tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post2049161018342804329..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Hell on Wheels is respectful?Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-5132814716496834462011-12-19T12:21:04.104-08:002011-12-19T12:21:04.104-08:00A lot of it is the "pacifism is for pussies&q...A lot of it is the "pacifism is for pussies" attitude in America. (And I don't really know if Christianity, at least from the minute it became the official religion of Rome to present-day, can be considered pacifist.)<br /><br />For the Lakota at least, and probably the Cheyenne, acquisitiveness (a behavior seen as human nature, even ideal, in American culture) was considered the most effeminate of behaviors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-79791280841451593702011-12-15T09:20:54.437-08:002011-12-15T09:20:54.437-08:00I don't think it was respectful to show a holl...I don't think it was respectful to show a hollywood version of piercing ceremony. I agree it was sensationalistic. <br /><br />So far the show has been classic "Good NDN / Bad NDN". The "Good NDN" becomes Christian, speaks English and cuts his hair. The "Bad NDNs" speak their own language and do traditional ceremonies. Cultural imperialism much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com