Museums in the United Kingdom They have stopped using the word “mummy” because they consider it offensivebecause they assert that it is an inhumane term and say that in this way one can distance oneself from colonialism.
right Now, You’ll use the phrase “mummified remains.” or “mummies” to refer to these archaeological remains.
This change was proposed by a series of cultural institutions in Great Britain, promoted by the British Museum, which They will seek to eliminate the term, which they consider offensive to the ancient Egyptians.
Museums that want to delete the term “mummy” confirm this It is associated with curses and legendsbecause in the movies they were shown as monsters and evil beings that could wipe out humanity.
This was through a statement in which the museums made it clear The term “mummy” is not abused, but it has a dehumanizing effect Therefore, they proposed a more “humane” term, stating that the right thing to do was to call them a “mummified person”, and that if the name of the mummified person was known, it could be called by someone who was alive.
also Suggest using the terms “mummified man, woman, boy or girl”because they announce that they are finally talking about dead people, not things.
they made it clear, At least the British Museum won’t ban the word “mummy” Well, they use it in some of their galleries, but when they show new exhibits on these archaeological remains, they’ll refer to them as “mummified people.”
From literature and cinema, the word “mummy”Now associated with monsters and curses Far from the transcendent aspirations that the Egyptians sought in their funeral rituals.
According to the Mexican-Spanish dictionary, the word mummy defines the word “mummy” as “A corpse that has been dissected naturally or by embalming without decomposition“.
This opened a debate between museums in the UK and museums in other countries.
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