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Am I racist?

Hantlers said:
Did he/she grow up on a Rez?

And most of the Indians I know have no problem being called Indians, just like most didnt find 'Redskins' offensive...it's other people that try to decide that for them...which in a way is pretty bad too.

Also, to say that stereotypes only occur from people in power is well...baseless. I go on a Rez and I get called a greedy white boy. I literally get my life threatened because I'm white over there. It's not persecution cause I'm white though, right? All your ideologies are nice, but they sure as hell aren't realistic. Someday you might find that out.
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The most racist people I know are sadly my own students. The things that come out of their mouths are sad and what's worse is that they don't say them in jest. They truly believe them and likely learn them from their genius parents at home.
 
Hantlers said:
Did he/she grow up on a Rez?
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No-- but I'm curious what your point is regarding this.

And most of the Indians I know have no problem being called Indians, just like most didnt find 'Redskins' offensive...it's other people that try to decide that for them...which in a way is pretty bad too.
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"Most Indians I know" is not a great argument. Every scholar/political leader of Indigenous origin has a problem with terms Indian, *****, and Redskin. Every Indigenous student I have met in the University term deplores these terms. Every single one.

Also, to say that stereotypes only occur from people in power is well...baseless.
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Re-read this thread.

I go on a Rez and I get called a greedy white boy. I literally get my life threatened because I'm white over there. It's not persecution cause I'm white though, right?
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What a ****ing terrible example. Embarrassing.

All your ideologies are nice, but they sure as hell aren't realistic. Someday you might find that out.
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What's this ideology that I'm using that isn't realistic? I'm curious. And I'm curious as to why you think what I'm saying fits into said ideology. Go on. I got time.
 
Hantlers said:
I would argue a decent amount of it is the government propping them up by giving them money (so they don't have to work), and their past history. They do not want to adapt. They do not want other members of their tribe to succeed and leave.
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dalamon said:
No-- but I'm curious what your point is regarding this.



"Most Indians I know" is not a great argument. Every scholar/political leader of Indigenous origin has a problem with terms Indian, *****, and Redskin. Every Indigenous student I have met in the University term deplores these terms. Every single one.



Re-read this thread.



What a ****ing terrible example. Embarrassing.



What's this ideology that I'm using that isn't realistic? I'm curious. And I'm curious as to why you think what I'm saying fits into said ideology. Go on. I got time.
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You're simply wrong about the word Indian. It is very commonly used within the Native American community. I've only heard white liberals say that the term is offensive.

https://web.archive.org/web/2007080...ies/highlights/2006/bismarck/fts_hour3_4.html

Edit: I'm not saying that only liberals say it. But that it is a liberal cause, and not strongly a Native American one.
 
Some things are better left unsaid Beer... There are Mexicans and Mexicans, same way there are Americans and Americans. Next time you try to sell something to a Mexican hit me up, I know what **** he'll be talking about if he's one that wants to pull your leg... I've surprised a few by talking to them in perfect Spanish all of a sudden. I don't look Spanish, and I definitely don't look Mexican.
 
Siro said:
I can't imagine a Native American not finding the term Red Skin offensive. It's pretty much a racial slur.
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****** is a racial slur right? I don't get offended by it
 
Siro said:
You're simply wrong about the word Indian. It is very commonly used within the Native American community. I've only heard white liberals say that the term is offensive.

https://web.archive.org/web/2007080...ies/highlights/2006/bismarck/fts_hour3_4.html
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a) You're simply wrong in saying that only white liberals have a problem with it.
b) it's commonly used because the term is used commonly in the Canadian and American constitutions surrounding the status of Indigenous Peoples
c) what a scholarly source you've selected

Edit: I'm not saying that only liberals say it. But that it is a liberal cause, and not strongly a Native American one.
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I have yet to meet any Native American university student, scholar, or writer who prefers Canadian Indian to being known as Indigenous.

I'm also curious as to how this being a 'liberal cause' invalidates arguments against the term Canadian/American Indian.
 
fishonjazz said:
Aren't some stereotypes positive in nature though?

So why do the powerful create positive stereotypes about those that they wish to dominate?
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Anyone want to answer this question or make a comment about the existence of positive stereotypes?
 
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