tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Newspaper RockRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger16858125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-5265581008714129882024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:002024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Almost every racist in history has claimed they we...Almost every racist in history has claimed they were joking when called out for their racism. MacFarlane is no different.<br /><br />Here's more on the subject:<br /><br /><b>10 Times Family Guy Played The Race Card</b><br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SASUEbuCnzA<br /><br /><b>Family Guy Racism</b><br /><br />https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Family-Guy-Racism-PCUFA6LKPR<br /><br /><b>Why is Family Guy so racist?</b><br /><br />https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Family-Guy-so-racist-1<br /><br /><b>So, just how racist is Fox's 'Dads'?</b><br /><br />https://ew.com/article/2013/08/16/fox-dads-racist/<br /><br />Feel free to take up this issue with the thousands of people who have noted MacFarlane's racism, sexism, and homophobia.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-17339062926624427452024-02-10T18:14:39.103-08:002024-02-10T18:14:39.103-08:00No one's heard of the Koshare Dancers outside ...No one's heard of the Koshare Dancers outside La Junta, Colorado. Tens of thousands of Native organizations have done more for Natives than them.<br /><br />Apparently you're unaware of Natives' negative reaction to these Indian wannabes. Read and learn:<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshare_Indian_Museum_and_Dancers#Native_American_responses<br /><br />In chapter four of his book <i>Playing Indian</i>, Native American historian Philip J. Deloria refers to the Koshare Indian Museum and Dancers as an example of "object hobbyists" who adopt the material culture of indigenous peoples of the past ("the vanishing Indian") while failing to engage with contemporary native peoples. Some Native Americans have stated that all such impersonations and performances are a form of cultural appropriation which place dance and costumes in an inappropriate context devoid of their true meaning, sometimes mixing elements from different tribes.<br /><br />In 2015, the Winter Night dances were canceled after a request was received from Cultural Preservation Office (CPO) of the Hopi Nation asking that the troop discontinue their interpretation of the dances of the Hopi and Pueblo Native Americans. When Leigh Kuwanwisiwma, the director of the CPO learned in 2016 about the program and saw video online of some of the performances, he was disturbed. The performers, he said, were "mimicking our dances, but they were insensitive, as far as I'm concerned." The Koshare have resumed their performance schedule without having further communications with Native Americans.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-33603373484750866492024-02-10T18:04:11.049-08:002024-02-10T18:04:11.049-08:00I'm calm. One doesn't have to be upset to ...I'm calm. One doesn't have to be upset to criticize racism. <br /><br />Almost every racist in history has claimed they were joking when called out for their racism. MacFarlane is no different.<br /><br />Here's more on the subject:<br /><br /><b>10 Times Family Guy Played The Race Card</b><br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SASUEbuCnzA<br /><br /><b>Family Guy Racism</b><br /><br />https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Family-Guy-Racism-PCUFA6LKPR<br /><br /><b>Why is Family Guy so racist?</b><br /><br />https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Family-Guy-so-racist-1<br /><br /><b>So, just how racist is Fox's 'Dads'?</b><br /><br />https://ew.com/article/2013/08/16/fox-dads-racist/<br /><br />Feel free to take up this issue with the thousands of people who have noted MacFarlane's racism, sexism, and homophobia.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-77006723551128047662024-02-10T17:47:19.631-08:002024-02-10T17:47:19.631-08:00Feel free to link to his DNA results or family tre...Feel free to link to his DNA results or family tree online. Educate us all.<br /><br />And FYI, having a tiny bit of Native blood doesn't make one Native. I hope you can do better than a distant ancestor who makes him 1/64th or 1/128th "Native."Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-323440296165969822020-10-10T17:50:09.015-07:002020-10-10T17:50:09.015-07:00It's the company image that was stereotypical,...It's the company image that was stereotypical, not the chief himself. <br /><br />But the whole Wikipedia-style story sounds like a myth. No one repeating this story has identified Lame Deer's tribe. "Lame Deer" isn't an Iroquoian name and the Haudenosaunee didn't wear Plains headdresses. The narrative seems at least partly false on the face of it.<br /><br />Until someone provides a biography of the alleged chief, I'd take this legend with a big grain of salt. Until then, it's an unproven claim, not a fact.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-71473528652102556722018-09-15T06:22:43.111-07:002018-09-15T06:22:43.111-07:00I'm a bit late to comment because your blog is...I'm a bit late to comment because your blog is years old and Savage Arms has changed their logo within the last few years also. The "stereotypical" chief you speak of was a real Chief in upper New York named Chief Lame Deer that made a deal with Auther Savage in trade for guns for his tribe. They've used the logo for near 100 years and in that time they have helped and supported the native community in many ways. During much of the last century the majority of hunting style gun manufacturers advertised using cowboys, especially when western movies was popular like 1940's into the 80's. If you were a Native American hunter during that time for sure you'd pick the company that showed proud Native Chiefs in their advertisements instead of a gun like Winchester using the slogan "The gun that won the west." So even though their old logo might be viewed racist and outdated today, at one time in history not that long ago it was actually the least racist gun Native Americans could buy for that same reason. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-51730392381016103492018-09-08T10:48:04.279-07:002018-09-08T10:48:04.279-07:00He fought with Native Americans in "Young Wil...He fought with Native Americans in "Young Wild Bill Hickcock".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956442089211808457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-9733312127595281532018-09-07T22:24:32.194-07:002018-09-07T22:24:32.194-07:00Don't respond to trolls, guys. This is just a ...Don't respond to trolls, guys. This is just a racist trying to harm people. He doesn't believe what he says, but he only wants to hurt your feelings or convince other people that what he is saying is true. He knows it is not true. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-54924751249556329682018-09-06T20:19:02.307-07:002018-09-06T20:19:02.307-07:00Actually a lot of the southern "Cherokee gran...Actually a lot of the southern "Cherokee grandma" myths were born out of civil war racism in an effort for the rebels to claim themselves "true sons of the south." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-35787588938856596642018-08-30T14:26:04.893-07:002018-08-30T14:26:04.893-07:00Thank you for sticking up for the Native Blood !!!...Thank you for sticking up for the Native Blood !!! "Proud to be Pawnee"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10321938257486100437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-15399474827686031072018-08-27T17:25:27.735-07:002018-08-27T17:25:27.735-07:00I am very sorry for the ignorance and way history ...I am very sorry for the ignorance and way history unfolded and also how history's story is taught. I see native americans and think, beautiful people. I am proud of my Cherokee/Blackfoot blood. Illini Nation shout out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16479257240028856024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-73081703603667675482018-08-22T14:02:48.863-07:002018-08-22T14:02:48.863-07:00Nice breakdown of that ridiculous meme. People rar...Nice breakdown of that ridiculous meme. People rarely take the time and trouble to process information. Look how much effort and research it took you to debunk one silly meme, and the impossibility of the internet bs blitz ever making sense becomes clear. Info overload is no different than no info at all. LOG OFF AND LIVE, folks!smoke signalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-45840654932417593082018-08-14T16:01:33.434-07:002018-08-14T16:01:33.434-07:00So I'm not going to take up a whole section te...So I'm not going to take up a whole section telling you off Rob. However I am Osage and also a member of the tribe of mic-o-say and let me be very plain here Rob, neither me nor my 2 Osage brothers involved in scouting need any help from the whitest of men such as yourself in defending our culture. We can do it on our own thank you. I have personally experienced true tribe life on my res and I would have to say that mic-o-say has done nothing to "make fun" of our traditions and in fact has paid us a great deal of respect in that they have not only done research into tribal customs but also asked the different tribes how they could improve on the ceremonies to make them more authentic, what could be done to keep these traditions alive. You embody exactly what tribes hate about white men. You stick your nose where it does not belong and try to spread hate and use political correctness as a vessel for it. You want people to have respect for native culture? How about not attempting to shit on ceremonies and traditions from other tribes that have been adapted to help future generations learn responsibility and love for a culture that most will never know. I shall say it again, we do not need help from you in defending us and I think you should keep your nose where it belongs, shoved up your own rear end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-2959913477371591072018-08-14T14:21:31.088-07:002018-08-14T14:21:31.088-07:00Anyone who can not see what is offensive here has ...Anyone who can not see what is offensive here has a problem. People are not mascots on sports teams. Animals can be sports mascots. How does one mix Native dress and Peace Bonnets and being human with what it means to be a cat? Cat's don't wear clothes. This is totally ignorant. The depiction of what the cat is wearing is all wrong from the native point of view. The name is offensive and is mocking. Words like majestic, ceremonial, spirit world, mysterious secrets, and all knowing are all words that perpetrate stereotypes. Money will be made so that makes this bad stuff ok? This kind of thing is hateful and there is no honor here for anyone. A Native Woman who is kind and wise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-43973289019277648342018-08-13T20:12:53.195-07:002018-08-13T20:12:53.195-07:00If he had any knowledge at all he would know India...If he had any knowledge at all he would know Indians are from India. There are Sioux, Pima, Kiowa and many tribes indigenous to what is now North America. None of them are Indian. Stick to the music, Neil Young. It’s OK to be White. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-34441999965340643432018-08-12T17:36:10.795-07:002018-08-12T17:36:10.795-07:00She and Elizabeth Warren need to post DNA results....She and Elizabeth Warren need to post DNA results.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02689232529993447486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-14416031324159699022018-08-12T02:51:16.397-07:002018-08-12T02:51:16.397-07:00What does it imply to stand out from the group ?What does it imply to stand out from the group ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-89443175841185170152018-08-09T11:06:03.013-07:002018-08-09T11:06:03.013-07:00I have seen this logo on trucks in the Denver area...I have seen this logo on trucks in the Denver area and it's so startling to me that I got on "the google". I could be wrong but it seems that this is a business that has been white/European owned and operated since it's inception in the 40s with two different owners. Both the original male Indian Image and this odd female image have very blue anglicized eyes. The image and the name sound like a co-opting and fetishizing of Native American culture dating back to the 40s when majority culture had no clue how offensive and exploitive this is. I am white/European but I find it offensive to have to see this weird image on trucks. I know at least two Dine/Navajo people who find it offensive and I'm surprised that no one has organized and protested. On the other hand- American Indian people face so much harassment from whites when they stand up for their rights in this way- maybe they don't want more aggravation. Unless the owners of this company are Dine and want to keep things as they are, I think the owners should do the right thing and put a stop to this racism and cultural appropriation that belongs in the past- though it really never belonged anywhere. If there is Navajo support, maybe protesting is a good job for some white people like myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-8311770054298248412018-08-05T15:09:41.013-07:002018-08-05T15:09:41.013-07:00Take your DNA test to prove you have Native Americ...Take your DNA test to prove you have Native American!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675049926082558350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-8891510846052727662018-07-20T21:14:29.605-07:002018-07-20T21:14:29.605-07:00I started reading the book True Grit recently and ...I started reading the book True Grit recently and then watched the movie when I was about a third of the way through the book and now am finishing the book. The Coen brothers film does not portray the scenes with the Native Americans as they were written in the book. <br /><br />In the book for example, when the three men are being hanged:<br /> // The Indian was next and he said, "I am ready. I have repented my sins and soon I will be in heaven with Christ my savior. Now I must die like a man." If you are like me you probably think of Indians as heathens. But I will ask you to recall the thief on the cross. He was never baptized and never even heard of a catechism and yet Christ himself promised him a place in heaven. //<br /><br />When I saw this scene in the movie and the bag being slapped over this man's head before he could speak, I was shocked at the way it was being used for comic effect and at the same time was not what the author intended.<br /><br />Similarly with the scene when Rooster Cogburn kicks the two boys who were torturing the mule. In the book, the author specifies that one of the boys was white and the other was Native American. Again distressing that the Coen brothers chose to make both boys Native American and to have them abused for comic effect.<br /><br />As I am finishing the book, those scenes kept returning to me and I just typed in "Coen brothers true grit racist" because I wanted to find out if anyone else had the same impressions. Answer - yes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113593089520732065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-75315097797785233272018-07-11T13:22:03.985-07:002018-07-11T13:22:03.985-07:00I am 12% Native American Indian. A Taino Indian. I...I am 12% Native American Indian. A Taino Indian. I even look Native American. So I too feel proud of my Native American Indian blood in my body flowing in my vain. Roy Rogers favored an American Indian. So it's what he felt in his HART THAT described him Native American Indian. Rest in peace Roy Rogers. YAHTEH. HAPPY Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562206774830923126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-7868492926059208972018-06-28T06:45:41.816-07:002018-06-28T06:45:41.816-07:00Love reading about Denzel Washington. Totally my F...Love reading about Denzel Washington. Totally my Fav. Also <a href="http://peoplebynetworth.com/denzel-washington-net-worth/" rel="nofollow">Denzel Washington net worth</a> is an inspiration for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775310290966491030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-17614446540374141192018-06-25T03:52:48.926-07:002018-06-25T03:52:48.926-07:00Your an idiot! The person that didthe handpainted ...Your an idiot! The person that didthe handpainted picture messed it up by putting blue eyes...becky doesn't have blue eyes but it was never changed because senior liked it...so it was and advertising slogan ...the blue eyed navajo.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157785649980987727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-50252360891862355352018-06-24T10:38:12.046-07:002018-06-24T10:38:12.046-07:00I don't doubt she is of Cherokee ancestry some...I don't doubt she is of Cherokee ancestry somewhere down the line, but she is not 'full blooded' and I very much doubt either of her parents were either, unless it just meant they were on the rolls. As others have mentioned too, Cherokees didn't live in teepees, but maybe this was embellished for whatever reason or she didn't really know about Cherokee culture or traditions herself that much if the 'full blooded' ancestry was further down the line and went off popular belief that Native Americans wore headdresses and lived in teepees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-36837932405933069452018-06-20T16:20:05.847-07:002018-06-20T16:20:05.847-07:00Number 1 your math is off being that Roy's gra...Number 1 your math is off being that Roy's grandmother great-grandmother was full-blooded Choctaw that makes him a 1/8 not 1/32 do your math correctly. 2 Choctaw Nation has been recognized as a nation here in the United States since the mid-1800s when are white settlers decided to go west. Otherwise it's a fairly decent articleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com