Thread: Indians to remove chief Wahoo stating in 2019
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Old 01-31-2018, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy View Post
It's NOT supposed to be what real Indians look like. It's called a caricature, see below.

Do you think sailors really look like Popeye?
Did cavemen really looked like Fred Flintstone?

We all know who this is supposed to be, I don't even have to say the name. Do you really, honestly think he finds it offensive?



This discussion has really gotten ridiculous.
Big difference between caricaturing an individual public figure and a whole group/race.
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