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Date Posted: Tue, 12/31/02 2:25pm
Author: mestiza1woman
Subject: Re: looking white
In reply to: ziasun 's message, "Re: looking white" on Mon, 12/30/02 10:31pm

Yeah, I caught that too. Just sad that she took it that way. In answer to who started this thread, it's interesting to me that i'd be invited to start my own. Does this mean i'm not welcome here for telling a truth? Something not allowed here?

So, if this is so, just say so and i'm gone.





I did not say anything about the last part of any
>sentence. I was refering to my first whole statement.
> I was reponding to Earth's comments about her family.
> When I see the words," condemn, worry, and protect",
>I did not take it as friendly banter! I will excuse
>myself from your conversation.
> >>Which part of the last part of the sentence are you
>>talking about? Who are you talking to?
>>And this conversation took place because Earth accused
>>me of saying something about HER, which I didn't.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I think that this is the first time anyone has said
>i
>>>>look like a white woman. I told a friend today that
>i
>>>>posted my picture and was told I looked white we had
>>a
>>>>great laugh. Mestiza1woman said we look white. I
>have
>>>>done my best to understand people's difference. I
>was
>>>>born and live on the rez. I will never leave the
>rez.
>>>>I am getting old and a granmother which i am very
>>>>proud of. I worry because if people continue to
>>>>condemn our people who look like another race, then
>>>>are we condemn our own. I never worried about these
>>>>subjects until my grandduaghter was born. I must
>>>>protect her from all these well meaning ndn. She
>will
>>>>be raised as I was. When will be stop condemn our
>>own?
>>>>If you wanted to talk about the BQ I am 7/8 Standing
>>>>Rock 1/8 Oglala. I guess that would make me a full
>>>>blood.
>>>It sucks that these conversations need to take
>place.
>>>I will not exclamate the end of that sentence,
>because
>>>it is a statement of no single emotion. We do not
>>>face the same type of discrimination here, we all
>look
>>>the same for the most part. We isolate ourselves by
>>>pueblo or family. I think we all have this human
>>>instinct to push or pull each other down.

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