Sunday, September 19, 2010

The Biased Opinion about the Native Americans

It doesn't matter what journal I pick from to describe the bias against the Native Americans. The reason being: Every journal or documentary is biased against them. You know what? That makes me mad. We refer to these people as "savages" and "barbarians", but for what purpose? Because they were different? Because they didn't use guns to kill people? Because they were able to live off the land instead of monopolozing the whole thing? These people weren't savages at all. They found a different way to live and you know what? It worked for them. They saw the Europeans hurting and destroying the land, they saw them as a threat, so they attacked. It is human nature to attack when feeling threatened, not just something that "savages" do. Even in the National Geographic video, it was still incredibly biased. After all this time, haven't we learned they're not savages? They're just people who felt their way of life being threatened. They fought for what they believed in. So why are they looked down upon for it?

2 comments:

  1. Michael, this is really good. I kinda wonder what we would have thought if we were there. Would we have made fun of their clothes and cultures? I have a funny feeling we would naturally be just as bad as them... but if thats what we're thinking, I wonder what they're thinking..?

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