« Mi-laine, mi-coton » : sommes-nous tous schizo ?

(French version only)

Face aux natifs sédentarisés qui peuvent bénéficier d’une appellation sans équivoque (et tout de même hiérarchisante) telle que « pure souche » en français, ou encore, « pure laine » en français québécois, qu’offre donc la langue française pour désigner les personnes plutôt «mobiles» lorsqu’elles mettent en pratique ou revendiquent plusieurs propriétés identitaires ? Moitié hybride, moitié composite, difficile de se sentir «faux» face aux «vrais de vrais», difficile de se définir « impur » face aux «purs»…

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