Monday, July 25, 2022

Myanmar or Burma?

 https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-burma-different-names-explained-8af64e33cf89c565b074eec9cbe22b72

Kayan women

After reading this article, I'm sticking with Burma. 

"For generations, the country was called Burma, after the dominant Burman ethnic group. But in 1989, one year after the ruling junta brutally suppressed a pro-democracy uprising, military leaders suddenly changed its name to Myanmar."

#FB00445

Fun with Photoshop (Clay Jones)

I like Clay (and he knows that), so any misconstrued intent or misinterpretation is just that. This was an unintentional and accidental pair...