tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post2467970404667279370..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Indians of many shadesRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-41094882135131759892008-07-01T04:55:00.000-07:002008-07-01T04:55:00.000-07:00Unfortunately, he often does. ;-)Unfortunately, he often does. ;-)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-19411342821708485592008-06-02T16:15:00.000-07:002008-06-02T16:15:00.000-07:00.I think "writerfella" missed the whole point bein....I think "writerfella" missed the whole point being made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-3995385960296098162008-05-23T23:37:00.000-07:002008-05-23T23:37:00.000-07:00There's no particular reason the Mashantucket Pequ...There's no particular reason the Mashantucket Pequots should look like traditional (i.e., full-blooded) Indians. But that's the point. People expect them to look like "Indians" and they don't.<BR/><BR/>Why do people expect this when, as you say, Congress recognized the Pequots recently? Because of the stereotypes prevalent in our culture, especially in the media. To reiterate what the director said, "We do not fit the stereotypes of people’s ideas of what natives should look like."<BR/><BR/>Even if the exhibit didn't feature only Pequots, it could convey the same message. Suppose it showed Indians as astronauts, Olympic medal winners, senators, CEOs, Hollywood writers, et al. Again the director could say, "We do not fit the stereotypes of people’s ideas of what natives should look like."Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-15823617643612818582008-05-18T09:54:00.000-07:002008-05-18T09:54:00.000-07:00Writerfella here -- Since the Pequots are a 't...Writerfella here --<BR/> Since the Pequots are a 'tribe' by act of Congress, why should they resemble "ideas of what natives should look like"? As easily, military officers could be their own organized tribes as such both are officers and gentlemen by similar act of Congress. Wow, the GeeHawks! And with enough technology to bankrupt their own futures!<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.com