In the introduction thread, shanloui commented:

shanloui Wrote:i'd just like to remind you that there are non-bisaya members here.. .. so, for the sake of inclusiveness, we might as well use either english or filipino.. by the way, i'm jordan..

I replied that Filipino is exclusive too, and he asked:

shanloui Wrote:filipino? exclusive? but how? whatever caused you to loathe our national language is beyond my comprehension..

So here's my answer: Filipino is exclusive because it excludes those who do not speak it from being considered as "Filipinos" (in the cultural sense). One's being Filipino is not to be measured by his ability to speak the Filipino language.

Filipino is exclusive because Tagalogs make it so.
Kala lang ang agi.

this might be a very long discussion... i better not comment on this.

oppppps... i just gave a comment. sorry.

This could be a long issue indeed.

it is indeed.just look at the other thread....hehehe.

This thread: http://eduphil.org/showthread.php?tid=26

Yeah, that issue has been there for a loooong time already. Actually, i find these sorts of issue too troublesome to discuss.