Need ideas for the Poly

[vanryan]

My family will be staying at the Poy for 10 days in April. Any suggestions on what to do at the resort? I heard something about a water palyground? We have 3 kids 6,4 and an infant.

 

[Pioneer Hall]

Polynesian...not poly

Just so everyone knows...

Poly is a slang term in the Polynesian language. It is some kind of insult in the language.

 

[The Mom]

Re: Polynesian...not poly

Originally posted by DisneyInsider
Just so everyone knows...

Poly is a slang term in the Polynesian language. It is some kind of insult in the language.

:veryconfu Please clarify! I know some Polynesians,and none ever mentioned it...but of course, there are many islands, with many languages...hence the name Poly= many Which language are you referring to? Or is this another case of someone taking exception to a name introduced from the outside, and then being used in an insulting way...Indian for Native American, for example. I'm not saying they don't have a right to take umbrage, just that it wasn't in their language originally.

 

[Pioneer Hall]

On WDWig.com under the Polynesian's FAQ it says that Poly is not a good term to use because it is an insult.

Here is what is says...

Can I just call it the Poly for short?

You shouldn't. In the Polynesian islands, the term "Poly" is actually a racial slur, and considered offensive to many people.

 

[TURKEY]

They said something to all of us CP's going through traditions. I also took a hospitality management course. In it we talked about gestures and other words and phrases that are offensive to some but not to others. We had a book (I think it was called Gestures...???). In the book, it said something about using poly.

 

[Seano846]

Originally posted by DisneyInsider
On WDWig.com under the Polynesian's FAQ it says that Poly is not a good term to use because it is an insult.

Here is what is says...

Can I just call it the Poly for short?

You shouldn't. In the Polynesian islands, the term "Poly" is actually a racial slur, and considered offensive to many people.

WHO CARES, I Stay at the POLY every year, I am going to stay at the POLY again this year, I love the freakin POLY and recommend the POLY to everyone who I know will be going to WDW. The POLY rules!

 

[markymark]

Isn't it the name of a parrott?

 

[The Mom]

Thank you for the clarification. So it isn't as if the word sounds the same as a Polynesian word for , say, genitals, but is offensive because it is (allegedly) used to identify a certain group of people in a demeaning way? Kind of like people calling my daughter preppie? Or referring to me as a soccer mom?