fans of sports teams that are named after Native americans should be allowed to wear headdresses and smear themselves with paint? why or why not?
An interview I found:
Diana used to attened a high school with a team nicknamed "indians." she said she was proud to paint her face, stick feathers in her hair and make Hollywood war whoops as part of her cheerleading duties.
"i felt we were honoring the indians" she said. Suppose you team was called the "African-American," I asked her. Would you paint your face black, wear an Afrowing and prance around the football field trying to imitate your perceptions of black people? she responded, "Of course not! That would be insulting to blacks." My point is made.
2006-10-26 16:25:18 · 3 answers · asked by freindly asian 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
As a half Norwegian, I am extremely angry with the Minnesota Vikings using a pillaging, raping, robber to symbolize all Scandinavians!!! Oh wait, there is a million other things in this world that are more important. This whole Native American thing is completely ridiculous!!I know many Native Americans, and many of them really enjoy the noble warrior that represents many athletic teams. America needs to find a hobby...or taking care of issues that really matter.
2006-10-26 16:30:15 · answer #1 · answered by JR 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Naming a sports team after a 'native American' tribe is not race ism, nor is prancing around wearing feathers, painting your self with school colors, or mimicking so called 'racial' stereotypes.
Perhaps you ought to find something that gives you a grounded belief in yourself, rather than trying to find fault with everyone and everything that seems to be a comical imitation of something.
If you were truely confident in yourself, then none of the kinds of things you describe would even touch your sense of dignity or self-value....sheesh.
2006-10-26 23:33:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmmm.
And I thought the phrase was "Native American"?
2006-10-26 23:28:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋