Many of you (and not just Midwesterners) are familiar with Minnesota Moccasins. They have produced comfortable moccasins for the public for many years. They have no fallen prey to the "wokeness" and political correctness that has been permeating society even before George Floyd died.
In an effort to kiss as much butt as possible, the company has retained a reconciliation adviser to assist them in their transition to a more caring and socially aware company.
As you read the bottom of the article, it sounds like the changes are partially of the company's choosing and to a strong degree from outside coercion by SJW's who look under every rock for signs of "racism".
Comments or opinions - anyone?
Are American Indians are apparently the new Nazis.
Everything about them must be eliminated from society. One can’t use their words, use their images, or speak about their history.
Well, Minnetonka has made their apology on behalf of me and mine and accepted the blood libel of the leftists so now I will return the favor by never buy another goddamn thing from Minnetonka.
Go woke go broke.
Well, OK, But I don’t want to see any Tribal Members wearing regular boots or shoes. That would be cultural appropriation too.
When I was a kid, For a summer job, I worked in a ‘Curio shop” in a resort town on the edge of an Apache Reservation.... One of the product lines the store carried a lot of, were Minnetonka Moccassins. I sold a lot of them, including a fairly high percentage to local Tribe members. I don’t remember any of my customers angry about cultural appropriation.
And for several years, due to arthritic toes, all I can wear are moccasins. I hope I don’t get in trouble for that.
Their product is no longer called a Moccasin?
Then what is it?
I purchased a few pair over the last few years.
If I need to play a guessing game about the product’s name, it may be time to start ‘seeing other shoemakers’.
Well, they sure did a good job of groveling and bootlicking and cowering and crawling and stooping and sucking up to. Maybe I’ll just decide to not buy from them in the future. Yeah, I think that’s about what I’ll do. Get woke go broke, bunch of spineless cowards.
But the soon to be ex-mayor of New York, Wilhelm, is allowed to steal Italian culture by calling himself “De Blasio.”
Minnesota Nice has become Minnesota Nuts.
20 or so years ago I was offered an executive position in the Minneapolis area. Had I taken it I would probably have retired there, (would have been before all this insanity got rolling), and today I would be SOOO sorry. An angel was sitting on my shoulder the day I turned them down.
The Indians introduced tobacco to the rest of the world.
They are responsible for tens of millions of cancer deaths in the last 500 years!
“In an effort to kiss as much butt as possible, the company has retained a reconciliation adviser to assist them in their transition to a more caring and socially aware company.”
“Reconciliation adviser” AKA, extortionist.
Straight out of the playbook of the two reverends - Jessie and Sharptongue.
I demand that “Native Americans’’ stop appropriating White culture. I demand “Native Americans’’ stop using electricity, the internal combustion engine, indoor plumbing , firearms, computers and telephones.
Still a lot better than “Minnetonka Cottonmouths”...
-PJ
When I lived in Minnesota in the mid-70’s, there used to be a bar on the lake that held an annual wet tshirt contest each summer. Does that quaint local custom still exist, or has that gone into apology mode?
The company dropped the "moccasin" from its logo in 2008, and has removed the word from the majority of its corporate messaging and will now refer to only "Minnetonka" going forward.
From Wikipedia:
The name "Minnetonka" comes from the Dakota Sioux mni tanka, meaning "great water".
Long story short: THE COMPANY IS STILL APPROPRIATING INDIAN CULTURE!
In other words: The "Woke" Brigade won't be happy until the company renames itself "Generic Footwear Company."
Regards,
Talk about ugly twofaced dog pony solders, Let this sink in....THEIR SHOES ARE MADE IN CHINA..
Intelligent people who are free of leftist mental issues understand that adopting Native American art forms is, in fact, giving tribute and recognition to the Native Americans.
I suggest the CEO commit suicide in public in penance. And only purebred Mexicans eat at taco joints. And all those things whites invented? Gonna suck if you ain’t white, but it is only fair.