Also I have to say that I feel it’s pretty disturbing that commenters after Tupac (unitl John) seemed to have decided to pretend Tupac’s critique didn’t exist.

And to John: what the hell are you talking about? Tupac doesn’t mention any specific indigenous groups in their post, and is critiquing the narrative that actions like this create.

So I don’t exactly get what you’re trying to say by accusing Tupac of idealizing any indigenous groups (an accusation that seems to have no basis in anything Tupac said in their post). The only way that your post makes sense to me is if you’re trying to say that it doesn’t matter that the land mt.rushmore is built on was stolen because “hey those other people weren’t perfect either”. And that I would say is a pretty weak and morally indefensible argument – maybe that’s why you weren’t more clear about what you were saying.

So there you go, someone brings up a critique involving racism and 9 out of 10 pretend they didn’t hear anything while the 10th person goes off on a racist ramble. Sounds like a bad joke.

But then, again, this board is censored so you will not see this message.

His attack is over the top and both misreads what Jessy Tolkan said and Jesse’s role at It’s Getting Hot in Here.

Sure wish we had some funding for dedicated staff for this site.

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The use of “America” to refer the United States, combined with capitalizing on the image of Mt. Rushmore as a monument to great leaders, reinforces a destructive narrative that places white U.S. citizens at the center of the world.

“Mt Rushmore” is a desecration that was carved out of stolen, sacred native land. “America,” rather than being the name of the United States, more properly refers to a vast continent (or two, if you prefer) containing 35 countries with people from hundreds of indigenous and non-indigenous ethnic groups speaking dozens of languages.

Look, I know this might seem like a minor quibble, but ultimately actions like this further serve to enshrine a narrative that simply disappears the peoples of 34 countries and the indigenous peoples of this one. Just something to keep in mind for next time.