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Re: Thanks JimmyA for bringing this up
No problem. I was kind of "sounding off" too. Again, my angst was not so much in calling these people Native as much as it was attaching that word to American. I still find, and will always find, that particular term highly insulting, and I personally will never, ever use it.
posted by
JimmyA
on March 7, 2012 at 7:28 AM
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Thanks JimmyA for bringing this up
adjective 1. being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land. 2. belonging to a person by birth or to a thing by nature; inherent: native ability; native grace. 3. belonging by birth to a people regarded as indigenous to a certain place, especially a preliterate people: Native guides accompanied the expedition through the rain forest.
4. of indigenous origin, growth, or production: native pottery.
5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the indigenous inhabitants of a place or country: native customs; native dress
I get furious although everyone now knows that Columbus did not discover America, they still hold it as a holiday. What hyprocity.
I do know there is a Native American Heritage Month, I think in November, but it is not talked about through any media at all. It's like it or they don't exist.
Plain and simple, we came here, American Whites, and took the land from the people before us. Little k own fact, the white man was the first to start scalping, while all the time I was growing up I thought it was the so called "Indian". The American Whites drove them from the Dakotas all the way south where most died from the cold or illness. The Trail of Tears. Thanks for letting me sound off.
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Amanda6
on March 6, 2012 at 2:39 PM
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Thanks, Sam. As long as people remain aware that this is not a racist or bigoted slant against anyone. It is simply the language being used that I protest.
posted by
JimmyA
on March 6, 2012 at 8:00 AM
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Re: and there is a story behind that label, "Pollitically Correct"
I'm honestly not sure of the specifics behind the beginnings of the whole "politically correct" movement, but regardless, it is something I have chosen to completely ignore. I guess I'll have to post another blog to explain it all to people! 
posted by
JimmyA
on March 6, 2012 at 7:58 AM
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Re: if i am correct
Everything I have heard Xeno leads me to believe that most of the American Indians interviewed over the years on this topic do prefer to be called by their tribe names, and not Native Americans! Regardless, I still find the title demeaning and cruel.
posted by
JimmyA
on March 6, 2012 at 7:56 AM
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I haven't heard that one, Winds, but if that becomes the norm, I will assert my Free-Thinking Non-Conformist stance and continue to call it Columbus Day! 
posted by
JimmyA
on March 6, 2012 at 7:54 AM
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I can follow the logic in this! sam 
posted by
sam444
on March 5, 2012 at 7:07 PM
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and there is a story behind that label, "Pollitically Correct"
given by a Conservative who warped the story of the incident that spurred all this in the first place.
posted by
Xeno-x
on March 5, 2012 at 2:44 PM
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if i am correct
that's what the indigenous peoples of North America call themselves.
They would rather not be known as Indians.
Although it seems they prefer to be called by names of their tribes.
I will ask those I know just be certain.
posted by
Xeno-x
on March 5, 2012 at 2:42 PM
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A related politically correct trend has been to stop celebrating 'Columbus Day' and refer to it instead as 'Native American Day.'
posted by
Against4WindsOn2Flam
on March 5, 2012 at 12:41 PM
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I'm glad, FSI. People should stop and think about some of the "politically correct" shenanigans that have been forced down our throats over the past 25 years or so. Believe, this particular diatribe is only the tip of the iceberg!
posted by
JimmyA
on March 5, 2012 at 11:18 AM
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Re: I like the way Canadians say First Nation people...the trouble with lab
It wears you out? Kabu, I've been worn out over the ridiculousness of political correctness. To me, the bulk of the problem is that too many people simply acquiesce to these changes, never questioning them, never challenging them. Not me. I'm just the opposite. I challenge everything! And in most instances, if you take the time to really evaluate some of these titles and designations, you'll see how absurd they actually are.
posted by
JimmyA
on March 5, 2012 at 11:14 AM
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This post is making me think a lot.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on March 5, 2012 at 10:37 AM
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I like the way Canadians say First Nation people...the trouble with labels
or as we must say now political correct is that no matter what the label, a spade is still a spade. sometimes being so politically correct can be demeaning I think, on a personal level, it just wears me out!
posted by
Kabu
on March 4, 2012 at 6:26 PM
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