Obama's History Lesson

[Kracka]

Everyone play nice, keep it above the belt.

[Matt D.]

And Matt, at the time that Obama is speaking. there were still full blooded Aztecs in exhistance. Nice try right back to you.
So that means if he was speaking about native indians here in the US then saying Americans would be proper?

[tpunx99GSX]

So that means if he was speaking about native indians here in the US then saying Americans would be proper?

Saying native indians, or native americans? Because they are both wrong. Calling Native people Indians implies you are using Christopher Columbus' name for a people that he thought were from India, but was actually mistaken because they were on the soil we now call North America.
But then if you call them Native Americans you are implying that the country was named America before they got here, which is also not true.
You could call them by the Nation of their people (Ojibwa, Souix, Yaki, Apache etc.) But if you choose to group them all in one big pot, Native People would be the correct term.

[Matt D.]

Saying native indians, or native americans? Because they are both wrong. Calling Native people Indians implies you are using Christopher Columbus' name for a people that he thought were from India, but was actually mistaken because they were on the soil we now call North America.
But then if you call them Native Americans you are implying that the country was named America before they got here, which is also not true.
You could call them by the Nation of their people (Ojibwa, Souix, Yaki, Apache etc.) But if you choose to group them all in one big pot, Native People would be the correct term.
Do not come in here and be all politically correct just because your wife is not white. It's becoming painfully obvious that she is the sole reason you are even caring about any sort of political discussion on this site. Have some thoughts of your own for once.

[tpunx99GSX]

Do not come in here and be all politically correct just because your wife is not white. It's becoming painfully obvious that she is the sole reason you are even caring about any sort of political discussion on this site. Have some thoughts of your own for once.

Its becoming painfully obvious that you know absolutly nothing about me. You are making stupid assumptions based on no facts what so ever. Regardless of my Wifes nationality, opinion, background whatever, that has no bearing on the arguement i just made.
But i think its funny that you felt that my comment completely ripped apart yours that you felt it necessary to state that it had to come from another source. Which it did not. It would be like saying "Matt, because the person that waited on you was mexican, that person must have been reason you posted xyz"
So in conclusion, please refrain from making any more idiotic posts like you just wrote assuming that you know anything about my life. Because it will cause me to make assumtions about your lifestyle and post them up.

[Matt D.]

Its becoming painfully obvious that you know absolutly nothing about me. You are making stupid assumptions based on no facts what so ever. Regardless of my Wifes nationality, opinion, background whatever, that has no bearing on the arguement i just made.
But i think its funny that you felt that my comment completely ripped apart yours that you felt it necessary to state that it had to come from another source. Which it did not. It would be like saying "Matt, because the person that waited on you was mexican, that person must have been reason you posted xyz"
So in conclusion, please refrain from making any more idiotic posts like you just wrote assuming that you know anything about my life. Because it will cause me to make assumtions about your lifestyle and post them up.
You capitalize "wife" (not a proper name) but not "Mexican"? I see how you are.

Good job beating around the bush in calling me a racist. Go ahead and make all the comments your heart desires about my lifestyle, but I promise it won't get you anywhere.

[tpunx99GSX]

You capitalize "wife" (not a proper name) but not "Mexican"? I see how you are.

Good job beating around the bush in calling me a racist. Go ahead and make all the comments your heart desires about my lifestyle, but I promise it won't get you anywhere.

Actually I wasnt even thinking racist. Interesting you would think that though.

[Matt D.]

Actually I wasnt even thinking racist. Interesting you would think that though.
It would be like saying "Matt, because the person that waited on you was mexican, that person must have been reason you posted xyz"
What was I supposed to think?! Don't bait me into a response and then claim innocence.

[1ViciousGSX]

Its becoming painfully obvious that you know absolutly nothing about me. You are making stupid assumptions based on no facts what so ever. Regardless of my Wifes nationality, opinion, background whatever, that has no bearing on the arguement i just made.

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[goodhart]

Saying native indians, or native americans? Because they are both wrong. Calling Native people Indians implies you are using Christopher Columbus' name for a people that he thought were from India, but was actually mistaken because they were on the soil we now call North America.
But then if you call them Native Americans you are implying that the country was named America before they got here, which is also not true.
You could call them by the Nation of their people (Ojibwa, Souix, Yaki, Apache etc.) But if you choose to group them all in one big pot, Native People would be the correct term.


Tom, my wife is Native American, and so is her dad's entire side of the family. We go to pow-wow's a few times a year and all that shit. Native American and American Indian are both accepted names for their race. kthxbye.