tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post4365713479200532894..comments2024-03-28T02:23:44.367-05:00Comments on Pacifist Viking: PFT and RACEPacifist Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630996018868040440noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-54751980008488642302007-03-07T08:22:00.000-06:002007-03-07T08:22:00.000-06:00As you know, I don't agree with you entirely on th...As you know, I don't agree with you entirely on this. However, I think you make a good argument. Particularly, why is a slur against Native Americans allowed as a joke, when it is more than obvious a slur against African Americans in the same spot wouldn't be used?<BR/><BR/>This reflects something about real racism in America. We are aware enough, and uncomfortable enough, about racism against certain groups, that in many contexts a slur would be found unacceptable. Perhaps using a slur in a joke is acceptable ("The Aristocrats!"), but to associate a particular person with that slur would not be. If it were a slur against, say, Jews, Reggie Bush might be upset to be associated with anti-semitism--or at the very least, would PFT feel uncomfortable about associating Bush with anti-semitism? But racism against Native Americans is so ingrained, and so little part of American discourse on race, that a slur against Native Americans slides.<BR/><BR/>When we have a professional football team called the "Redskins," and the courts of the government that has marginalized and oppressed Native Americans for centuries find that this is not a derogatory term, I have serious concerns about racism against Native Americans in this country.<BR/><BR/>For those interested in the internalized history of racism against Native Americans, see Richard Drinnon's "Facing West: The Metaphysics of Indian-Hating and Empire-Building." It's a remarkably well researched, well documented book. You won't think about things the same way again.<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Facing-West-Metaphysics-Indian-Hating-Empire-Building/dp/080612928XPacifist Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630996018868040440noreply@blogger.com