault-Pelterie, who pioneered the use of joystick controls and founded an award for advances in space travel
      • Louis Damblanc, who built the first ever multi-stage rocket

      What France did not have was a counterpart to Operation Paperclip like Britain and the Soviet Union did

      And lastly, the guy that picked the name was a devoted supporter of Charles de Gaulle

      This criticism does not hold up any scrutiny whatsoever

    • macniel@feddit.orgEnglish
      10·
      3 days ago

      No it really doesn’t.

      Aryan (/ˈɛəriən/)

      Vs

      Ariane (/ɑːriˈɑːnə/)

      How does the I and y serve the same phonetic function?

      And now it’s not just Nazi but racist as well? Get out of here.