Refugee vs. Evacuee

Here is another dumb little thing that these people are blowing out of proportion! I really wish they would research the Dictionary:
ref·u·gee [rèffyə j]
(plural ref·u·gees)
n
somebody seeking a safe place: somebody who is seeking or taking refuge, especially from war or persecution, by going to a foreign country (often used before a noun)

e·vac·u·ee
e·vac·u·ee [i vàkyoo ]
(plural e·vac·u·ees)
n
somebody moved to safety: somebody who is removed from a place of danger and sent somewhere safer, especially during a war

Now, by the claim of those on the media...the residents of New Orleans are NOT being moved to safety...so you tell me, are they Refugees or Evacuees! Why do people want to find any and every possible means to be offended?

[Early 20th century. Anglicization of French évacué , from the past participle of évacuer “to cease to occupy,” from Latin evacuare (see evacuate).]
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