Becky Is At It Again, Clowns Indians With "Trail of Tears," Banner At High School Football Game
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This harkens back to a this thread,Girls High school Basketball Poster Dubbed 'Insensitive' http://community.allhiphop.com/discussion/551133/girls-high-school-basketball-poster-dubbed-insensitive/p1[/b]
Ohio high school cheerleaders taunt opposing ‘Indians’ with ‘Trail of Tears’ banner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/10/29/ohio-high-school-cheerleaders-taunt-opposing-indians-with-trail-of-tears-banner/
By Marissa Payne October 29
A high school cheerleading team in southern Ohio went viral Friday night for a controversial taunt directed at the opposing team nicknamed the Indians. The cheerleaders, representing Greenfield’s McClain High School, held up a banner after traveling to the game against the Hillsboro Indians that read, “Hey Indians, Get ready for a Trail of Tears Part 2.”
The Trail of Tears, of course, is the name the Cherokee gave the U.S. government’s forced relocation march in the 1800s, which led to the deaths of thousands of Native Americans. The banner drew instant backlash on social media.
According to Columbus’s NBC affiliate, McClain High School posted an apology on Facebook after the game, which Hillsboro won, 43-40, but later deleted it for unknown reasons.
“Tonight an event occurred that does not reflect the values or beliefs that we try to instill in the students of McClain High School,” the Facebook post said, according to NBC4. “An immediate apology was issued to both the principal and athletic director of Hillsboro High School. We would also like to apologize to the citizens of Greenfield for the poor reflection on our community. This matter will be addressed internally.”
As of Saturday morning, the school had not publicly commented since deleting the Facebook post.
Some members of McClain’s Marching Band, however, decided to take action of their own. Late Saturday afternoon, they sent an email to The Post apologizing on behalf of the cheerleaders “racist and offensive banner.”
“That is not what our school is about, and it appalled our community to know that our cheerleaders would do something like that,” Cheyenne Watson wrote on behalf of the band. “The cheerleaders are an extension of our school as much as the band, and we want everyone to know that not all of Greenfield is this way.”
While the condemnation of the banner was near-universal, some also criticized Hillsboro for nicknaming its team the Indians.
This is far from the first time Native American-inspired sports teams’ nicknames have been criticized. The Washington Redskins, Atlanta Braves and more have been roundly criticized for what many see as racist appropriation.
Most recently, the Cleveland Indians — playing in the World Series against the Chicago Cubs — are being roundly criticized for their racially insensitive mascot Chief Wahoo, whose cartoon visage features prominently on players’ hats. At least one sports announcer has also refused to use the Cleveland team’s nickname during broadcasts.
“For the rest of my career I will not say ‘Indian’ or ‘Brave,’ and if I was in the NFL I would not say ‘Redskins,’ ” Jerry Howarth, who does play-by-play calls on Toronto Blue Jays games, said earlier this month on “The Jeff Blair Show” on Toronto’s Sportsnet 590 The FAN.
Boy, boy, boy. Trump has got these racist white supremacists CACs going HAM in 2016. I can honestly say that one of the few things that I learned about in junior high and high school U.S. history was the "Trail of Tears," and due to the fact that these dumb racists ? wrote "Get Ready For a Trail of Tears Pt. 2," shows that they're familiar with the history concerning The Trail of Tears and decided to go with it anyway. Then again minorities need to stop expecting CACs to show us any sympathy in regards to our history or concerns.
Ohio high school cheerleaders taunt opposing ‘Indians’ with ‘Trail of Tears’ banner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/10/29/ohio-high-school-cheerleaders-taunt-opposing-indians-with-trail-of-tears-banner/
By Marissa Payne October 29
A high school cheerleading team in southern Ohio went viral Friday night for a controversial taunt directed at the opposing team nicknamed the Indians. The cheerleaders, representing Greenfield’s McClain High School, held up a banner after traveling to the game against the Hillsboro Indians that read, “Hey Indians, Get ready for a Trail of Tears Part 2.”
The Trail of Tears, of course, is the name the Cherokee gave the U.S. government’s forced relocation march in the 1800s, which led to the deaths of thousands of Native Americans. The banner drew instant backlash on social media.
According to Columbus’s NBC affiliate, McClain High School posted an apology on Facebook after the game, which Hillsboro won, 43-40, but later deleted it for unknown reasons.
“Tonight an event occurred that does not reflect the values or beliefs that we try to instill in the students of McClain High School,” the Facebook post said, according to NBC4. “An immediate apology was issued to both the principal and athletic director of Hillsboro High School. We would also like to apologize to the citizens of Greenfield for the poor reflection on our community. This matter will be addressed internally.”
As of Saturday morning, the school had not publicly commented since deleting the Facebook post.
Some members of McClain’s Marching Band, however, decided to take action of their own. Late Saturday afternoon, they sent an email to The Post apologizing on behalf of the cheerleaders “racist and offensive banner.”
“That is not what our school is about, and it appalled our community to know that our cheerleaders would do something like that,” Cheyenne Watson wrote on behalf of the band. “The cheerleaders are an extension of our school as much as the band, and we want everyone to know that not all of Greenfield is this way.”
While the condemnation of the banner was near-universal, some also criticized Hillsboro for nicknaming its team the Indians.
This is far from the first time Native American-inspired sports teams’ nicknames have been criticized. The Washington Redskins, Atlanta Braves and more have been roundly criticized for what many see as racist appropriation.
Most recently, the Cleveland Indians — playing in the World Series against the Chicago Cubs — are being roundly criticized for their racially insensitive mascot Chief Wahoo, whose cartoon visage features prominently on players’ hats. At least one sports announcer has also refused to use the Cleveland team’s nickname during broadcasts.
“For the rest of my career I will not say ‘Indian’ or ‘Brave,’ and if I was in the NFL I would not say ‘Redskins,’ ” Jerry Howarth, who does play-by-play calls on Toronto Blue Jays games, said earlier this month on “The Jeff Blair Show” on Toronto’s Sportsnet 590 The FAN.
Boy, boy, boy. Trump has got these racist white supremacists CACs going HAM in 2016. I can honestly say that one of the few things that I learned about in junior high and high school U.S. history was the "Trail of Tears," and due to the fact that these dumb racists ? wrote "Get Ready For a Trail of Tears Pt. 2," shows that they're familiar with the history concerning The Trail of Tears and decided to go with it anyway. Then again minorities need to stop expecting CACs to show us any sympathy in regards to our history or concerns.
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""The white man is the Devil,
and neither time nor place will change Him.""
~The Honorable Elijah Muhammad -
Disgusting
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I said it before when the group of Beckys did the whole NI**ER shirt things.....these hoes need packs of Native Americans to pow-wow around their entitled ? and deliver coyote-powered Superkicks.
Real ? . -
Board of Directors get a kick outta ? like this. They give the ok for things like this. Make a sign about whites being slave oppressors. They'll ? a duck. Their day is coming.
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Cotdayum.
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People dont realize just how racist Ohio is. Southern Ohio is no different than southern Georgia. From South Point to Cincinnati every part of the state that touches the Ohio river is racist as ? .
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Sorta hilarious
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another reason Indians shouldn't be used as mascots....it dehumanizes them...not that whites need that as a reason
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another reason Indians shouldn't be used as mascots....it dehumanizes them...not that whites need that as a reason
remember this ? ??
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The same people that think a black lives matter poster is racist
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these ? ethnically cleansed an entire hemisphere. do you actually think they give a ? about a football banner?
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This becky lady is a real ?
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Why do white people continually do ? that's not reflective of their core values? "even though my son and I have matching swastikas tattooed on our forehead , when he shot up the mosque that wasn't indicative of how he was raised "
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that's cold as ?
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I'm sorry but......
The audacity when they said it was a friendly wrestling match -
To hell w/ the banner
I mean think about it, there's a real memorial called "Trail Of Tears"
white folks came over here, slaughtered the natives & told them to gtfoh, go that way
made a ? memorial talkin bout "this is the path Indians took as they wept away after we killed most of their tribes & made them leave !!!"
smh
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The "part 2" is really what made it worse
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To hell w/ the banner
I mean think about it, there's a real memorial called "Trail Of Tears"
white folks came over here, slaughtered the natives & told them to gtfoh, go that way
made a ? memorial talkin bout "this is the path Indians took as they wept away after we killed most of their tribes & made them leave !!!"
smh
Naw mayne. That's not the cold part. The SCOTUS actually sided with the Cherokees in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
The Court began by sympathizing with the Cherokees' plight, acknowledging that they had been persecuted and marginalized by America's European settlers, then asserted that Indian nations were both "foreign nations" and people within U.S. boundaries. In other words, the Cherokee, though sometimes viewed as an independent nation, were also dependent people on the nation that envelopes them. Thus, the Court asserted that "foreign nations," as used in the Constitution, could not include "Indian nations." Because the Constitution only authorizes the Supreme Court to hear cases brought by "foreign nations," not "Indian nations," the Court was not authorized to entertain this case and dismissed it. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/landmark_cherokee.html
However, that's when the Jackson said those infamous words about Mr. Marshall making his decision and lets see him enforce it. Basically Jackson said, "? the Supremacy Clause. I said y'all muthafuckas gotta raise up, so raise the ? up."The "part 2" is really what made it worse
Which means those racist little ? knew actually what they were doing and the context that it was in. -
I called it in the other thread...Smh...
Bet these Beckys don't know the difference between "Trail of Tears" and "Walk of Shame"... -
"Indians"
"What part of India you from?"
"African American"
"What part of Africa you from?" -
leftcoastkev wrote: »"Indians"
"What part of India you from?"
"African American"
"What part of Africa you from?"
Ivory Coast & Ghana. Akan people to be exact. -
leftcoastkev wrote: »"Indians"
"What part of India you from?"
"African American"
"What part of Africa you from?"
Ivory Coast & Ghana. Akan people to be exact.
lucky you
