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Can we not just blanket blame liberals? As one myself I'm offended. ;)

This ,:headbanger:

I don't know about white liberals but I heard Amanda Blackhorse, an Indian, say on NPR that in her opinion the logo was worse than the name.

Interesting... considering the log is the only think that came directly from the Native Americans.

I don't know about white liberals but I heard Amanda Blackhorse, an Indian, say on NPR that in her opinion the logo was worse than the name.

Than maybe she should take it up with the Indian Tribe that made the logo in the first place.

I don't know about white liberals but I heard Amanda Blackhorse, an Indian, say on NPR that in her opinion the logo was worse than the name.
Well.....there's one indian who does not like the name/logo.
I wonder how many Indians there are in this country?

I'm about as socially liberal as you can get, but our country is creating a generation of pussies.


I could go on a big rant on how I feel about the power people put into "words", but I'll skip that for a later date. In the end, actions speak louder than anything.

Here's what I don't understand...and I am really trying to "get" this. It seems to me that the term simply is not offensive. It's not used derogatorially on any real basis and it seems when you ask a population of NAs the most dramatic opinion is one of support. There are a few NAs it seems driving this and they don't seem to have any real evidence that the term is offensive nor much real support in their community. Why is this so ignored? My gut tells me this...the term sounds like it SHOULD be offensive. Like a bunch of non-NAs hear the term and just assume "well that's offensive" and then some questionably motivated NA leaders say yes and now the debate is over in their eyes? What happened to discourse? No matter the final disposition this isn't a trivial discussion. An honest debate should be had. The media doesn't seem interested in that.

I'm about as socially liberal as you can get, but our country is creating a generation of pussies.


I could go on a big rant on how I feel about the power people put into "words", but I'll skip that for a later date. In the end, actions speak louder than anything.

Our Parents or grandparents would say so, they saw action in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc. and would laugh at what a bunch of pussies this new generation of Americans are.

Here's what I don't understand...and I am really trying to "get" this. It seems to me that the term simply is not offensive. It's not used derogatorially on any real basis and it seems when you ask a population of NAs the most dramatic opinion is one of support. There are a few NAs it seems driving this and they don't seem to have any real evidence that the term is offensive nor much real support in their community. Why is this so ignored? My gut tells me this...the term sounds like it SHOULD be offensive. Like a bunch of non-NAs hear the term and just assume "well that's offensive" and then some questionably motivated NA leaders say yes and now the debate is over in their eyes? What happened to discourse? No matter the final disposition this isn't a trivial discussion. An honest debate should be had. The media doesn't seem interested in that.

I've said before that most of us, myself included, don't really care about Native Americans. Sure, I hope they can be afforded the best opportunities possible. And it's shameful what's happened to them. But a) their struggles are not top of mind for me ever, and b) (as horrible as it sounds) I'm honestly more fascinated than ashamed of things like the "Trail of Tears" I mean it was a horrible, terrible thing but their historical oppression doesn't make me want to rally for their support.

Likewise, nor does all the current problems NA communities now face-poverty, alcoholism, illiteracy, etc. But they are legit problems.

Anyhow, what I'm getting at is I think if you were to inject most of these NAs, like Ms. Blackhorse, with a truth serum. They would tell you that in reality the name isn't so offensive to them. And it's not really what they care about. But it's an easy way to get their voice heard. And their hope, I believe, is to leverage this cause for further awareness and help for more important needs for their communities.

Unfortunately, like I've said before, I think they'll find that most people who are so concerned about them when it comes to making sure their feelings don't get hurt because of a word that honestly no one truly associates with them, don't and won't care when it comes to other issues plaguing them.

I, for one, won't pretend like I ever cared

I've said before that most of us, myself included, don't really care about Native Americans. Sure, I hope they can be afforded the best opportunities possible. And it's shameful what's happened to them. But a) their struggles are not top of mind for me ever, and b) (as horrible as it sounds) I'm honestly more fascinated than ashamed of things like the "Trail of Tears" I mean it was a horrible, terrible thing but their historical oppression doesn't make me want to rally for their support.

Likewise, nor does all the current problems NA communities now face-poverty, alcoholism, illiteracy, etc. But they are legit problems.

Anyhow, what I'm getting at is I think if you were to inject most of these NAs, like Ms. Blackhorse, with a truth serum. They would tell you that in reality the name isn't so offensive to them. And it's not really what they care about. But it's an easy way to get their voice heard. And their hope, I believe, is to leverage this cause for further awareness and help for more important needs for their communities.

Unfortunately, like I've said before, I think they'll find that most people who are so concerned about them when it comes to making sure their feelings don't get hurt because of a word that honestly no one truly associates with them, don't and won't care when it comes to other issues plaguing them.

I, for one, won't pretend like I ever cared

I suspect there's a lot of truth in this. I don't lay a lot of fault at the feet of the NA leaders who are using this as a rallying point. It baffles me why those who make this a story...the Wises/Costas/Florios of the world are so convinced that they're right that they won't even listen to counter argument. Hell, Wise blocks people on twitter who openly disagree with him. Not belligerent people...just people who dare to disagree. Florio today posts a headline that clearly states that the Va legislators who openly supported the name did so only for political purposes when he knows the same can be said of the 50 senators who did the opposite. He never framed that as so political maneuver. I hate when debate and discourse gets squashed so wantonly.

I've said before that most of us, myself included, don't really care about Native Americans. Sure, I hope they can be afforded the best opportunities possible. And it's shameful what's happened to them. But a) their struggles are not top of mind for me ever, and b) (as horrible as it sounds) I'm honestly more fascinated than ashamed of things like the "Trail of Tears" I mean it was a horrible, terrible thing but their historical oppression doesn't make me want to rally for their support.

Likewise, nor does all the current problems NA communities now face-poverty, alcoholism, illiteracy, etc. But they are legit problems.

Anyhow, what I'm getting at is I think if you were to inject most of these NAs, like Ms. Blackhorse, with a truth serum. They would tell you that in reality the name isn't so offensive to them. And it's not really what they care about. But it's an easy way to get their voice heard. And their hope, I believe, is to leverage this cause for further awareness and help for more important needs for their communities.

Unfortunately, like I've said before, I think they'll find that most people who are so concerned about them when it comes to making sure their feelings don't get hurt because of a word that honestly no one truly associates with them, don't and won't care when it comes to other issues plaguing them.

I, for one, won't pretend like I ever cared

is this an emo band name or how I feel after leaving indian reservation casino? i kid, i kid

The leverage game you mention makes sense but in reality is a very foolish strategy, because its becoming political argument in a time where people are fed up with that sort of thing, which makes it harder to create partnerships for their "true causes." And the leadership of this movement just seems to disorganized to truely negotiate and lobby for them. Honest to god, I really believe they just want the name change.

And about that leadership, the oneida guy seems really all in for himself and the voice of this movement tends to be white rich media types. This name change cause needs to be done by the people. American Native massing together, organized protest in order to work. Until then, Im not taking this seriously