And this is relevant to Warren by the fact he is SUPPOSEDLY 1/32 indian as SUPPOSEDLY Warren claims?>> The Cherokee Nation is disappointed in and denounces the disrespectful actions of staffers and supporters of Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown. The conduct of these individuals goes far beyond what is appropriate and proper in political discourse. The use of stereotypical “war whoop chants” and “tomahawk chops” are offensive and downright racist. It is those types of actions that perpetuate negative stereotypes and continue to minimize and degrade all native peoples.Brown apologized. Posters here, on the other hand, doubled down on dumb after being challenged to prove their claims, completely failing, being shown evidence to the contrary, and then over the last few pages bombing the thread with utterly irrelevant cartoons and memes in a desperate attempt to change the subject.
The individuals involved in this unfortunate incident are high ranking staffers in both the senate office and the Brown campaign. A campaign that would allow and condone such offensive and racist behavior must be called to task for their actions.
The Cherokee Nation is a modern, productive society, and I am blessed to be their chief. I will not be silent when individuals mock and insult our people and our great nation.
We need individuals in the United States Senate who respect Native Americans and have an understanding of tribal issues. For that reason, I call upon Sen. Brown to apologize for the offensive actions of his staff and their uneducated, unenlightened and racist portrayal of native peoples.
-Bill John Baker, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
--- From Boston.com, later that month (9/2012) after Brown's campagn people engaged in using stereotypes to mock their opponent which pale in comparison to the ones posted here...
For example -- the next post.
Oh maybe I should mention --- Chief Bill John Baker is, ethnically, 1/32 Cherokee.
Wanna see his picture?
Sorry if that shocks those of you stuck in Meme World and the stereotypes of Death Valley Days and the Lone Ranger.
Hey, I guess that's what "conservatism" means though, huh.
You mean he got a teaching job at Harvard also...Who would have thought!!!
Nope. He's a small business owner, coach and charter member of the Rotary Club.
But that's of no concern for you, these are what the rest of us call "facts". They've never stood in your way before, so why start now.
Actually I don't know how it's relevant but some asshat today kept bleating "Warren claims to be 1/32". I asked him where she said that. He melted down and ran away. But somebody somewhere must think it matters.
The Cherokee consider themselves a nation, not an ethnicity. Their native land is ---- right where I'm sitting. We've got road signs in Cherokee.