Were you offended by Northwestern blackface? (camp, moving, resident)

[lenniel]

Originally Posted by mattm93

This is dumb. People just look for any reason to pull th race card.

Amen to that. I guarentee Jesse, Al and Rev Wright are now involved (especially since there are TV cameras around).

When I was in school in the early 90's a friend of mine went at a Harlem Globetrotter. He has stilts that made him about 6'8, had an 8 inch afro and yes, painted his skin 'black'. It was hilarious and even black people were commending him on his costume. Not a single person expressed offense, disgust, etc.
Going as a white Harlem Globetrotter just wouldn't work.

[lenniel]

Originally Posted by JoeyPants

Reminds me of the Chief Illiniwek controversy, my brother who is an alumni of U of I told me he didn't understand the fuss and stated that he was not personally offended. To which I replied, "no shyt Sherlock, you are not Native American, no one expects you to be offended"

The whole Native American mascot thing is silly as well. Usually, when there were protests to Chief at U of I, about 4 people would show up and scream "WE'RE OFFENDED!!!" While about 40,000 would support Chief.

If you're worried about offending a few people, all teams would have to do away with their human (and probably animal mascots for fear of offending PETA) mascots.

Seriously people, grow some thicker skin and quit looking for every opportunity to be offended by something, anything.

[Irishtom29]

I'm offended when the term Native American is used to describe American Indians. Anyone born here is a native American. Note that the term Native American was invented by the Federal government not the Indians themselves, all of whom I've known had no beef with being called Indians and who often use their nation's name as their preferred identity---"I'm a Navajo, Chippewa, Stockbridge Indian, Oneida" and so forth.

Actually some resent being renamed again for the convenience of the Federal government and the East Indians and see it as evidence they're still relegated to the low spot on the.......totem pole.

Of course I don't run into Indian activists, just fellas in the trades.

[JoeyPants]

Originally Posted by Irishtom29

I'm offended when the term Native American is used to describe American Indians..

I thought Indians were people from India. How do you differentiate from people of Indian descent born in the US. Aren't they Indian American. Too confusing.

[tb4000]

I mean if I have white buddies who don't get it, that's fine, but if they started coming at me with "quit playing the race card, here we go again" and that type of rhetoric, I would not consider them friends.

[Irishtom29]

Originally Posted by JoeyPants

I thought Indians were people from India. How do you differentiate from people of Indian descent born in the US. Aren't they Indian American. Too confusing.

You're being disingenuous. There are two kinds of Indians, American Indians and east Indians. We being Americans and inhabitants of the New World the Indians involved in our history and culture for the past 500 years are the American type.

But you know that.

[Venom]

AmerIndians

[Chicagoland60426]

Originally Posted by JoeyPants

I thought Indians were people from India. How do you differentiate from people of Indian descent born in the US. Aren't they Indian American. Too confusing.

Yes the real Indians are those descendants of India. I prefer to call them Native American, Indigenous, or by their tribal nation.

[Ron.]

Originally Posted by Venom

Who cares.

The only way to end this stupid racism is to blank it out from history and not let the future generations know so that they won't use the race card.

LOL.........now that's funny.

[REM]

They are kids, they are joking. They aren't racist (which is the most important point in my opinion) I find this no more offensive than a balck person saying the N word.