Current Events > LOLat people who actually think Natives are offended by Trump's pocahontas dig

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I'm almost positive I'm the only person here who's ever lived on the rez, worked at a native casino, and went to school growing up where almost 30% of the kids were native. Natives LOVE to mock people who claim they are part Native (Cherokee seems to be the favorite to claim). People always coming up to them at parties in high school "hurr durr actually I"m 1/5 cherokee" and then they get questioned, exposed, and laughed at. You guys need to quit being offended on behalf of other people, for real it's embarrassing.

btw the vast majority of natives still hate Trump because of the pipeline, focus your efforts there instead instead of screaming slur lol, this is why no one takes you guys seriously
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mario2000 posted...

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Yeah that's why they didn't laugh and just stood there silently
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People can have a problem with what Trump said without necessarily being offended by it. It's pretty dumb to insinuate that another politician only got their role by pretending to be native american.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/native-americans-respond-to-trumps-pocahontas-comment/

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) was quick to condemn Mr. Trump for using a slur against Warren that overshadowed the intent of the ceremony.

"We regret that the President's use of the name Pocahontas as a slur to insult a political adversary is overshadowing the true purpose of today's White House ceremony," stated NCAI President Jefferson Keel, a decorated U.S. Army officer and Vietnam War combat veteran. "Today was about recognizing the remarkable courage and invaluable contributions of our Native code talkers. That's who we honor today and everyday the three code talkers present at the White House representing the 10 other elderly living code talkers who were unable to join them, and the hundreds of other code talkersfrom the Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Lakota, Meskwaki, Mohawk, Navajo, Tlingit, and other tribes who served during World Wars I and II."

NCAI referred to a release issued at another time when Mr. Trump used "Pocahontas" as an epithet against Warren. In that statement, the group pointed out that Pocahontas and her family, part of the Pamunkey Indian tribe in Virginia, played a valued role in American history, having signed a treaty with the British in the 17th century. They were only recently officially recognized as a tribe by the U.S. government, though.

"The name of Pocahontas should not be used as a slur, and it is inappropriate for anyone to use her name in a disparaging manner," the group said in May.
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Tmaster148 posted...

People can have a problem with what Trump said without necessarily being offended by it. It's pretty dumb to insinuate that another politician only got their role by pretending to be native american.

yeah that's completely fair, but to try to frame it as a racial slur that cuts deep into Native Americans is laughable, they eat that kind of shit up ffs
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BignutzisBack posted...

I'm almost positive I'm the only person here who's ever lived on the rez, worked at a native casino, and went to school growing up where almost 30% of the kids were native. Natives LOVE to mock people who claim they are part Native (Cherokee seems to be the favorite to claim). People always coming up to them at parties in high school "hurr durr actually I"m 1/5 cherokee" and then they get questioned, exposed, and laughed at. You guys need to quit being offended on behalf of other people, for real it's embarrassing.

btw the vast majority of natives still hate Trump because of the pipeline, focus your efforts there instead instead of screaming slur lol, this is why no one takes you guys seriously

ooooh, ALMOST 30%!~ God damn son, you's some kinda expert now are ya?

FrisbeeDude posted...

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/native-americans-respond-to-trumps-pocahontas-comment/

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) was quick to condemn Mr. Trump for using a slur against Warren that overshadowed the intent of the ceremony.

"We regret that the President's use of the name Pocahontas as a slur to insult a political adversary is overshadowing the true purpose of today's White House ceremony," stated NCAI President Jefferson Keel, a decorated U.S. Army officer and Vietnam War combat veteran. "Today was about recognizing the remarkable courage and invaluable contributions of our Native code talkers. That's who we honor today and everyday the three code talkers present at the White House representing the 10 other elderly living code talkers who were unable to join them, and the hundreds of other code talkersfrom the Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Lakota, Meskwaki, Mohawk, Navajo, Tlingit, and other tribes who served during World Wars I and II."

NCAI referred to a release issued at another time when Mr. Trump used "Pocahontas" as an epithet against Warren. In that statement, the group pointed out that Pocahontas and her family, part of the Pamunkey Indian tribe in Virginia, played a valued role in American history, having signed a treaty with the British in the 17th century. They were only recently officially recognized as a tribe by the U.S. government, though.

"The name of Pocahontas should not be used as a slur, and it is inappropriate for anyone to use her name in a disparaging manner," the group said in May.

smallnutz OWNED again
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Naysaspace posted...

some kinda expert

on this board? yes
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shockthemonkey posted...

BignutzisBack posted...

Naysaspace posted...

some kinda expert

on this board? yes

lmao look at tc ignoring the post that kills his topic

He'll just say it's fake news

I hope native Americans are offended, even if that isn't a slur, by the fact the President used a ceremony for war vets to continue to insult his political rivals. Any sane, non-partisan adult should be.
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FrisbeeDude posted...

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/native-americans-respond-to-trumps-pocahontas-comment/

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) was quick to condemn Mr. Trump for using a slur against Warren that overshadowed the intent of the ceremony.

"We regret that the President's use of the name Pocahontas as a slur to insult a political adversary is overshadowing the true purpose of today's White House ceremony," stated NCAI President Jefferson Keel, a decorated U.S. Army officer and Vietnam War combat veteran. "Today was about recognizing the remarkable courage and invaluable contributions of our Native code talkers. That's who we honor today and everyday the three code talkers present at the White House representing the 10 other elderly living code talkers who were unable to join them, and the hundreds of other code talkersfrom the Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Lakota, Meskwaki, Mohawk, Navajo, Tlingit, and other tribes who served during World Wars I and II."

NCAI referred to a release issued at another time when Mr. Trump used "Pocahontas" as an epithet against Warren. In that statement, the group pointed out that Pocahontas and her family, part of the Pamunkey Indian tribe in Virginia, played a valued role in American history, having signed a treaty with the British in the 17th century. They were only recently officially recognized as a tribe by the U.S. government, though.

"The name of Pocahontas should not be used as a slur, and it is inappropriate for anyone to use her name in a disparaging manner," the group said in May.

NCAI is a left-wing lobbying organization run by white lawyers. Theyre the same group who bitched about Redskins, and were the only group that really cared.
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hockeybub89 posted...

I hope native Americans are offended, even if that isn't a slur, by the fact the President used a ceremony for war vets to continue to insult his political rivals. Any sane, non-partisan adult should be.

that's fair, it was pointless to bring up

but man these racial slur accusations crack me up, if only these posters had some actual life experiences, you know active tak to a Native face to face they would be better informed
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The Admiral posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/native-americans-respond-to-trumps-pocahontas-comment/

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) was quick to condemn Mr. Trump for using a slur against Warren that overshadowed the intent of the ceremony.

"We regret that the President's use of the name Pocahontas as a slur to insult a political adversary is overshadowing the true purpose of today's White House ceremony," stated NCAI President Jefferson Keel, a decorated U.S. Army officer and Vietnam War combat veteran. "Today was about recognizing the remarkable courage and invaluable contributions of our Native code talkers. That's who we honor today and everyday the three code talkers present at the White House representing the 10 other elderly living code talkers who were unable to join them, and the hundreds of other code talkersfrom the Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Lakota, Meskwaki, Mohawk, Navajo, Tlingit, and other tribes who served during World Wars I and II."

NCAI referred to a release issued at another time when Mr. Trump used "Pocahontas" as an epithet against Warren. In that statement, the group pointed out that Pocahontas and her family, part of the Pamunkey Indian tribe in Virginia, played a valued role in American history, having signed a treaty with the British in the 17th century. They were only recently officially recognized as a tribe by the U.S. government, though.

"The name of Pocahontas should not be used as a slur, and it is inappropriate for anyone to use her name in a disparaging manner," the group said in May.

NCAI is a left-wing lobbying organization run by white lawyers. Theyre the same group who bitched about Redskins, and were the only group that really cared.

yup the president of it is very much a white lawyer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cladoosby
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The Admiral posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/native-americans-respond-to-trumps-pocahontas-comment/

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) was quick to condemn Mr. Trump for using a slur against Warren that overshadowed the intent of the ceremony.

"We regret that the President's use of the name Pocahontas as a slur to insult a political adversary is overshadowing the true purpose of today's White House ceremony," stated NCAI President Jefferson Keel, a decorated U.S. Army officer and Vietnam War combat veteran. "Today was about recognizing the remarkable courage and invaluable contributions of our Native code talkers. That's who we honor today and everyday the three code talkers present at the White House representing the 10 other elderly living code talkers who were unable to join them, and the hundreds of other code talkersfrom the Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Lakota, Meskwaki, Mohawk, Navajo, Tlingit, and other tribes who served during World Wars I and II."

NCAI referred to a release issued at another time when Mr. Trump used "Pocahontas" as an epithet against Warren. In that statement, the group pointed out that Pocahontas and her family, part of the Pamunkey Indian tribe in Virginia, played a valued role in American history, having signed a treaty with the British in the 17th century. They were only recently officially recognized as a tribe by the U.S. government, though.

"The name of Pocahontas should not be used as a slur, and it is inappropriate for anyone to use her name in a disparaging manner," the group said in May.

NCAI is a left-wing lobbying organization run by white lawyers. Theyre the same group who bitched about Redskins, and were the only group that really cared.

yep

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/new-poll-finds-9-in-10-native-americans-arent-offended-by-redskins-name/2016/05/18/3ea11cfa-161a-11e6-924d-838753295f9a_story.html?utm_term=.c56fb6f5af97

no one around here gave a shit either lol
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The Admiral posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/native-americans-respond-to-trumps-pocahontas-comment/

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) was quick to condemn Mr. Trump for using a slur against Warren that overshadowed the intent of the ceremony.

"We regret that the President's use of the name Pocahontas as a slur to insult a political adversary is overshadowing the true purpose of today's White House ceremony," stated NCAI President Jefferson Keel, a decorated U.S. Army officer and Vietnam War combat veteran. "Today was about recognizing the remarkable courage and invaluable contributions of our Native code talkers. That's who we honor today and everyday the three code talkers present at the White House representing the 10 other elderly living code talkers who were unable to join them, and the hundreds of other code talkersfrom the Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Lakota, Meskwaki, Mohawk, Navajo, Tlingit, and other tribes who served during World Wars I and II."

NCAI referred to a release issued at another time when Mr. Trump used "Pocahontas" as an epithet against Warren. In that statement, the group pointed out that Pocahontas and her family, part of the Pamunkey Indian tribe in Virginia, played a valued role in American history, having signed a treaty with the British in the 17th century. They were only recently officially recognized as a tribe by the U.S. government, though.

"The name of Pocahontas should not be used as a slur, and it is inappropriate for anyone to use her name in a disparaging manner," the group said in May.

NCAI is a left-wing lobbying organization run by white lawyers. Theyre the same group who bitched about Redskins, and were the only group that really cared.

Source? I don't really care because I wasn't outraged by the word as much as the fact the idiot in chief actually went that route for no fucking reason but to be a petty child.

Back up your claim. Prove to us it was the only group that was outraged. Show me other statements from groups who said it was just fine.

We'll wait.
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I never get this.

Even if you believed Natives were actually offended you'd just tell them to Nut Up because you like Trump.

But then by trying to lie "Actually no one is really offended." all you do is reveal that you think going around offending people is actually a bad thing.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

I never get this.

Even if you believed Natives were actually offended you'd just tell them to Nut Up because you like Trump.

But then by trying to lie "Actually no one is really offended." all you do is reveal that you think going around offending people is actually a bad thing.

that isn't true at all, I never once defended the Keystone Pipeline

being from Minnesota I know of plenty of people who protested there and got to see footage on facebook right from their phones on some of the fucked up shit cops did to them there
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Isnt there doubt as to whether or not Pocahontas ever existed? Pretty sure I read that she didnt even show up until the second edition of John Smiths book because he needed money. >_>
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Paper_Okami posted...

The Admiral posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/native-americans-respond-to-trumps-pocahontas-comment/

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) was quick to condemn Mr. Trump for using a slur against Warren that overshadowed the intent of the ceremony.

"We regret that the President's use of the name Pocahontas as a slur to insult a political adversary is overshadowing the true purpose of today's White House ceremony," stated NCAI President Jefferson Keel, a decorated U.S. Army officer and Vietnam War combat veteran. "Today was about recognizing the remarkable courage and invaluable contributions of our Native code talkers. That's who we honor today and everyday the three code talkers present at the White House representing the 10 other elderly living code talkers who were unable to join them, and the hundreds of other code talkersfrom the Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Lakota, Meskwaki, Mohawk, Navajo, Tlingit, and other tribes who served during World Wars I and II."

NCAI referred to a release issued at another time when Mr. Trump used "Pocahontas" as an epithet against Warren. In that statement, the group pointed out that Pocahontas and her family, part of the Pamunkey Indian tribe in Virginia, played a valued role in American history, having signed a treaty with the British in the 17th century. They were only recently officially recognized as a tribe by the U.S. government, though.

"The name of Pocahontas should not be used as a slur, and it is inappropriate for anyone to use her name in a disparaging manner," the group said in May.

NCAI is a left-wing lobbying organization run by white lawyers. Theyre the same group who bitched about Redskins, and were the only group that really cared.

yup the president of it is very much a white lawyer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cladoosby

That's actually a white guy that was turned into a native american by the secret genetic manipulation machine the left-wing owns

It's blatantly fucking ignorant at best, and racist at worst.

It's like if a politician said she is part black and he just started calling her "Shaniqua" or if she said she is part Latina for him to call her "Speedy Gonzalez" or some shit.

"Hey she claimed to be part native american. How can I mock that? I know I will just think of the most stereotypical native american name possible and just call her that!"
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The thing is that it doesn't even matter if she's really Native American or not. Him using that name the way he does in an attempt to belittle her is gross, especially with him being the damn president.
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They didn't seem offended at all, the code talker in the yellow was already smiling. Then after Trump said "Pocahontas" his smile got bigger. The code talker in red immediately thanked Trump after Trump said "I like you". They loved it.
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ledbowman posted...

The thing is that it doesn't even matter if she's really Native American or not. Him using that name the way he does in an attempt to belittle her is gross, especially with him being the damn president.

I'd say what she did is gross, and he's just calling attention to it. Spare me the line about it not mattering too lol she used it to further her political career ffs
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BignutzisBack posted...

ledbowman posted...

The thing is that it doesn't even matter if she's really Native American or not. Him using that name the way he does in an attempt to belittle her is gross, especially with him being the damn president.

I'd say what she did is gross, and he's just calling attention to it. Spare me the line about it not mattering too lol she used it to further her political career ffs

A lot of things are gross, but there is a time and a place to share your feelings. He took an honor ceremony and made it all about him and his political squabbles. It's disgusting every single time he does this shit.
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The Admiral posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/native-americans-respond-to-trumps-pocahontas-comment/

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) was quick to condemn Mr. Trump for using a slur against Warren that overshadowed the intent of the ceremony.

"We regret that the President's use of the name Pocahontas as a slur to insult a political adversary is overshadowing the true purpose of today's White House ceremony," stated NCAI President Jefferson Keel, a decorated U.S. Army officer and Vietnam War combat veteran. "Today was about recognizing the remarkable courage and invaluable contributions of our Native code talkers. That's who we honor today and everyday the three code talkers present at the White House representing the 10 other elderly living code talkers who were unable to join them, and the hundreds of other code talkersfrom the Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Lakota, Meskwaki, Mohawk, Navajo, Tlingit, and other tribes who served during World Wars I and II."

NCAI referred to a release issued at another time when Mr. Trump used "Pocahontas" as an epithet against Warren. In that statement, the group pointed out that Pocahontas and her family, part of the Pamunkey Indian tribe in Virginia, played a valued role in American history, having signed a treaty with the British in the 17th century. They were only recently officially recognized as a tribe by the U.S. government, though.

"The name of Pocahontas should not be used as a slur, and it is inappropriate for anyone to use her name in a disparaging manner," the group said in May.

NCAI is a left-wing lobbying organization run by white lawyers. Theyre the same group who bitched about Redskins, and were the only group that really cared.

"Native Americans don't care about this"
*posts link showing the opposite*
Yeah, well they aren't REAL native Americans"
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These guys did a unique mission in service of a country that repeatedly and historically exploited their people for centuries. Their work played a very significant role in the safeguarding of national secrets during WW2 and in helping plant the foundations of cryptography in what was essentially its infancy.

This ceremony should literally have just been about them.

Even if you don't get offended directly at the "Pocahontas" comment, the fact that Trump was trying to politicize such an amazing contribution to the country in one of the most significant turning points in its history should be disgusting enough in itself. The fact that he took a snipe at a "fake Native American" while addressing these veterans is therefore made even that much worse.
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hockeybub89 posted...

I hope native Americans are offended, even if that isn't a slur, by the fact the President used a ceremony for war vets to continue to insult his political rivals. Any sane, non-partisan adult should be.

Agreed. It was not a 'racial slur,' but it was in bad taste.
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I remember years ago when some execs at WB decided on their own that Speedy Gonzales was offensive and planned to ban him, but lots of Mexicans got pissed off because they don't have many well-known characters.
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Paper_Okami posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/native-americans-respond-to-trumps-pocahontas-comment/

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) was quick to condemn Mr. Trump for using a slur against Warren that overshadowed the intent of the ceremony.

"We regret that the President's use of the name Pocahontas as a slur to insult a political adversary is overshadowing the true purpose of today's White House ceremony," stated NCAI President Jefferson Keel, a decorated U.S. Army officer and Vietnam War combat veteran. "Today was about recognizing the remarkable courage and invaluable contributions of our Native code talkers. That's who we honor today and everyday the three code talkers present at the White House representing the 10 other elderly living code talkers who were unable to join them, and the hundreds of other code talkersfrom the Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Lakota, Meskwaki, Mohawk, Navajo, Tlingit, and other tribes who served during World Wars I and II."

NCAI referred to a release issued at another time when Mr. Trump used "Pocahontas" as an epithet against Warren. In that statement, the group pointed out that Pocahontas and her family, part of the Pamunkey Indian tribe in Virginia, played a valued role in American history, having signed a treaty with the British in the 17th century. They were only recently officially recognized as a tribe by the U.S. government, though.

"The name of Pocahontas should not be used as a slur, and it is inappropriate for anyone to use her name in a disparaging manner," the group said in May.

smallnutz OWNED again

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/362017-native-american-group-trump-pocahontas-line-smacks-of-racism?amp

A leader of an organization representing Native American tribes said Monday that President Trump calling Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) "Pocahontas" during an event honoring Native American Code Talkers "smacks of racism."

"The reference is using a historic American-Indian figure as a derogatory insult and that's an insult to all American-Indians," John Norwood, general secretary of the Alliance of Colonial Era Tribes, told NBC News.

In a separate statement obtained by ABC News, the president of Navajo Nation, Russell Begaye, said that "in this day and age, all tribal nations still battle insensitive references to our people."

"The prejudice that Native American people face is an unfortunate historical legacy," Begaye said. But he added "the Navajo Nation does not want to engage in this dialogue between Sen. Warren and President Trump."
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shockthemonkey posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/362017-native-american-group-trump-pocahontas-line-smacks-of-racism?amp

A leader of an organization representing Native American tribes said Monday that President Trump calling Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) "Pocahontas" during an event honoring Native American Code Talkers "smacks of racism."

"The reference is using a historic American-Indian figure as a derogatory insult and that's an insult to all American-Indians," John Norwood, general secretary of the Alliance of Colonial Era Tribes, told NBC News.

In a separate statement obtained by ABC News, the president of Navajo Nation, Russell Begaye, said that "in this day and age, all tribal nations still battle insensitive references to our people."

"The prejudice that Native American people face is an unfortunate historical legacy," Begaye said. But he added "the Navajo Nation does not want to engage in this dialogue between Sen. Warren and President Trump."

Theyre just stupid liberals! according to CEs collective genius

Yeah I like how CE cries about other races getting offended on behalf of others but then when people who belong to said race get offended it's a white liberal conspiracy

Funny how Trump pointing out a woman who lied about being Native American to get ahead is somehow worse than the woman actually lying about being Native American to get ahead.
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r4X0r posted...

Funny how Trump pointing out a woman who lied about being Native American to get ahead is
somehow worse than the woman actually lying about being Native American to get ahead.

It's bizarro land. Same way that insulting a white woman is racist against Native Americans.
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The Admiral posted...

r4X0r posted...

Funny how Trump pointing out a woman who lied about being Native American to get ahead is
somehow worse than the woman actually lying about being Native American to get ahead.

It's bizarro land. Same way that insulting a white woman is racist against Native Americans.

It's almost as if you don't get to be a racist jackass when calling out someone else
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Only white liberals are offended.
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Minnesota has 61k natives in a state of 3 million, where did you go to school that was "30% native", oh right, lilnutzisbald is doing his making up shit thing again
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Why the fuck was that ceremony held in front of a picture of Andrew Jackson?
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Literally a "it's okay because my friend is X".

TheCyborgNinja posted...

I remember years ago when some execs at WB decided on their own that Speedy Gonzales was offensive and planned to ban him, but lots of Mexicans got pissed off because they don't have many well-known characters.

A canadian football team is going through the same. The 'Eskimos' has been deemed 'racist' by the premier and prime minister. Inuit people have stated they 'don't care' about the name, and that there are more important issues to deal with.
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https://twitter.com/DianneG/status/935290895192248320
http://www.ncai.org/news/articles/2017/11/27/national-congress-of-american-indians- ncai-president-jefferson-keel-issues-statement-on-the-white-house-ceremony-honoring-native-american-code-talkers

Make of these what you will
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I Like Toast posted...

Minnesota has 61k natives in a state of 3 million, where did you go to school that was "30% native", oh right, lilnutzisbald is doing his making up shit thing again

It is possible. Does he live near/on a reserve?

I live in Canada, where the population is around 1.1M aboriginal, and 35M total. I am in an area that is just north of a reserve (actually has 4 bands in it) that has a large population. My city has around 12000 people, with 2000 identifying as aboriginal. Factor in the population of the reserve (over 10k) as well. In other words, despite the fact that the numbers seem unlikely, they are possible. Heck, when I went to school I was almost a minority as Caucasian. Almost half of the school was aboriginal.
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billcom6 posted...

It's blatantly fucking ignorant at best, and racist at worst.

so trump supporters in a nutshell, basically.
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