I actually forgot the BEST part of this:
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I love Sherman Alexie so much. As a mixed-race Native, his books made my awkward finding-myself identity stage a little easier.
Please please please don't every use that! :( As an Inupiat, it's really fucking weird to see people use this phrase they have NO idea what it means culturally. I know you were probably being sarcastic and mocking the crazy HPV girl, but it's pretty offensive and weird to Eskimo people to see that phrase being used.
Please please please don't every use that! :( As an Inupiat, it's really fucking weird to see people use this phrase they have NO idea what it means culturally. I know you were probably being sarcastic and mocking the crazy HPV girl, but it's pretty offensive and weird to Eskimo people to see that phrase being used.
She just had the baby. Babies can't be vaccinated till they reach a certain age. That's why measles & pertussis outbreaks are so dangerous, because very young infants can be vaccinated till they are older. They rely on herd immunity to be safe.
Thank you!
Hey!
WHAAAT?
You're an asshole. And my culture has been tattooing for thousands of years. When women and men transitioned to adulthood, they were tattooed. It was only through colonization and the whitewashing of our culture and traditions by asshole white people that our practice of tattooing stopped. It's being picked up again…
I think someone else mentioned it, but I wanted to point out:
The thing is, we are complex people, and are capable of caring about different issues in different ways all at the same time.
Actually, the Change the Mascot movement is directed at all Native mascots, not just the Washington football team. That's just where we are gaining traction, and where we are getting started. The Washington team name is the most outright offensive, but when we get that changed, we will most definitely be getting…
But it's not idiotic or silly to our communities. We don't have to pick "either or" to fight the problems plaguing our communities.
From my perspective, and the perspectives from people that I know and love and have spoken to on the matter: Yes, even the logos should change. All Natives mascots and logos should change. Natives shouldn't be a mascot. We aren't a mascot.
Well, as a King Island Inupiat, I can tell you that I find that term offensive. So does my mother. So do my siblings, my uncles, my cousins. My friends who are Lakota find it offensive, my friends who are Navajo find it offensive, my friends who are Yupik, Tulalip, Spokane, Choctaw, Lumbee, Laguna Pueblo, all find it…
But it is also arrogant for one culture to not respect the moral system of the other culture. We're not asking you to adopt our culture. We're not demanding that you perform our ceremonies. We're asking you to respect it. You mentioned in a previous post that "western culture is the most tolerant culture of all." But…
Honestly, you're wrong. But you're going to sit there in your wrongness and be wrong, because as a white man, heaven forbid you actually listen to the perspective of someone who actually comes from this community. But you know what? You'll never have any consequences for your wrong opinions and strange logic because…
We're not imposing our culture on you. In fact, we are asking you not to participate in our culture when you do not understand the significance involved.
I just can't get over the fact that you are comparing the attempted total destruction of our societies and culture, to the fact that in this day, because of that attempted destruction, we want to protect the sacredness and significance of some of the most valuable aspects of our culture.