So November is Native American Heritage Month. Who Knew? Its much like Black History Month, where Congress picks a month for an under-dog race (except white people because they have ongoing history years) and no one really knows or you learn about it in grade school for a whole month and then boom! its forgotten till the next year.
This is not to say that we should not be learning about Native American history, which is intimately entwined with American history throughout the ages. By all means, it should be mandatory all the time, especially to educate mainstream American that Indians still do exists and that they shouldn't be romanticized or dressed up as a halloween costume.
lol my politics have become MUCH more racialized and i think thats a good thing. Before, my perspective on race was "I prefer not to to identify as a race if I have to" and avoided all mentions of race. Now, after hanging out with the punk all the time, my speech and thought patterns have changed radically. Most of mainstream America are "the white people who usually play a hand in our continued oppression/cultural appropriation." Then there are the black people, asians, etc. Note: Even though I mention people now based on race, its not in a hateful/angry manner. I'm not hating on any race or anybody personally.
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Update: This election race is scary...Voter suppression, scams, are the republicans really that desperate? YES! (The scary part) Uh, American is so damn racist.
http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/interspire/news/2012/11/06/(ips)-voter-suppression-tactics-likely-to-affect-us-elections.html
