tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post784269810733437334..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: "Too many chiefs" a major offense?Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-32440943216298733592011-05-03T03:10:11.559-07:002011-05-03T03:10:11.559-07:00I know what members of 564 of 565 federally recogn...I know what members of 564 of 565 federally recognized tribes didn't do, Anonymous. They didn't protest the Connecticut GOP's use of the phrase "too many chiefs." That's what I based my opinion on, not my status as a "white guy in America."<br /><br />I'm glad neither of you tried to defend this asinine claim:<br /><br />"I guess you walk around with a pocket sized gauge for racism in each pocket, one for comic books, one for political leaders and another for media personalities?"<br /><br />since only an ignoramus who doesn't know me or my blog would write such a thing.<br /><br />If you want to discuss the issue of hypersensitivity vs. insensitivity, Steph, first answer the question: Is every offense equally bad? If not, give us some examples of offenses that are worse than "too many chiefs." And some that aren't as bad as "too many chiefs." Then we'll discuss them.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-34379029610793200902011-05-03T02:56:35.501-07:002011-05-03T02:56:35.501-07:00The Pequots protested once and got an apology. An...The Pequots protested once and got an apology. And that was the end of the story. As I said. <br /><br />If you think that's a major deal, I think it's a minor one. If you've read my blog, you've seen hundreds of issues that drew more Native complaints and lasted longer in the news. This issue was minor compared to them.<br /><br />I don't need to interview people since I monitor the formal media and the informal chatter on social networks constantly. There was literally no talk of this issue other than what I reported. <br /><br />Since you're contradicting my evidence, the burden is on you to provide counterevidence. So go ahead and prove <i>your</i> claim. Otherwise, my claim stands. <br /><br />I'm not telling people what to think. I'm stating the facts as I saw them. Repeat: "I didn't see any follow-up on this story among hundreds of Indian colleagues. They didn't seem to consider it a major offense worth a slew of protests."Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-4105573440055611852011-04-26T20:12:03.072-07:002011-04-26T20:12:03.072-07:00“...Since you think this is a major problem, feel ...“...Since you think this is a major problem, feel free to organize such a response. Let us know how it goes. I'm guessing you'll have a hard time finding followers because no one deems it that serious.” <br /><br />Obviously the Mashantucket Pequot DID find the usage of "Too many chiefs" major enough to take action, Rob, and they got an apology out of it. It’s not up to us (whites) to decide the level of seriousness or insensitivity of the remark, unless we wish to propose that our opinions are more valuable than that of actual Indians. WE can safely view all this from a distance. Their kids have to grow up with this crap. If you wish to really gauge the true offensiveness of the phrase, why don’t you actually *interview* some of your hundreds of colleagues about it? This would make for a much more valuable article. Any criteria we whites have for judging the severity of racism toward American Indians should come second-hand from them. They're the ones living with it.<br /><br />"This hypersensitivity is exactly what causes many people to scorn Native activists. When everything Indians like is 'sacred' and everything they don't like is 'offensive,' it becomes hard to take them seriously."<br /><br />Really. Is the culprit truly hypersensitivity on the part of the Natives, or insensitivity on the part of those scorning them?Stephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-52461908867306872842011-04-24T11:52:32.153-07:002011-04-24T11:52:32.153-07:00Well its nice to know theres at least one white gu...Well its nice to know theres at least one white guy in America that knows whats insulting to Indians since we cannot determine what racism is for ourselves Rob.<br /><br />Of course when using Indian givers, squaws, apples, savages or too many chiefs happens again and we know it will, I'll make sure the Indian community checks in with you before we have the audacity and shortsightedness to get offended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com