MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2015

Because American Indian Lives Matter

Earlier today in our Official “Columbus Day” E-dition, The Blower reminded everybody how last year the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to celebrate “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” on the same day as the federally recognized holiday Columbus Day to pander to the American Indians in Seattle. BTW, the word “Indigenous” means “Native.”

This year, at least nine cities are pandering to American Indians on Columbus Day as part of a movement to change the name of the holiday. Indigenous Peoples Day is also being observed in Albuquerque; New Mexico; Portland, Oregon; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Olympia, Washington, because those are places where a lot of American Indians live.

Columbus Day supporters say the holiday celebrates centuries of cultural exchange between America and Europe, commemorates an iconic explorer and honors Italian-Americans, a group that has endured its own share of discrimination.

American Indians may be the nation’s smallest demographic, making up only about 2% of the U.S. population. But in recent decades, a significant number of tribal members have moved from reservations to urban areas, where a large majority live today. The shift makes those cities’ resolutions and proclamations more meaningful.

In Cincinnati, City Clown-cil Gay Chris Squealback is calling for the City to change the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Faggots Day with Mayor Cranley performing same-sex marriages on Fountain Square at Noon today to pander to the 1.6% of the local population actually affected. We’re sure our Feckless Fishwrappers would cover that diverse distraction.

In Anderson, American Indian Activists have long ago given up trying to change the name of the Anderson Redskins, but are now demanding the name of the Turpin High School Spartans be changed for the sake of diversity, or something.   

Meanwhile, God only knows what plans these PC Fanatics have in store for Indiana or Columbus, Ohio for that matter.