Re: Amerind an offensive term (was: Early Amerind assimilation

Gary Cruse (gcruse@ix.netcom.com(Gary)
1 Aug 1996 22:39:41 GMT

In <4tqeik$7mr@bone.think.com> brunner@mandrake.think.com (Eric
Brunner) writes:
>
>Stephen Barnard (steve@megafauna.com) wrote:
>: M. Council wrote:
>: >
>: > Why don't you ask the people what they would like to be called?
>...
>: I think it's about time this were settled once and for all.
>
>Can you suggest a reason why your wishes ought to be binding on any
>other person? What "time" is it exactly?
>

Eric, can you think of a reason why your wish
to deny the nativity of white Americans should
be binding on the rest of us? Or is this
not a "timely" question?

Gary