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Originally posted by rainmaker
I feel that they should get more respect than to just say, "Get over it." . . .why should I contribute to the problem if I can do something to make it less difficult?
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Nobody's asking you to contribute to the problem. And I'm not saying it's not a problem. I'm not saying that you (or I) should join in with the tomahawk chop.
I think you missed the most important part of what I said in my post. Maybe I didn't make it explicit enough. But this is literally a cornerstone of my personal philosophy: No one's words or opinions about me can
ever hurt me, unless I
allow those words to hurt me. It's completely within my control whether I am hurt by somebody else's comments. Completely.
My advice to "get over it" is in no way a lack of respect. Rather, it is a plea to people to empower themselves; to realize that it's entirely within their own power to be offended or not. Take control of your perceptions and outlook and realize that the tomahawk chop is NOT a comment on you, your tribe, or your heritage. If anything, it is a comment on the amount of alcohol that has been imbibed at a sporting event.
If a person is upset over a stereotype or comment, it's entirely because that person
allowed the stereotype to upset him/her. Entirely. So "get over it" simply means "control your own thoughts and don't allow it".
And the amazing thing is, it's not that hard. Sticks and stones.