It's interesting when you think about it - it *has* raised awareness to the issue and in particular, the awareness that very little material improvements are being made. So maybe it has been successful in a way!?
It's interesting when you think about it - it *has* raised awareness to the issue and in particular, the awareness that very little material improvements are being made. So maybe it has been successful in a way!?
No! It’s preaching to the choir and literally has zero impact on native communities. It’s for other white people, not for the victims. Can we just cease the thinking that we are better than other people if, 200 years later, we faux apologize for something someone else did, like that helps? For one- if you don’t know about this, you didn’t pay attention in school and no amount of nothing now is gonna help you. For two, ain’t no way anyone is giving their land back to anyone. None of these people have thought to donate their homes/property back to people with native dna. They don’t go on trips to other states with reservations and volunteer service. I have- my kids have. We don’t list it on our resumes or college apps. It’s crap. White man conquered indigenous tribes and occupied the land. Like has happened anll over the globe forever and in a way still happens to you and me today by capitalism. I digress. But so…? If you don’t have an answer or aren’t doing anything about it except to make your email signature longer, shut it. That person’s job is to help the candidate explain why TODAY, they should be in a position of power to turn around an institution in dire straits. And if you think the first thing is to preface communication with irrelevant apologies backed up by nothing, you don’t have my confidence you are going to actually do anything for black and brown students in the district. Just like Sergio sold out his people. Just like the current Board screwed the black community with this half-ass albatross that hurts the b/b kids living outside the 5th ward because it is bankrupting their schools. Just like the gap widens each year. All because they had to have longer email signatures. I want to hear relevant, focussed statements from candidates about what makes them different from what we got today. But just in case it helps, instead of apologizing to the other white people watching your video, you could *quietly* financially support narf.org. That would meaningful and helpful.
It reminds me of the "Latinx" nonsense. I speak fluent Spanish as a second language and talk to native Spanish speakers all the time and pretty much all of them think "Latinx" is stupid and are resentful of a gringo creation that debases the language.
I should add that "Latino" is not well-liked either. Most folks would rather be referred to as a salvadoreño, a Mexicano, Hondureño, etc...
It is the "graduate school gender studies seminar room" equivalent of the Gulf of America.
It's interesting when you think about it - it *has* raised awareness to the issue and in particular, the awareness that very little material improvements are being made. So maybe it has been successful in a way!?
No! It’s preaching to the choir and literally has zero impact on native communities. It’s for other white people, not for the victims. Can we just cease the thinking that we are better than other people if, 200 years later, we faux apologize for something someone else did, like that helps? For one- if you don’t know about this, you didn’t pay attention in school and no amount of nothing now is gonna help you. For two, ain’t no way anyone is giving their land back to anyone. None of these people have thought to donate their homes/property back to people with native dna. They don’t go on trips to other states with reservations and volunteer service. I have- my kids have. We don’t list it on our resumes or college apps. It’s crap. White man conquered indigenous tribes and occupied the land. Like has happened anll over the globe forever and in a way still happens to you and me today by capitalism. I digress. But so…? If you don’t have an answer or aren’t doing anything about it except to make your email signature longer, shut it. That person’s job is to help the candidate explain why TODAY, they should be in a position of power to turn around an institution in dire straits. And if you think the first thing is to preface communication with irrelevant apologies backed up by nothing, you don’t have my confidence you are going to actually do anything for black and brown students in the district. Just like Sergio sold out his people. Just like the current Board screwed the black community with this half-ass albatross that hurts the b/b kids living outside the 5th ward because it is bankrupting their schools. Just like the gap widens each year. All because they had to have longer email signatures. I want to hear relevant, focussed statements from candidates about what makes them different from what we got today. But just in case it helps, instead of apologizing to the other white people watching your video, you could *quietly* financially support narf.org. That would meaningful and helpful.
That's what I'm saying - had it not been for the performative stuff you wouldn't be here yelling about it :)
It reminds me of the "Latinx" nonsense. I speak fluent Spanish as a second language and talk to native Spanish speakers all the time and pretty much all of them think "Latinx" is stupid and are resentful of a gringo creation that debases the language.
I should add that "Latino" is not well-liked either. Most folks would rather be referred to as a salvadoreño, a Mexicano, Hondureño, etc...
It is the "graduate school gender studies seminar room" equivalent of the Gulf of America.