Thank God for white experts!
WASHINGTON (
The Borowitz Report)—Donald J. Trump’s use of the name “Pocahontas” at a White House event honoring Navajo veterans was not a racial slur, a prominent white expert said on Monday.
“If some Native Americans were offended by the use of this term, I’m sorry that they’re so wrong,” the expert said. “As a white person, I think I’m in a better position to know about this stuff.”
She also defended the decision to honor the Navajo veterans near a portrait of Andrew Jackson, who is widely reviled by Native Americans. “Before we held the ceremony, we consulted with a number of other white experts, and we all agreed that Andrew Jackson was great,” she said.
At times, the white expert seemed exasperated at having to explain to Native Americans what was a racial slur and what was not. “Look, I can explain it to them, but it’s real time-consuming, and I have a lot of other stuff to do,” she said.
In closing, the Caucasian said that accusing Trump of intentionally offending the Navajos was absurd. “No one knows more about offending people than Donald Trump,” she said.
“Pocahontas” Not a Racial Slur, Says Prominent White Expert
News Flash:
If Native Americans are offended by a remark
then yes it is offensive to them!
Offense is relative.
Just because you or I am not offended
doesn't give us the right to dictate if others may or may not be!
As the Women's Center states it:
"If it hurts, it's abuse."
Trump may have intended to be funny and not offend the way he did.
Just because his intent and humor was somewhere else,
doesn't mean the offense to the audience wasn't real.
It may not have been intended that way,
but if it offended people, yes it did cause offense!