Interesting! I haven’t spent much time in Canada (just a couple of short trips to BC and that was long ago now) so I didn’t know Indian was not a preferred term. Down in the lower 48 (I am originally from western Oregon where we do have some lovely camas grounds, esp. in the Willamette Valley, now live in California)…

Yeah, I gotta say I love the phrase ‘First Nations’ as well, but so far it does not seem to be catching on down here in the US. And I can only imagine if it did begin to gain some traction in American parlance, RWNJ would have some epic tantrums.

I thought she was 1/8 but whatever - her heart is as white as Custer’s.

LOL that reminds me of an old Indian joke about Columbus: He did not know where he was going, he did not know where he had been,and he did it all with someone else’s money.

So far as I know just some Italian American communities have a parade. American Indians fucking hate it, and at least we’re having a little success in getting rid of the holiday.

No one would bother to ask anyone ‘are you Muslim’ in ROseburg OR which is 93% white and very, very Christian. Per this survey only 0.29% of the population of Douglas County is Muslim: http://www.thearda.com/ql2010/QL_C_20….

Thank you for pointing this out. I really loathe the martyrbating hysterics of American Christians. Its like, look guys, you want persecution try going to places like Syria, where Christians are being murdered for being Christian. In the US, it is much more dangerous to be a religious minority (Jewish, Muslim, Sikh)…

He also shot at people at random; he didn’t ask them a damn thing. You want a hero, how about Chris Mintz. He pulled alarms in the library, helped evacuate people, tried to block the shooter, got shot 5 times. Thankfully he survived. Now there is a goddamn hero. (Not that I am trying to dismiss the bravery of those…

Indeed. Mr. Mintz is a hero - he put himself in danger to save others. I am so glad he survived and will be able to return home to his family.

Congrats on completely missing the context and the point.

God these little weasels are pathetic.

Are you kidding? These people make men like Charles Manson look fucking well adjusted.

I know. I sure as hell have no answers as to how to improve things. Right now I am just feeling too angry and depressed to think straight about anything .

Well, we do have a system now where CPS takes away kids from homes they determine to be abusive - tho’ the system is far from perfect. Some investigations don’t get done and kids die; conversely some foster homes contain abusers. It’s awful, but I know realistically it isn’t possible to create a perfect, failsafe…

HA that reminds me of when we had out baby (10 yrs ago). We were all fine and left the hospital exactly 24 hrs after she was born - cuz I hate being in hospitals and didn’t want to spend a minute more inside one than I had to, and 24 hrs was the minimum. When we got home, spouse and I looked at each other, a little…

I gotta say, as a Native American, I am always a bit amused when white folks like Isler have a hissy pants fit over refugees and immigrants and their alleged refusal to assimilate. Oh you’re afraid they’ll take over and impose their alien religion on you? Tell me more. hahahahahahaha

This RW tantrum is all about controlling women’s sexuality and ‘slut shaming’ all right. They seem to think if women can’t access birth control, no one will have sex.

OMG I had similar problems! As a teen, I couldn’t get a tampon in. Then, at the old age of 20, first time trying to have sex with a man...oops..he couldn’t get in very far. Next day, he could, and I could feel the tissue stretch, not break. Was an odd sensation. Not terribly painful, but odd. (Luckily all has been…

Ohhh myyyyy

You had a pet named Gilgamesh? That is so cool!