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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPocahontas Not a Racial Slur, Says Prominent White Expert
https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5a1d89c2ede9dd5e78c6c0ad/master/w_727,c_limit/Borowitz-Pocahontas-Not-Racial-Slur.jpgWASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)Donald J. Trumps use of the name Pocahontas at a White House event honoring Navajo veterans was not a racial slur, a prominent white expert said on Monday.
If some Native Americans were offended by the use of this term, Im sorry that theyre so wrong, the expert said. As a white person, I think Im in a better position to know about this stuff.
She also defended the decision to honor the Navajo veterans near a portrait of Andrew Jackson, who is widely reviled by Native Americans. Before we held the ceremony, we consulted with a number of other white experts, and we all agreed that Andrew Jackson was great, she said.
At times, the white expert seemed exasperated at having to explain to Native Americans what was a racial slur and what was not. Look, I can explain it to them, but its real time-consuming, and I have a lot of other stuff to do, she said.
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Pocahontas Not a Racial Slur, Says Prominent White Expert (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Nov 2017
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malaise
(269,012 posts)1. This is too close to reality
Excellent
MyOwnPeace
(16,927 posts)3. There are probably
some newspapers in this sad country that will take that as a news item and publish it!
Oh, and tomorrow's tweets will NOT call it FAKE NEWS!!!!!!
irisblue
(32,975 posts)2. Sarah? Sarah Huckabee Sanders? That you?