Hau kola-pi,
Just a thought. I have recently been abused in a store when asking fro the
removal of an item which I find grossly offensive from the counter top.
In fact< I have had various reactions when I have come across this before
and spoken to the store owner or counter person.
The offensive item are candies called 'Redskins'. A kind of red chewy
thing! As a Lakhota person I find these items extremely offensive, and
whenever I come across them I always like to approach the store owner or
sales person, and explain just how I feel.
Now, I guess many of you are going to think I am being silly over this, but
I find this a very bad example to set to children whom I presume would be
tha main consumers of this candy. What kind of a message is it sending to
these childrem? There is even a picture I think of an 'indian' on the
wrapper!
Each time I approach about this problem, I speak calmly and quietly, and
attempt to explain why I am offended and ask if they would please remove
the item form display and preferably from stock.
I say to people, ok, how about if this thing was some kind of licorice
candy? Would they have it on their counter if it was called Blackskins or
Niggers? Of course, they usually protest that of course they wouldn't
thing of doing such a thing...............and of course they shouldn't either!
My next reply then, is what is the difference between calling this red
chewy candy a 'Redskin' and a piece of licorice a Blackskin or a nigger?
I must hasten to add here, that personally, I would never use such words,
they are not even in my vocabulary and are used here purely for the
comparison! My people and all my brothers and sisters of the native
american nations have strong feelings for our aboriginal brothers and
sisters here.
But Please can someone see what I am saying?????>
I am very sad today................
Sioux
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