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       Re: Arlecchino
   DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
       Date: August 2, 2020, 6:29 am
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       raedarius its symbology. Read into it what you will. I choose to
       be positive.
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       Re: Arlecchino
   DIR By: raedarius
       Date: August 2, 2020, 6:33 am
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       --- Quote from: Quinky link ---
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       > Why does it need to tell anyone anything about Native American
       culture?
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       Deadly described it as a celebration of that culture and I was
       responding to that point.
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       Re: Arlecchino
   DIR By: raedarius
       Date: August 2, 2020, 6:41 am
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       --- Quote from: deadlyfrom5yardsout link ---
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       > raedarius its symbology. Read into it what you will. I choose
       to be positive.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Fair enough.
       The food stalls and bars at Sandy Park are called (among
       others):
       BUFFALO
       BISON
       TOMAHAWK
       APACHE
       MOHAWK
       CHEYENNE
       POW WOW
       WIGWAM
       APACHE
       CHUCK WAGON
       COWBOY CANTEEN
       MOHAWK
       TOMAHAWK CANTEEN
       (capitals due to copy/paste)
       In terms of symbology, it's a celebration of cowboy films rather
       than Native Americans (but I acknowledge that other
       interpretations are available).
       #Post#: 46317--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Arlecchino
   DIR By: MadMax
       Date: August 2, 2020, 6:46 am
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       --- Quote from: never sleep link ---
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       > I think Harlequins are okay in this debate. Is not like we
       fans wear feathered headdresses or fezes.
       >
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       Mind you those diamond geezer trousers weren't clever were they?
       #Post#: 46318--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Arlecchino
   DIR By: Banstead Quin
       Date: August 2, 2020, 7:10 am
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       Love the OP on this, very clever and I in no way feel that
       Exeter are mocking Native Americans. But there are also some who
       do, mainly white people who have no marches to go on!
       I believe from my school education (and not having access to the
       right documents and not wishing to rely on Google/Wikipedia) the
       word 'Chief' was first used by the Celtic tribes of Northern
       Europe in Roman times and was associated with a tribe. When
       Europeans started settling North America they just transplanted
       the word to describe the head of the North American native
       tribes. The Pumunky certainly didn't introduce themselves as a
       'tribe' or their Head of as Chief. Those terms just got adopted
       as an English way of referring to the Native Americans.
       Waikato Chiefs use the emblem of an Easter Island looking bloke
       holding a wooden beating stick. Are Maoris horrified at this? No
       because it shows  a symbol of power relative to their region.
       Had Exeter used the emblem of a Celtic warlord, no one would
       care and it would be more relative to their location, so the use
       of a Native American is strange but certainly not as a figure of
       derision.
       Now, if Native Americans aren't happy and start marching on
       Washington and rioting in the streets of America (for which they
       would probably all be shot) as they are so outraged at what this
       city in England is doing, then it might be time for a debate but
       I think that is very unlikely.
       #Post#: 46336--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Arlecchino
   DIR By: Quintessential
       Date: August 3, 2020, 11:20 am
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       --- Quote from: Quinky link ---
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       > This is what I find odd. What are the native Americans "on the
       receiving end" of?
       >
       > If one listens to the "humour" of Jo Brand, one finds that she
       often mocks and derides men.
       >
       > If you listen to what is claimed to be the "humour" of Nish
       Kumar, he openly insults and mocks the usual victims - Brexit
       voters, Tories etc.
       >
       > Why is one deemed to be hyper offensive when there is no
       mocking or insults, yet the true vitriol is acceptable?
       >
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       Brexiters and Tories haven't (yet)faced a genocide where
       Europeans wiped out ~100million indigenous people over 400years.
       So there's that.
       #Post#: 46338--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Arlecchino
   DIR By: Quinky
       Date: August 3, 2020, 11:22 am
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       --- Quote from: Quintessential link ---
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       > Brexiters and Tories haven't (yet)faced a genocide where
       Europeans wiped out ~100million indigenous people over 400years.
       >
       > So there's that.
       >
       >
       >
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       Ah, I didn't realise that was the threshold that had to be
       reached. Thanks for clarifying.
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       Re: Arlecchino
   DIR By: RodneyRegis
       Date: August 3, 2020, 2:19 pm
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       --- Quote from: Quintessential link ---
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       > Brexiters and Tories haven't (yet)faced a genocide where
       Europeans wiped out ~100million indigenous people over 400years.
       >
       > So there's that.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Those pesky Europeans, AGAIN?
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