At first I thought you meant Indian as in Native people, but then I realized in Canada they don't call the native people Indians, they call them Native people or First Nations people or something, not sure if there is a generic term. (Is there one?) I hate calling Native Americans Indians. It's so confusing, not to mention insulting, I would think. I think it is more insulting than calling them redskins. Black people call themselves Black people, what's wrong with redskins? I know it has negative connotation, but there are a lot worse things you could call them, I'm guessing. I realize there is a possibility that I am opening a can of worms here, but to be honest I here more white people complaining about "Redskins" or "Braves" or whatever than actual native Americans. And anyway, isn't Braves much less offensive than Redskins? My 2c.
--- In [email protected], "Gina Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Canadian perspective here - I don't think the strip is set in Toronto or any > big city. Johnson herself lives (lived?) in a relatively small northern > place. And I don't recall any "downtown" stories. However, that said, I > live in the country (southern, not far from the U.S. border). The local > village & rural gas stations are still owned by whites. The service > stations in the nearest town are Indian, and in the nearest city (Ottawa, > the capital), by a variety of Visible Minority immigrants. > > Motels ditto. > > One of the earliest gas=station Indians in my nearby town took over the > attached restaurant too and, for a while, offered Indian food on Saturday > nights. Sigh. They've moved on and now I have to drive to Ottawa for > Indian (or any ethnic) food. Save "Chinese". I'm waiting for the next > development, which will be taking over the local restaurants from the (now > thoroughly assimilated) Greeks... > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live Hotmail gives you the control you need to help you keep your > e-mail private, safe and secure. See for yourself! > www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA147 >
