tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post5373876652660593863..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: No Indians at the 2011 OscarsRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-20272406107511366792011-03-02T14:52:02.913-08:002011-03-02T14:52:02.913-08:00Yes, Native people generally do recognize one anot...Yes, Native people generally do recognize one another. I'm not aware of Taylor Lautner being seen as all-white either though. And I simply was pointing out that he has acted very honorably and honestly regarding his heritage. By your definition he may not qualify as an "actual" Indian, but given time it would not surprise me to find that he gains some form of acceptance in "Indian country".Wild Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16173044456345120002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-32004679657563109632011-03-02T13:59:06.232-08:002011-03-02T13:59:06.232-08:00Didn't you just write "Native people gene...Didn't you just write "Native people generally know and recognize one another and by contrast can tell when someone's not on the level" on another posting, Jilvsgi? Lautner is a classic example of a Johnny-come-lately whom no one in Indian country recognizes as a fellow Indian.<br /><br />Recognition by one's Native peers is one of the standards I outlined in <a href="http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2008/11/actual-indian-defined.html" rel="nofollow">"Actual Indian" Defined</a>. By that standard, Lautner isn't an Indian.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-54896486035925632772011-03-02T13:24:05.118-08:002011-03-02T13:24:05.118-08:00I'd be concerned about dumping Taylor Lautner ...I'd be concerned about dumping Taylor Lautner into the "non-Indian" category. Maybe he wasn't aware of his heritage until recently, but he seems to have embraced it and brings honor to it.Wild Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16173044456345120002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-4220814231378959762011-03-01T13:38:36.785-08:002011-03-01T13:38:36.785-08:00I don't know about "symbolism", but ...I don't know about "symbolism", but the idea of a black man operating an elevator is both stereotypical and anachronistic, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com