Posted on 02/17/2024 6:34:10 PM PST by Red Badger
I thought Winnebago was where they were built.
I have a car that’s named after the first book of the Bible. I suppose I should be offended but for some strange reason I’m not.
The Army traditionally has always named all its helicopters after Indian tribes. The "real" name of the UH-1 "Huey" was "Iroquois." "Huey" was a nickname taken from a comic book character. The OH-58's proper name was the "Kiowa" but it was almost always called "the fifty-eight."
The AH-1 Cobra was an exception but that was because the Cobra itself was a derivative of the UH-1 Iroquois.
The stupidity of this is they weren't using the names of Indian tribes to denigrate them but to honor them.
Do paratroopers still yell “Geronimo!” when they exit the aircraft?...............
I have no issues with Indiana but I’d really like to rid us all of Illinois.
I thought Winnebago meant “middle aged guy with big ego”............
I wonder how well the Chevy “Caucasian” would sell.
The proper response is SO WHAT?
I’m Scotch, English, Irish and German.
I don’t have a problem with anyone “appropriating” my heritage.
I welcome ethnic jokes on the stereotypes. They’re funny!
I’m me, and I didn’t have any choice in the matter.
Why are people so hung up on this this cr@p?
You’re you. Lighten up, have some fun, and do the best you can!
“ Are automakers using tribal names honoring those people or appropriated their culture?”
Because Indians had so many automobiles.
Apparently, our economy needs to get even WORSE before people stop indulging in this silliness.
Chuck Hoskins Jr, shame on you!
they have incorporated our language and now want to tell us what words we can use...
The stereotype of a Scot is an engineer (think Startrek). I am an engineer and so was my father before me. Maybe my ancestors were engineers back when everyone lived in caves.
I love the stereotype. We make things work.
How can American Indians be insulted by using their names to imply strength and ability?
Why would these not sell?
Ford hebrew
Chevy Canadian
honda hungarian
Austin Pict
Volvo Viking Invader
Fiat Siciliano
Citroen Basque Separatist
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scot.............
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scot.............
Plymouth Pygmy
I might show up anywhere in my NSA Prober.
See the U.A.E. in your Khadafy.
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