Talk:Ophelia Paquet

We need to better describe people

The word "Indian' is not a workable or reasonable word for anyone except those connected in some way to the country India. Tillamook is a good description on its own. So I have gone to using that. "miscegenation" literally means "bad breeding". It is a racist word, and should not be used. Those of us who are Euro-Americans with white spouses highly object to the word, as would people in other inter-racial relations who understand its meaning. Beyond that, the word was invented in 1864 by Democrats trying to smear Lincoln and his Republican associates as supporters of the practice. Their goal in doing so was to win the election, cease the civil war, and allow for some survival of race based slavery. The origin of the word is also steeped in racism. We should not use it. "Caucasian" is another word we should not use. Except when refering to people fron Dagestan, Ingusetia and other places actually in the Caucuses. It is based on the discedited notions of three primary races, and on the false notion that those of the Caucuses are the "purest" form of one of these races. I am not sure I can even safely list the other two terms that it is paired with, but it is a term that should have no place in a modern encyclopedia.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:16, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

This article needs more sources

Is this meant to be a biogrpahy? Mrs. Paquet was 55 when the case was heard. This article is about the case, yet it says almost nothing about the case. It is really a soapbox trying to support an essay on the meaning and purpose and effect of anti-inter-racial marriage laws. It does not do that well, and mainly gives a headache at its inadequacy. It is also not clear why we are quoting the law instead of summarizing it.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:26, 8 June 2023 (UTC)