Indian Books gone wrong......

Gcle:  Reference your: “If they were white to begin with they couldn't go 'white-faced'.” And “No-one has white skin. Even if they have gone 'white with anger'.”

Me: I’d recommend you go down to your local morgue and ask those who deal with the dead. Dead Caucasians are “white”, dead East Asians are “yellow”, and dead Blacks are ashen colored. You’ve obviously also never seen any real fear on anyone’s face.

Pinguino: Reference your:

“As I say, it Amazes me that Americans and Europeans usually can't see obvious Amerindian features when people dress as high class or executives.”

Me:  Perhaps it’s because they’re looking at people, and not at “Amerindians”. Maybe it’s because they’re inclined to accept “people” as fellow human beings, without worrying about their genetic makeup. I’m glad to see that you understand the difference between cultural terms and racial qualifiers, but many of your arguments have focused on genetics.

“But when the poor relatives of the same people jump the fence to the U.S. looking for work, they are obviously Indians.”

Me:  First, a reality check: These aren’t “poor relatives of the same people”. Get real!  Second, they are NOT Indians to anyone in the U.S. They are illegal immigrants. Thus, it does not matter if they are White, Black, Brown, or Chartreuse. They are breaking the law. They are presumed to be “Mexican”, but illegal Chinese, Arabs, Indians (subcontinental), and Koreans have also been caught along that border.

Oh, and I believe that Salma Hyak is of Lebanese extraction, and that her parents emigrated to Mexico. Much like the Colombian singer Shakira.

“In second place, go to see American TV and movies and tell me if the actors they play there represent American reality. They don't.”

Me: Well, these days American film and television does go out of its way to recruit actors with the appropriate cultural backgrounds to portray such characters. Look at the “Last of the Mohicans”, or many of Wes Studi’s movies. Television now does the same. Gone are the days of white’s portraying such roles, and occasionally you’ll find non-Whites in culturally neutral roles. It’s not perfected, and minority actors still complain of being limited to playing minorities, but it has come a long way from the days of dressing up Whites as Indians, as was the case in the 20s and 30s. John Wayne’s movies from 1939 onward used Indians to portray Indians, Mexicans to portray Mexicans, and Blacks to portray Blacks. Now, whether that’s reality or not, is an entirely different discussion.