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Apr 26

“The U.S. Department of Education will not stand by as the state of New York attempts to rewrite history and deny the town of Massapequa the right to celebrate its heritage in its schools,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement on Friday. “While New York chooses to prioritize erasing Native Americans, their rich history, and their deep connection [to the] state, it is requiring schools to divert time and resources away from what really matters: educating our students.”

That's the biggest crock of horseshit I've read in a while. They don't give a flying fuck about us; they just want to keep the racism going. Most of us are insulted by those mascots and stereotypes. THEY'RE the ones trying to erase our people and reduce us to a "Noble Savage" stereotype. Go fuck yourselves. Pardon my French

We're still here and we're not going anywhere. Deal with it.

Assholes.

Sincerely, an Ojibwe and a proud member of Niswi-mishkodewinan

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Education Department to probe New York for trying to pull school mascot of Native American [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 26 OP

Yeah, because making Native Americans into mascots is Balatro Apr 26 #1

Sure, our heritage of racism they want to preserve.However, our more sacred heritage of due process and free speech, Walleye Apr 26 #2

"When they say heritage, they mean oppression misogyny and racism." BumRushDaShow Apr 26 #3

Exactly Walleye Apr 26 #7

The Massapequa School District had the option to meet with local Indigenous leaders lapucelle Apr 26 #4

For context, Massapequa is LI Trump country. lapucelle Apr 26 #5

But one of the biggest pushers of this BumRushDaShow Apr 26 #8

I think that NAGA might have been founded to specifically challenge mascot laws. lapucelle Apr 26 #15

Yes - and NAGA is who was involved in this... BumRushDaShow Sunday #17

I am one of the many people who work hard to elect Democrats on Long Island. lapucelle Sunday #18

And as for cultural respect, I can't count the number of times I've heard "Massapequa" lapucelle Sunday #19

They keep causing me to JustAnotherGen Apr 26 #6

This is what the bigots running the education department are doing. travelingthrulife Apr 26 #9

... catbyte Apr 26 #10

And they will use what I call self-hating "Clarence Thomas-like" orgs to push these things as "justification" BumRushDaShow Apr 26 #11

You're absolutely right about what Linda MacMahon said. lapucelle Apr 26 #16

New York Indigenous tribes didn't wear full feather headresses like that anyway Bayard Apr 26 #12

It's none of your fucking business! liberalgunwilltravel Apr 26 #13

As if what's left of the Department of Education actually gives a shit about any of this. patphil Apr 26 #14