Heh.
You win.
I just read about how some libs/Dems are unhappy about Warren's nicknames, claiming that those of us who use us are being racist, attacking native Americans by using those demeaning adjectives.
Made me think...and I realized that no. We are NOT being demeaning to Native Americans. We are pointing out the hypocritical and demeaning nature of Warren's claim to be native American in a bid for sympathy (and the vote of Native Americans). By using the 'White" references and applying them to her, we are saying that she is the one who is being the racist here.
We wouldn't apply those names to anybody who actually IS native American, or legitimately associated with them. For instance, I'm about as Celtic "white" as I can get. My grandfather was adopted into the Nez Perce tribe when he was very little, but that's not me, and I married a man who was a whole lot more 'native American' than Warren could ever claim, and that's still NOT ME. I honor and respect native Americans, culture and genetics, and every once in awhil I wish I were more genetically linked, but anybody who called ME 'fauxcahantas" would get a punch in the nose. I'm not claiming honors I don't qualify for--and I don't qualify for them.
(gin) I'm fine with being a child of Vikings and Scots.
And THAT is the problem with Warren.