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Redrock » 24 Jan 2019 5:01 pm » wrote:Ok you can have your thread back but I'll say one more thing. I guess it's all subjective but I don't think these kids put this make up on and thought let's make ourselves up as minstrels.....

I don't think they did either.

Redrock » 24 Jan 2019 5:01 pm » wrote:.........and the parents/teachers never thought their intent was to look like minstrels or they wouldn't have allowed it.

Intent or not, if they didn't see that it might be perceived that way, they are either racially insensitive or just plain stupid.

Redrock » 24 Jan 2019 5:01 pm » wrote:I think people think that just because this is from Kentucky that everyone is a bunch of racist hillbillies.

I don't think that.

Redrock » 24 Jan 2019 5:01 pm » wrote:But as I pointed out before Covington is a suburb of Cincinnati, is one of the top high schools in the state and has been around for many years, most of the parents of these kids are intelligent and hard working (probably affluent). My step son attended this school.

Something else that is also probably subjective is I don't believe the kid were being (purposfully) disrespectful to the Indians. The tomahawk chop is considered fine in many places, and the dancing is know big deal. The were dancing to the drum beat.
Okay you can have your thread back.

They were not just dancing.
They were imitating the Native American chant, but that is neither here nor there.
They're just kids.

Native Americans do have an issue with displays like that at sporting events and with names of teams like The Redskins.

Surely you must know that.

Anyway, I'm glad we can discuss this stuff in a civil manner.