Every time Trump does a thing, I play this game in my head imagining the consequences if Obama would have did said thing. Then I have a sad.
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Trump tweets Racist Slur 'Pocahontus' referring to Senator Elizabeth Warren
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Every time Trump does a thing, I play this game in my head imagining the consequences if Obama would have did said thing. Then I have a sad.
Every president does these. Go back to every November and you can find Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush Sr. etc. all proclaimed November National Native American Heritage Month.
Here's one from Obama: https://www.nyharbor.va.gov/pressreleases/President_Obama_proclaims_November_National.asp
He's called her this before, but it doesn't make this any less of an issue... Fuck this guy for real!
And I'm sure Twitter will act accordingly right?
And I'm sure Twitter will act accordingly right?
I get why people are saying report it, but would anyone really expect twitter to ban the President?
Using the word the way he does is racist though. Imagine if he kept referring to an Arab American or Latino opponent of his as Ali Baba/Aladdin or Speedy Gonzalez respectively?
Yeah the irony here is that the right started calling her that because they said she wasn't Native American, which was something she claimed (afaik it's true too) during her first run for Mass Senate. It's ridiculous and fitting that the GOP would use a derogatory term to say someone's gaming the system by claiming to be minority when they're not. Get fucked trump lol
Edit: didn't realize this had been answered like ten times already and in much more eloquent fashion
Edit: didn't realize this had been answered like ten times already and in much more eloquent fashion
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I was just explaining the background to a curious person.
She can feel whatever she wants. It only becomes an issue if she is claiming minority status wrongfully in order to gain some advantage. Although accusations have been made, there is no evidence that she did benefit from it, and it appears she only listed herself as Native American a single time. So it's pretty much a non-story, but Trump of course keeps using it to attack her.
His usage of it and his intent behind it is racist and has been since the very first time he's used!
He's being facetious because Warren is white, though, while claiming to be a minority Native American with some arbitrary percentage.
Trump is still wrong though, because I guess she didn't really benefit from claiming that minority status in law school ( if I'm reading the coverage on this right). He's being a wise ass and overplaying on some technicality, not mocking an actual native american.
Wouldn't surprise me if the dude is also racist though.
I'm hoping the media will ask Sarah Huckabee Sanders "Do you consider what the President said to be offensive?" and watch her squirm around answering the question. Or better yet, ask him during one of his photo ops does he use other offensive terms in private to describe someone's race or ethnic origin.
The problem is not that Elizabeth Warren is native American or not native American....it's just the term "Pocahontas" is offensive to those of Native American descent. It would be like Trump using another offensive term about Hispanic origin towards Marco Rubio or calling Elijah Cummings a name that shouldn't be used period.
The problem is not that Elizabeth Warren is native American or not native American....it's just the term "Pocahontas" is offensive to those of Native American descent. It would be like Trump using another offensive term about Hispanic origin towards Marco Rubio or calling Elijah Cummings a name that shouldn't be used period.
If I use a black slur when I bring up Rachel Dolezal, is it racist?
The answer is obviously yes.
The answer is obviously yes.
Well, tbf, he calls her that precisely because she is not Native American.
Doesn't make him any better though
I should have used the examples differently, but my point was the manner in which he's using the term is straight bigotry. As Airing pointed a few posts earlier, using slurs even when the target isn't of that particular groups, is still bigotry.
Fuck i hate assholes like this. Especially white people i know who are not remotely ethnically or racially Aboriginal getting status cards because the rules are so lax. For once, yeah, go ahead and make fun of her Trump.
Even if it's not, there will be global celebrations regardless of any formally recognized holiday status.
He built up a lot of frustration in those 11 minutes without Twitter.
@BarackObama:
"Cracker Romney had a good thing going with Mass Health plan, now he thinks it's a bad idea? SAD!"
It's one thing to feel a connection there. It's another thing for you and your employer to claim minority status because you're 1/32 Native American.
i believe she wrote that she is like 1/16th native american or something and she's not? i'm not really sure,only that it's a talking point for Warren haters
I'm a huge fan of Warren, but I mean c'mon...
If Trump was going around saying that he relates to minorities because he's 1/16th black, we'd all probably be mocking him too