Yesterday I saw a segment on the local news about a protest that some Amerinds were lodging against two schools in Claremont, CA.
There are two elementary schools involved-Condit and Mountain View.
The reason for the protest?
The kindergarteners contruct pilgrim hats, indian headbands and vests for an activity that involves visiting the host school-I don't know how that is determined, it may alternate each year- for a program and some kind of party.
The parents walk with the children and everyone puts on a hat, headband or a vest-Some of the effort put into the 'costumes' was really cool and creative.
The tradition has gone on for almost 40 years!
Now people are protesting the event, on woman even wrote a letter to the district saying that it was akin to celebrating slavery and the problems between the Germans and people of Jewish descent during WWII.
I found a link to a story in a local fish wrapper.
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_1107...ce=most_viewed
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Everytime I see a story like this I laugh and roll my eyes so much I probably have the worlds's strongest optic nerves.
Now, I don't mind a good protest, demonstration or march for a good TIMELY topic or problem.
My whole pain in the brain is the fact that people protest things that happened frigging centuries ago!
Here's the deal-What was the wrong stereotype about the Indians and the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving?
Yeah, there were problems with the Spainards and the locals, the settlers and locals, But didn't the Indians-Where have you gone, Squanto?-save the settlers by showing them how to plant corn-remember the dead fish trick?
IF anything it's something to celebrate. It's probably one of the few times that people have actually worked together to help each other out.
I refuse to even take anyone seriously when they pull out some kind of "History done done us wrong!" arguements.
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One of the common BS ideas that I hear here in Cah Lee Fuh Nee Ah is the Mexican arguement about the Southwest being part of Mexico and the work being done and the stupidity taught in high schools, colleges and universities that someday the Mexicans will rise up and take what their g-fathers lost during war or sold to the U.S.
Morons-I turned a cheek-yes THAT CHEEK- towards all these skeezy ideas and groups that advocate some kind of uprising and 'taking back what is ours(theirs)' attitudes.
There are other groups that are looking towards some kind of reparation for things-like slavery and human right violations that while have not been forgotten- are still being dredged up by people who really think that people living in the 21st century have to pay for. If there is a payment it should be at the standards set or the value of currency at the time these problems exsisted.
I am all for people being able to live freely and participate in the wonderful country we have today.....But I sour on the stupidity and the thoughtlessness that these morons who protest small children gathering to celebrate a date in our history where people were actually getting along....
Chime in, this should be interesting!
