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WakandaFoevah t1_iudj1ij wrote

Why Indian though

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SC_Nico74 t1_iudu60v wrote

So we could have the English translated version of a First Nation name, and thus a joke.

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xiphia t1_iudtwss wrote

I assume because Blue Bird, Yellow Bird, and One Stone sound somewhat like native American names.

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[deleted] t1_iudx5az wrote

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sparrr0w t1_iue3gc1 wrote

It is not that black and white. Native Americans prefer the Indian term. I'd look more into it. I was surprised too

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Iz-kan-reddit t1_iuek2u0 wrote

Many people in that demographic prefer the term Indian.

I find it pretty fucking offensive to ignore their personal preferences in the matter.

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talondarkx t1_iuezhny wrote

Not from others though - internally

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Iz-kan-reddit t1_iuezymf wrote

>Not from others though - internally

Hardly. There's plenty of Indians that proudly wish to be called Indians by outsiders.

There's also plenty of Native Americans that proudly wish to be called Native Americans by outsiders.

There's even First Nation members that proudly wish to be called First Nations members by outsiders, although that's pretty uncommon in the US.

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rikuzero1 t1_iuf6pg0 wrote

So that the people in the joke can be named things that are basically titles encompassing their identity, which Native/Indigenous Americans were known for.

People nowadays still call them Indians despite them being called that was from a mistake by Englishmen who expected to be traveling to India, not some entirely new continent in between. It's like a slang meme like "gay" but hundreds of years old.

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