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Originally Posted by WaldoKitty
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I posted earlier on this thread but saw the updated news on Trump and the Navajo Code Talkers.
Despite the controversy, I am glad the code talkers are recognized for their dedication in WWII.
I have relatives from the reservations in AZ and NM who served in WWII. The Pearl Harbor
Anniversary is coming up, and a lot of us on the reservations get flashbacks of our grandfathers
and granduncles who served in that war. At least they were honored in the White House.
As for the "slur" from Trump, I think it is in the context of a political diatribe against Warren rather
than a true slur like the "N" word or the "G" word for Asians or "S" word for Hispanics. However,
it is indeed a poor choice of words in the current political climate. The politicians who do not like
Trump will just use it as an excuse to castigate him even further. My opinion is that he is (1) culturally
insensitive and (2) unaware of the political backlash in using that reference. So, it's a bad scene -
another day in the life of DC and a scenario of "worse week in Washington".
I like the way the Navajo leader chose to stay out of the politics and simply wanted to focus on
the dedication and service of those WWII Veterans and Code Talkers. I miss my grandfather badly.
He served in the South Pacific - RIP. His older brother was in the USMC and served with the code
talkers. Those battles in the Pacific were hell on earth. Overall, the elders of that war are passing
away with their history.
https://www.history.navy.mil/researc...-war-1945.html
The true racism against those Native American Veterans can be found in (1) the border towns
surrounding the reservations where racial tension is often high or (2) the Hollywood filming community
that never wants to give credit to Native Americans as serving bravely. Usually, the stereotype
of Native Americans is very negative: homely coward, violent savage, alcoholic, loser, intellectually
inferior, etc. Most Hollywood films tend to show Native Americans as losing cowards or savages.
Rare exceptions include "Cheyenne Autumn", "Running Brave" or "Seminole". The film "Windtalkers"
was more about Nicholas Cage than the Navajos. It gave him most of the heroic scenes, and
for much of the film the Navajos were portrayed as homely cowards except for sporadic parts. But
Cage's character was always the "brave" one - Hollywood whitewashing. Those film producers, screen
writers, and casting directors were worse than Trump.
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