Comments about native american

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Joann from Boston, MA: I saw them come galloping through the night streets in Philly. African American cowboys!?! I thought I was hallucinating. I could not believe my eyes. And then, my friend, a native Philadelphian said, "Oh yeah,......

in response to: Urban Cowboys by serlingrod

ROB WALLS: i think irlam is great, i have lived and died here in this sunny suburb. But the sadest thing i have ever watched with no power over is the demise of the fish population of......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

CB : It is easy for anyone to put down our inner city areas and declare them a war zone. But the truth of the matter is that if we had more people involved to make change......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Joe: In response to LINDA from 4/13/2008. I left 29 years ago and also felt at that time that I had to GET OUT of Kensington. I had just purchased a home there (my wife wanted......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

rachael: hmmm... many of the comments i've read have either amused me or angered me...but I'll go on anyway... i'm a brooklyn native and originally from east flatbush. my parents left there to move to long island [for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jack: native americans believe that trees are special, there is a spirit for all life on our planet, God made trees and we kill them, let us forgive the people that did this and pray that......

in response to: We Nail Road Signs to Trees. by AG

colavitos ghost: i recently found out that "cuyahoga" doesn't mean "crooked river," after all. that would be a bit too literal, don't you think? the name of the river, in fact, derives from a native american word......

in response to: Bridges of Cuyahoga County by Jon

EvilGentleman: Well, how about we let the place that used to be in Yugoslavia call itself "The Slavic Republic of Northern Macedonia"? I dunno, just trying to state what I feel is right. The only Yugoslavians......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

Nando: Hey guys I have to say this is definitely one of my favorites entries ever. I am a native of Corona (on which the park lies) and I can honestly say that my life......

in response to: Road Trip, Part II by procyon

EvilGentleman: I would agree with the majority of what has been said, but I will state my opinions on each issue, so it becomes obvious where I stand. I think the best way to have notification on......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

Hunter : I am not under the impression that any of these murals were intentionally dictated to Leo Tanguma by some elite agency. Instead, I think he may have been picking up on some type of a......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

artM: Where to start? Planes can't get high enough to see the "largest Nazi symbol on American soil"? Of course they can. This diagram (or even aerial photos) of the runway layout can......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

hgb: Well, I browsed through all of Scott's boring towns, and feel sad he missed the life of them, or missed any life at all! I moved to Norton, KS in 1969 and thought I......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Scott: Just moved to Bushwick 2 years ago, very white, and a supposed part of this so-called "gentrification." I, and the other "white people" that live in my building all moved here for two reasons.......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

JNJ: Your reflections are very impassioned and provide a perspective that I could never understand as a caucasian and an outsider to the neighborhood. I guess what I still don't understand is why, I would be......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

Alissa- Some where in the Midwest, USA: Being a granddaughter of a Retired Col. of the United States Airforce/ Retired Policital Science Professor, I am proud of what he and others like him (both USA/ English) who fought for freedom of the......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: EvilG: I've got an ethics question. I was just in Denver and I bought a silver ring from a nice native lady who was working in (owned?) a store which carried tons of native american......

in response to: Fast Cash by joey

EvilGentleman: Aw darn, I was hoping to see the trinkets. Most of us Native Americans find it hilarious to see "authentic" Native souvenirs that have little innocuous labels proclaiming them to be made in China, the......

in response to: Beaver House Trading Post by jfilip

jack: native american people have fabulous facial features. since i was born in america can i say i'm native american? (and no wisecracks from the peanut gallery)....

in response to: Beaver House Trading Post by jfilip

Maria Latore: British people who complain about America need to get something through their heads. First, Britain was the original mega-power who everyone hated. Just because we kicked your ass in the revolutionary war and because......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

EvilGentleman: Near as I can determine from Google, a Hilux Ute is a slang term for the Toyota 4x4 pickup truck sold in Australia and NZ known as the the Toyota HiLux. I believe "Ute" is......

in response to: Things I Love About Public Transit by Micah

Genaro: During the late 1940's and 50's, many of The Manhattan Elite thought it proper in calling the less popular working or the poor social White under class, WHITE TRASH! This would also include Whites who......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

jamie: i hate to add to this argument but didn't the 'americans' pretty much eraicate the native population of their country back in the day? And the english didn't clear the Gaelic speakers out of their......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Dave (a Bushwick native): I see it more as a class war than a race war. I'm from the last generation (born mid-1960s) of German-Americans from the Ridgewood/Bushwick area before the Great Exodus of the 1970s. If I claimed......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

monster: norman oklahoma, just so you know, is the home of the flaming lips, the starlight mints, mainsite contemporary art, opolis productions and forward foods, just to name a few things. Not to forget the university......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: There are a lot of interesting things about DIA. Ghosts, curses, very upset Native Americans. I'll try to find the gargoyle when I'm there, if security doesn't get me first....

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Ron Slade (Scot): Ha Ha never laughed so much thank you, america saved us, (long paused while picking myself of the floor) thats the trouble with america, think they can dictate, I"I have thee bomb but your not......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

EvilGentleman: I find it interesting to convert the demographic information for Bellevile found at [[http://www.bellevilleusa.com/demographics.html]] into actual numbers. The population of Belleville in 2000 was 2239, and broke down as follows: (including both politically correct and......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Ahmed: Quite frankly, the amount of people who have proven themselves to be morons here have been English rather than Americans. The bottom line remains: as an American, you can choose whether or not you agree......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

EvilGentleman: No worries, we got the Mini-Me Bush, or Bush Jr. for Prime Minister now. Bush thinks he **already** owns us. Why would he invade Canada? That would be like a US invasion of Puerto Rico.......

in response to: Still Standing by Biff

native tonguez: any of you native americans who lived in brooklyn 500 years ago? no? then you really dont have much right to talk. {gentrification} is a touchy subject. but whether youre white, black or latino, you were......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

a.l.m: I'm an American and I'm a history major with a concentration in European History. Since I am of Irish ancestry, I have naturally done substantial research on Ireland and my heritage. I am......

in response to: The Bogside by norniron

Elicar: If America has almost closed her borders, Canada has opened hers. Not only do we accept qualified immigrants with open arms, we have legislated that certain groups be given (more) equal chances in the public......

in response to: Speak Out by M. Rojas

Peter: i am growing very leery of how insular, provincial and xenophobic america is becoming... it smacks of fascism and... dare i say it... prewar germany. after all, every single one of us living in america......

in response to: Speak Out by M. Rojas

EvilGentleman: jack, if there is any subject that people need educating on, this is it. Keep up the good work. And thank you for your service to America. While I am not personally an American, My......

in response to: Burning the Flag by jack

EvilGentleman: Having lived through a different type of troubles, I know how hard it can be to deal with the legacies of colonialism. My ancestors fought the French for the British (and won!), they fought the......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

jack: i feel the govt. is getting too involved in citizens affairs. but look at these politicians, they are all scared of terrorists. it is too easy to infiltrate the cities and cause death.......

in response to: Privacy Vs Law by realCanadian

Chris: billy i dont believe u have ever been to the UK judging from ur... review of it. I have met many cool americans that apreciate there only allie on the planet and are nice......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

jack: some lovely, slender girls outside ramona's. the native american doll looks like a date of mine from 1954. the man walking looks like he has a weapon in his hand. must be......

in response to: Downtown LA, Feb 2006 by adam

Survivor: To the people of the land. Sun, Moon, Stars, Water and Earth. We are all survivors. It's not the color of our skin that makes us survivors. It's the spirit of......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Luis : First of all I would like to say that I am a proud Puerto rican/ mexican american and I would like to send a message to all my hispanic/latino people that we all need to......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

historian: I find it interesting that mexicans, puerto ricans etc call themselves latinos and latinas. What does this term mean? To be a Latino is to come from a Latin country, Central or South America. Who......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Confused: Admitted some white people have attitudes, but some blacks have attitudes, some Latinos have attitudes, etc....The blacks don't get along with the PR's, I see it every night and hear it. F You N, shut......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

benrox: Alright - I've read a good amount of these posts. Let me start off by saying that I am white. I've been living in "the hood" my whole life. I don't live in Humboldt Park,......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

SadStateOfAffairs: Those two buildings on LeMoyne are the ugliest fortresses I have ever seen. They are for sale and nobody wants to buy, I wonder why. The Blue Light is off for a few days because......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

cafeconleche: I keep going thru this site and I find so much BS I was just reading some old comment from Jan from EL viejo de arriba....Yo' viejo you need to stop brown nosing the USA......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Peter: these are my favorite sorts of threads... im seeing/learning all sorts of stuff id never be exposed to otherwise, so thanks! also: gotta second the fact that america has nothing that old to decypher symbols from,......

in response to: victoria park bench by elaine