Post AabCCVAlkYtmisLLOa by Terra@chaosfem.tw
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 (DIR) Post #AabCCTbzYNUBsj43Y8 by Terra@chaosfem.tw
       2023-10-09T16:07:48Z
       
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       For those who celebrate #ColumbusDay, I have a fun little 2-part celebration story.Many years ago, I was the president of my Native American Student Association in college. This was in Charleston, SC. The south, where white people just absolutely love their historical reenactments (What is up with white people and historical reenactments?).One Columbus Day, some "heritage" group decided to sail a tall ship to a beach in Charleston and, wearing full period costume, re-enact Columbus' landing on the beach (I know, kinda far from where it happened, but… white people and reenactments 🤷🏽‍♀️​).A bunch of us decided to protest, and stand with signs like "We were already here" and "What took you so long?" and "'Discovered' is a bit strong but whatever."I was actually a bit disappointed because there were only like 6 of us who showed up, so we were the "silly over-eager students" who people could mock.But…
       
 (DIR) Post #AabCCUWMAoZYhXR4PA by Terra@chaosfem.tw
       2023-10-09T16:08:15Z
       
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       Little did we know that at the same time, a bunch of people from the local Santee and Kiawah tribes dressed up in full regalia, and showed up.We were pretty disappointed actually. I mean, it's a common tactic for white people to get Native American people to come to their ceremonies and "bless" things and whatever (It happens a lot here in the PNW, where anytime there's something with the dams, they always want the Native people to come like "Oh, yeah, the dam is so great, it destroyed our lives and flooded our historic homeland. Yay electricity!"Anyway, we were disappointed, and started chanting "Go Back To Europe" as the row boats came from the tall ship with all the people in costume.Then, when they were close, the Santee and Kiawah people pulled out bows and arrows and spears and they fucking attacked the rowboats!!Like, period bows, but actual arrows! Firing at the rowboats, running into the water and throwing spears! It was bedlam. They turned around!
       
 (DIR) Post #AabCCVAlkYtmisLLOa by Terra@chaosfem.tw
       2023-10-09T16:10:29Z
       
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       This was before #IndigenousPeoplesDay was really a thing. It was still called #ColumbusDay by everyone locally. But I'll always remember that as the best Columbas Day ever.That whole historical reenactment turned into pandemonium when the people realized the Native people in full regalia were not fucking around.It was beautiful.#FuckColumbus
       
 (DIR) Post #AabCMv9i07tOCeocQi by JessTheUnstill@infosec.exchange
       2023-10-09T16:12:23Z
       
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       @Terra Haha! Holy shit, they literally did the "Adam's Family Values" thing for real! That's amazing!
       
 (DIR) Post #AabFvMdicdad9Sy4A4 by meeper@udongein.xyz
       2023-10-09T17:01:05.791176Z
       
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       @Terra It's worse when you realise (I say this from a vague memory of a something I watched) the the person who 'america' was named after was significantly worse than columbus