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Originally Posted by Bingo
In these times it's tough.
I try and figure things out but as a white man you quickly realize it's not yours to analyze. How could you possibly?
But isn't there a difference between say the Red Skins and Braves? Indians and Blackhawks? Can you no longer refer to a culture/people at all?
I'm Irish ... but the Celtics and Fighting Irish don't bother me, and honestly the Irish logo is about as caricature as you can get!
What about the Vikings? Trojans? Dallas Cowboys? Closer to home ... Canucks?
Apologies if I've offended anyone with any of that ... certainly not my intent.
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I think the thing is you just can’t compare being Irish (or Danish in my case) to the marginalization of aboriginals in North America.
There is a whole lot that needs to be overcome with regards to the one group vs the others. Referring to Danes as being always drunk might be stupid and rude (as are all generalizations based on people’s race, nationality etc.) but the difference is the relative power dynamics and standing of the groups involved. IMO of course.
In other words, one house is burning. The other is standing just fine in no danger. I’d expect the burning house to get special treatment.