La Cucaracha by Lalo Alcaraz for June 01, 2015
May 31, 2015
June 02, 2015
Transcript:
Cuco: Southern California congresswoman Loretta Sanchez made "war whoops"... when asked about the difference between East Indians and Native American Indians. Eddie: She seems confused. I heard she also tried to get some curry at a casino.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 9 years ago
Golly gee, thanks for the history lesson!
ChukLitl Premium Member over 9 years ago
The tostada was pretty good at a Sikh restaurant in Santa Fe, why not curry from a casino?
agrestic over 9 years ago
Vine Deloria Jr. said something to the effect of, “It’s a good thing Columbus wasn’t looking for Turkey.”
Fun fact: In India, many people refer to Indigenous Americans as “red Indians.” Seems they may have been watching a few too many Westerns or something.
tallguy98366 over 9 years ago
It’s hard to lose the ‘indian’ thing when refering to Native Am’s. I was raised with TV cowboys and John Wayne movies and I have to make a mental adjustment every time I refer to them to this day. Old habits die hard.
kaffekup over 9 years ago
Still, I heard a scholar asked why he called them “Indians” (interviewers are always so smugly PC).His response: “That’s what they call themselves” and quoted a guy from a reservation: “I speak Indian, but my kids don’t.”
Malcolm Hall over 9 years ago
The funny thing is that the folks Columbus met were just pulling his chain.