Please don't get the wrong idea....I am pro-Indian. The basis for my question is that the term "Indian Giver" once referred to that government's practice of giving land to the Indians and then taking it away. Now most people think it means that Indians give things and then take them away. Given this twist in meaning, I'm just wondering how many Yahooers consider the term to be racist.
2007-03-01 22:13:07 · 5 answers · asked by TallChocolate69 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I don't think it's racist. Because it's not referring to a people being untrustworthy but a government. To say someone is an Indian giver is like saying they are like the U.S government because they give something and then take it back, being unable to do what it has said. Talking about a government is not racist, esp. when the statement is true. If you're offended by the truth, the problem is with you, speaking generally.
2007-03-09 10:33:42 · answer #1 · answered by lil_snipe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't say it's racist,but it is a very ignorant and insensitive term.I do not and will never believe Native Americans GAVE an entire country away!
2007-03-02 06:18:10 · answer #2 · answered by Direktor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you are right on what it refered to and being 1/4 Blackfoot, I don't find it racist at all.
2007-03-02 06:17:40 · answer #3 · answered by Celeste 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its racist, about white people. Who says that anymore? I haven't heard that since third grade... like twenty years ago.
2007-03-02 09:46:30 · answer #4 · answered by Annabella Stephens 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do. Absolutely
2007-03-02 06:17:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋