tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post4033161846149558612..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Cameron: Lakota = "dead-end society"Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-3720896668008493082010-04-23T12:46:25.139-07:002010-04-23T12:46:25.139-07:00I agree that people might find my interpretation o...I agree that people might find my interpretation of Cameron's comments "dismissive and insulting to modern Lakota." But it would be less obviously offensive, I think. And Cameron could ameliorate the offense further by saying, "The traditional Lakota would be unhappy if they saw how some of their people are suffering today."<br /><br />P.S. "Sioux" refers to the Dakota and Nakota as well as the Lakota people, so "Lakota Sioux" isn't quite redundant.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-4409220147360301402010-04-22T20:57:46.958-07:002010-04-22T20:57:46.958-07:00dmarks:
Oh, that was my point - the redundancy. Wh...dmarks:<br />Oh, that was my point - the redundancy. While what you write about the term 'Sioux' is true, it is also considered offensive to many Lakota people. Anyway, I just prefer to call all ethnic groups by their real name or, when dealing with individuals, by what they prefer. Plus 'Lakota' is always a safe bet.m.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-54057288943494000972010-04-22T04:23:52.792-07:002010-04-22T04:23:52.792-07:00Though it's clear to everyone know who the Lak...Though it's clear to everyone know who the Lakota are. Adding "Sioux" at the end is redundant. Sort of like saying "Polish Slavic" instead of just "Polish".dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-4521492043137182912010-04-22T04:18:10.994-07:002010-04-22T04:18:10.994-07:00M: With Sioux still found in the official names of...M: With Sioux still found in the official names of Lakota/Dakota/Nakota tribes and other organizations, it would appear that this word is acceptible.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-88793066594466547942010-04-21T21:47:38.619-07:002010-04-21T21:47:38.619-07:00Very interesting to know that the director of '...Very interesting to know that the director of 'Titanic' (haha) was around 130 years back in time to witness Lakota resistance and now, in 2010, he is able to gauge just how hard they fought and how much "harder" they should have tried.<br /><br />(LOL @ Lakota 'Sioux', though.)m.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-91143875441924721582010-04-21T19:53:47.017-07:002010-04-21T19:53:47.017-07:00Come to think of it, this statement is reminding m...Come to think of it, this statement is reminding me of Piers Ahthony's dismissal of modern Natives as a pathetic remnant not worth considering.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-79317707790911076692010-04-20T13:29:17.270-07:002010-04-20T13:29:17.270-07:00whike i don't like him in general or seen Avat...whike i don't like him in general or seen Avatar , i Thought the terminator serie were amazing !<br /><br />i can only make sense of this , as circumstencial coincidence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-10374596712246915102010-04-19T18:58:53.270-07:002010-04-19T18:58:53.270-07:00"I think it's obvious what Cameron wanted..."I think it's obvious what Cameron wanted to say: that the traditional Lakota would be unhappy if they saw their people today.<br /><br />That can <i>still</i> be taken as dismissive and insulting to modern Lakota.<br /><br />Who's to say that pre-1492 Lakota individual looking forward might intead observe that despite the horrific genocide and changes, Lakota people still live proud in 2010?dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com