Did she? and why does it matter so much to you? We have a president that lies on average about 16 times a day over the last few months. Does that bother you?
Can someone explain to me how 1. calling someone Pocahontas, regardless of their DNA, isn't racist? and 2. why it's okay in the forum? Stop already.
Who the fuck went back into February to resurrect this shit? Anyways, I found it funny and stupid. Sorry you didn’t.
1. It is incredibly derogatory; 2. It compares anyone claiming to be of Native American blood but not proven to Trump's satisfaction and in the opposing political party to be a Native American heroine in a very demeaning intended way. This has the added feature of demeaning Pocahontas. How any intelligent Trump supporter (is there such a thing?) can go along with this trash is beyond me. Simply disgusting, the modus operendi of Trump. I will ALWAYS oppose racial attacks.
Politics aside. It’s not racist. Pocahontas was a real person, but most know of the character through the Disney movie. A beautiful Native American woman. I don’t see in any way how that’s racist. I mean sure as far as how trump used it, it was derogatory but was it racist? Certainly not. In that case better stop comparing any race to any popular figure among that race or other race. I mean come on, that’s a bit of a reach
Absolutely. First of all Pocahontas was a Powhatan. Senator Warren claims to be part Cherokee. Simply by calling her Pocahontas clumps all 500 federally recognized tribes in the US together. Would it be okay to use the moniker Bruce Lee to describe all Asians? Or Desmond Tutu to describe all Africans? Etc etc etc. Obviously not, right? It's the same fucking thing. Secondly. This isn't being used as a term of endearment; it's intended to be pejorative and divisive, and is therefore a slur. Thirdly, let me quote the general secretary of the Alliance of Colonial Tribes: "The reference is using a historic American Indian figure as a derogatory insult and that's insulting to all American Indians." This is a classic take-a-step-back situation. Take a step back and imagine how it'd feel to be a Native American and have the President of the United States and thousands of others saying this shit and thinking it's funny.
Okay so for example if there is any woman of a darker color and hair whether it be a more tanned white woman or Mexican, Asian, Native American and somebody makes a comment to that woman saying she looks like Pocahontas, is that racist? Meaning that woman is beautiful. What if I’m comparing an mma fighter and his style or speed to Bruce lee whether he’s black, asian, or white? I guess that’s all racist too? I mean come on
You know what else I heard from certain people was insulting to native Americans? The Washington redskins name. Turns out, they didn’t give a shit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...ory.html?utm_term=.9b4909726810&noredirect=on
You can't be serious. You're trying to elicit a response, right? How the fuck would you know what Pocahontas looked like? That is completely dumb. The first photograph of anything was in the 1800s. Or are you talking about the Disney movie Pocahontas? "Damn, that girl looks like a character from a kid's movie."? Weird. And obviously comparing fighting attributes isn't racist. Why? Because it doesn't concern race. So if only 10% of roughly 500 people meant to represent a decimated population of what was once roughly 500 nations thinks that something is racist, then it isn't? Is a majority needed? That is idiotic. That too is a slur. Walk up to a Native American and call him a redskin and see how that goes. Dude, this brief exchange is depressing me. Please, tell me you're kidding around or are 13 years old or something.
I’m speaking in general, yes the majority of people know Pocahontas as a Disney character. That’s what I’m talking about. Not the real pocohontas considering we don’t actually know what she looked like. I was just saying as an example, as the pocohontas a majority of America knows. What’s the difference? You’re still comparing somebody to something. Yes trump used this in a derogatory term but to say it’s racist is just ridiculous. You’re basically saying if you take any historical or popular figure in society and compare them to anybody it’s just racist to that whole race. There is no logic there. I never said hey go up to a native and call him a redskin. I’m saying people aren’t as offended as you say. You’re speaking for a whole race when the number says it. 9 out of 10. Like damn maybe if we stopped the victimization in this country and treated each other equally then we could get somewhere but we still have people like you speaking for races and other people. How ironic
why does it matter? Would you rather have yet another thread started discussing the same subject? I was told that new threads about the same thing shouldn't be started. The easy solution in your case would be to simply pass it by.
I just don't understand propagating stupidity. Reread what I first wrote. I think it's clear. Pocahontas does not represent ALL Native Americans. Intentionally generalizing is racist. Calling all Asians Bruce Lee whether they are Chinese or Japanese or Korean etc is racist. And it's racist even if 9 out 10 Asians disagree. You say Trump uses the term in a derogatory manner yourself!!! What the fuck is the problem here anyhow? Using something about race as a derogatory term is what racism is! My point is if you can't walk up to a Native American and say he is a redskin then maybe it isn't okay. Just maybe. Maybe it's offensive. And I am not speaking for any race. I'm speaking for decency. It isn't decent. And victimization doesn't mean what you think it does--it is unfair treatment and not the state of being a victim--and you actually kind of sound like you're trying to prove my point by saying it that way, which is actually ironic. What's the point of your position, cippy? That people shouldn't be bothered by things? Because Disney made Peter Pan where Natives are called "savages" and shit like that then so what? Everyone has seen Peter Pan. Just because something is mainstream does not mean it is not offensive. So, why take this position? Just because you think it's no big deal? This is the thing (and this keeps coming up in here) it's not your story, so why dig your heels in?
