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In reply to the discussion: I'm so disappointed, sad and a little angry to see so many people not only defend Northam [View all]catbyte
(34,386 posts)Sunday during NFL season, the most egregious being the Washington, DC team whose name refers to the genocide of my people. It never ends as it continues on to baseball and hockey season. The phony drumming and that same stupid, insulting "chant" and that tomahawk chop and the war whoops and feathers and face paint is every bit as hurtful as blackface and a white sheet. Every time that teams and their fans from the Kansas City Chiefs to the Washington DC team to the Cleveland Indians to the Atlanta Braves, to college teams ad nauseum engages in these actions hurts my soul.
So I get it. I just wish that people would get as outraged over that as they are over this because it hurts just as much.
I think Northam should resign because anyone who are thoughtless and oblivious to other people's pain should face consequences for their actions.