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Re: whiteness (was Re: WTB Train Parts
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 1 Aug 1999 22:18:46 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> writes:
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> 1 - and there is a related, and rather fascinating slur: "indian giver"
> implying that an indian would give something and then snatch it back. In
> all probability the person who first said it had just encountered an
> indian who was completely baffled by the idea of ownership... and hence
> handed something over to use, then took it back.
> [...]
The Lewis and Clark expedition notes talk about this, yes. Not necessarily
randomly snatching something back, but, say, giving back a gun and taking
back a horse when the gun was no longer needed, or deemed to be of little
value compared to the horse. This caused many confusions and deaths.
--Todd
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| Fascinating. To reiterate, I have always understood "mighty white" and "mighty christian" to be equivalent insults (to non whites and non christians, respectively). There isn't a dictionary per se to go look these up in. we build our understanding (...) (25 years ago, 1-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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