Poll of the Day > Why do racist people call both Indians and Native Americans Indians?

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Adam_Savage posted...

we both know im not though lmao

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OK, so you're just going to keep posting nothing and prove me right.

You should hear what the racists call other people of color

are people from indiana called indians?

accord posted...

are people from indiana called indians?

No, they're indyans

Indianians.

I remember in school learning about how Collumbus thought he had found a new route to India and that the people were Indians. But I imagined at some point he must have realized he wasn't in India. They had that meal thanksgiving is based on. Someone must have asked, where are we and who are you?

I asked the teacher, what were the Indians were called before Columbus called them Indians? The teacher answered, they weren't called anything. So I guess they didn't have a name for themselves, or the land mass they were on, and they're still called Indians today because that's the only name they ever had.

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

I remember in school learning about how Collumbus thought he had found a new route to India and that the people were Indians. But I imagined at some point he must have realized he wasn't. They had that meal thanksgiving is based on. Someone must have asked, where are we and who are you?

I asked the teacher what were the Indians were called before Columbus called them Indians. The teacher answered, they weren't called anything. So I guess they didn't have a name for themselves, or the land mass they were on, and they're still called Indians today because that's the only name they ever had.

Wow thats a really great story man, Im sure everyone here is thrilled you shared it.

Krazy_Kirby posted...

"first nations" make no sense.

the country wasn't a nation to start with

Call them First USians then.

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

I remember in school learning about how Collumbus thought he had found a new route to India and that the people were Indians. But I imagined at some point he must have realized he wasn't in India. They had that meal thanksgiving is based on. Someone must have asked, where are we and who are you?

I asked the teacher, what were the Indians were called before Columbus called them Indians? The teacher answered, they weren't called anything. So I guess they didn't have a name for themselves, or the land mass they were on, and they're still called Indians today because that's the only name they ever had.

The name for themselves were the tribe names.

The_tall_midget posted...

No, you don't understand, you HAVE to be offended; "winners" on the internet decided that for you.

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ReturnOfFa posted...

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But he said he's not offended! I am white and offended for him because I decided it was offensive so he has no choice but to be offended too! I am a good person! I AM OFFENDED FOR THEM!

lihlih posted...

OK, so you're just going to keep posting nothing and prove me right.

all of your posts have proven me right, why do you keep doing this to yourself

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

I remember in school learning about how Collumbus thought he had found a new route to India and that the people were Indians. But I imagined at some point he must have realized he wasn't in India. They had that meal thanksgiving is based on. Someone must have asked, where are we and who are you?

I asked the teacher, what were the Indians were called before Columbus called them Indians? The teacher answered, they weren't called anything. So I guess they didn't have a name for themselves, or the land mass they were on, and they're still called Indians today because that's the only name they ever had.

Which do you think is more likely: That no group of American natives actually had names for themselves or their homes, or that the random primary school teacher you had just didn't know the answer or meant "there was no collective term" and you were too young and naive to pick up on that?

Revelation34 posted...

The name for themselves were the tribe names.

I don't think the teacher I had knew that.

adjl posted...

Which do you think is more likely: That no group of American natives actually had names for themselves or their homes, or that the random primary school teacher you had just didn't know the answer or meant "there was no collective term" and you were too young and naive to pick up on that?

The understanding I grew up with was that they didn't use a name to identify themselves with.

Now I realize I probably just had a bad teacher that didn't know much about the subject herself.

As for the topic of why do people still call them that. Those people might not have been taught any better than I was.

My favorite thing about lihlihs topics are seeing people dunk on him for being a terrible troll.

TonyCIifton posted...

My favorite thing about lihlihs topics are seeing people dunk on him for being a terrible troll.

Lol, you're basically just saying this:
"I can't think for myself, but some other people called him a troll, so he's a troll and he got pwned so bad, lmao."

The_tall_midget posted...

But he said he's not offended! I am white and offended for him because I decided it was offensive so he has no choice but to be offended too! I am a good person! I AM OFFENDED FOR THEM!

???

I don't decide if it's offensive. This was decided by their people, and some of them aren't offended by it. I'll adhere to being generally non-offensive to Native Americans, who deserve a lot of respect, and if a friend of mine likes being a "Native" or "Indian" (definitely more of an American thing, I'm Canadian, never met someone that goes by "Indian), then he or she can be a proud Native or Indian.

You're the one that thinks this is some big complex deal of white people trying to control language when the change of terminology didn't originate from them at all. You also seem far more up your own ass about this and how it 'should be', whereas I'm talking about being generally respectful and then dealing with individuals on an individual basis. I'm not going to regale a guy that identifies as "native", or "indian" that he should be "first nations", that would be fucking stupid.

I've worked with a fair few different tribes and have friends from different tribes. What's your background with Native American people? Reading on the internet?

TonyCIifton posted...

My favorite thing about lihlihs topics are seeing people dunk on him for being a terrible troll.

I don't think he's a troll poster but I do enjoy the entertainment regardless.

lihlih posted...

Lol, you're basically just saying this:
"I can't think for myself, but some other people called him a troll, so he's a troll and he got pwned so bad, lmao."

that's pretty accurate yeah, stop doing this to yourself lmfao