Re: Sam
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:47 pm
[quote]Racist people don't really see Maoris or Native Americans as inferiors like they see Black people.[/quote]
Some racists, spud, some. I don't see many North or South American or Australasian aboriginals in positions of power in their respective homelands.
[quote]I think it has to do with continents that were not discovered by Europeans until quite late on in human history plainly being inhabited by a group of people different culturally and more importantly, technologically, from the Europeans.[/quote]
Yes, I think you're right, here. I think it a simplistic view, though, that anyone apart from Europeans can claim to be indigenous. I think the trouble is that with Europe being so fragmented in terms of culture and language, and with so many historical conflicts and lands being exchanged it's silly of anyone (Griffin) to claim to be indigenous of one particular European nation. I am more comfortable in claiming I'm indigenous of Europe, though (in that I'm just as indigenous of Europe as the Cherokee are of North America).
I think that neither Griffin -who claimed to be indigenous- nor his detractors -claiming his claim was stupid- thought that much about the term.
Some racists, spud, some. I don't see many North or South American or Australasian aboriginals in positions of power in their respective homelands.
[quote]I think it has to do with continents that were not discovered by Europeans until quite late on in human history plainly being inhabited by a group of people different culturally and more importantly, technologically, from the Europeans.[/quote]
Yes, I think you're right, here. I think it a simplistic view, though, that anyone apart from Europeans can claim to be indigenous. I think the trouble is that with Europe being so fragmented in terms of culture and language, and with so many historical conflicts and lands being exchanged it's silly of anyone (Griffin) to claim to be indigenous of one particular European nation. I am more comfortable in claiming I'm indigenous of Europe, though (in that I'm just as indigenous of Europe as the Cherokee are of North America).
I think that neither Griffin -who claimed to be indigenous- nor his detractors -claiming his claim was stupid- thought that much about the term.