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<blockquote data-quote="J-H" data-source="post: 8473100" data-attributes="member: 7020951">I think it's sad, because Native Americans are basically ignored in popular culture now.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/29/my-ojibwe-father-drew-land-olakes-maiden-she-was-never-stereotype/" target="_blank">Land O Lakes decided to delete the Native American but keep the land.</a>Some depictions are good, some depictions are bad, but being ignored and erased is worse.When books are not written, products are not made, and representations are stripped out to avoid the risk of being offensive or the expense of hiring consultants, you end up with less diversity and less exposure (of whatever quality) of anything that doesn't line up with the mainstream culture and view.This dimunition of speech lessens everyone.&nbsp; I think I've adequately presented my point about the losses to free expression, communication, and diversity that are being brought about.I've checked out a bunch of 8+ page threads in the past, and they are usually a big mess of spaghetti posting and arguing semantics without much listening.&nbsp; This thread is reaching the length where I'm going to disengage.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="J-H, post: 8473100, member: 7020951"] I think it's sad, because Native Americans are basically ignored in popular culture now. [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/29/my-ojibwe-father-drew-land-olakes-maiden-she-was-never-stereotype/']Land O Lakes decided to delete the Native American but keep the land.[/URL] Some depictions are good, some depictions are bad, but being ignored and erased is worse. When books are not written, products are not made, and representations are stripped out to avoid the risk of being offensive or the expense of hiring consultants, you end up with less diversity and less exposure (of whatever quality) of anything that doesn't line up with the mainstream culture and view. This dimunition of speech lessens everyone. I think I've adequately presented my point about the losses to free expression, communication, and diversity that are being brought about. I've checked out a bunch of 8+ page threads in the past, and they are usually a big mess of spaghetti posting and arguing semantics without much listening. This thread is reaching the length where I'm going to disengage. [/QUOTE]

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