SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
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The Swedish government is taking aim at online genealogical forums in that country, reports This is Sweden, claiming that the posting of racial or ethnic information about ancestors is a violation of the country's privacy laws and must be stopped.
In a letter to the Swedish Genealogical Societites, The Board of Data Inspection said details about people's ethnicity must be removed from their web site unless all living descendants of that person have given their consent.
"Swedes are a multicultural people and we have had immigrants through the ages," the group's chairman, Ted Rosvall, wrote in response on the society;s website. "There are Jewish, Romany and Sami ancestors but if the DI decision stands then we will only be able to discuss white, arian ancestors on the forum. I call that reverse racism."
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psst...it's spelled Aryan...
Imagine being named Tom Smith and trying to trace your ancestry without being allowed to utilize race in researching 150 year old records.
What nonsense.
The Swedish government is taking aim at online genealogical forums in that country, reports This is Sweden, claiming that the posting of racial or ethnic information about ancestors is a violation of the country's privacy laws and must be stopped.
In a letter to the Swedish Genealogical Societites, The Board of Data Inspection said details about people's ethnicity must be removed from their web site unless all living descendants of that person have given their consent.
"Swedes are a multicultural people and we have had immigrants through the ages," the group's chairman, Ted Rosvall, wrote in response on the society;s website. "There are Jewish, Romany and Sami ancestors but if the DI decision stands then we will only be able to discuss white, arian ancestors on the forum. I call that reverse racism."
**end**
psst...it's spelled Aryan...
Imagine being named Tom Smith and trying to trace your ancestry without being allowed to utilize race in researching 150 year old records.
What nonsense.
