https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m If you were Native American would you find someone calling you "Pocahontas" offensive? Why or why not? en-us 2017-11-28 18:57:56 UTC 2025-11-22 18:15:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211577534 2017-11-29 19:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211577534 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211578102 If I was a Native American, I wouldn’t necessarily consider someone calling me Pocahontas. Pocahantas is considered to be an influential figure on the Native American front. This is similar to others calling me Mahatma Gandhi. I would actually regard this in the highest sense. I understand the difference between a joke and what’s not. My personality enables me to take little offense to anything. I take a lighthearted approach to pretty much everything and in a sense the Generation Z we see today is overly sensitized. He wasn’t calling the Native American Pocahantas, he was merely mocking Warren for lying about her identity.]]> 2017-11-29 19:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211578102 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211579589 I would, however, the way it was used was clearly not aimed to do anything near racial or go against actual Native Americans, and wasn't meant to be negative; it was meant to say Warren is playing dress-up as some Native tribal figure. It was more political than otherwise racial, yet still not appropriate for him to say.

However, if it were to have been directed at the Native Americans and not at a political rival, it would be improper. I wouldn't say it's immediately offensive, but it's still rather odd.]]> 2017-11-29 19:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211579589 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580011 IF I was native american the term Pocahontas would be deeply offensive if I was called that. However the way Trump used is to make fun of the claim that Warren claims she is Native American which is debated and at best only a small percentage. (1/32)Although he said it randomly  he does raise a issue with Elizabeth Warren's possibly false claims . So the way Trump said it was not used in an offensive manner.

]]> 2017-11-29 19:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580011 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580103 2017-11-29 19:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580103 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580432 Yes, I would find it offensive. It undermines the Native American heritage by generalizing all Native Americans with a stereotype (Pocahontas).  It also undermines the individuality of Native Americans. Ironically, the insult refers to someone who did many good things, but this is besides the point.]]> 2017-11-29 19:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580432 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580488 I felt that Trump's inappropriate timing was more offensive than the use of Pocahontas. He didn't say it towards the native Americans at the ceremony, and if I was Senator Warren I would feel offended that he took the time to make a jab at me during an unrelated ceremony.]]> 2017-11-29 19:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580488 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580553 2017-11-29 19:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580553 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580780 I wouldn't take offense to someone calling me Pocahontas. It didn't seem that Trump used the term Pocahontas with the intent for it to imply anything negative or derogatory.  I would be honored to be associated with an influential figure of my heritage. ]]> 2017-11-29 19:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580780 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580790 I would be offended, however, I don't think that it would actually meant to be negative, it really depends on the context

]]> 2017-11-29 19:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580790 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580817 Calling a person Pocahontas is not a very good insult. I mean, she was famous for being a good person, so if someone called another person that, it makes very little sense. ]]> 2017-11-29 19:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580817 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580871 I would not feel offended if someone called me Pocahontas if it was not meant to discriminate my culture]]> 2017-11-29 19:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580871 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580944 I think it depends on the context of the word. If it was used in a way to purposefully discriminate against me, i would be offended. ]]> 2017-11-29 19:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211580944 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211581072 Yes, I would take that fact the someone calling me Pocahontas as offensive. Pocahontas is a Native American that helped navigated the colonists in the area. The name Pocahontas is not offensive, bringing up her name during a ceremony and stating a sterotype is not professional. He made it sound like Pocahontas is an insult.]]> 2017-11-29 19:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211581072 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211581279 I don't think it's offensive but I can see why people would]]> 2017-11-29 19:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211581279 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211581353 If I were Native American and someone called me "Pocahontas," I would be offended if the word was meant as a racial insult. However, it could also be used as a compliment depending on the way it was used and the intention behind it, and this wouldn't be offensive. ]]> 2017-11-29 19:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211581353 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211581908 If I was a Native American I would not consider what President Trump said to be offensive. I would make a judgement call based on the situation and then decide as to whether it was offensive or not. ]]> 2017-11-29 19:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211581908 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211582236 I think this is good

]]> 2017-11-29 19:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211582236 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211582391 my boyyy]]> 2017-11-29 19:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211582391 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211582589 If I was a Native American, I would not feel that offended. It may be unprofessional, but I don't think I would think that much into it.]]> 2017-11-29 19:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211582589 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211582706 No, I would not be offended, but depends on the context. ]]> 2017-11-29 19:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211582706 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211582800 President Trump is portrayed in an overly negative light and it’s unjust to criticize the most minute of statements. In the case of the native Americans they understand that he isn’t attempting to offend them, he is merely mocking another political candidate which i fully support]]> 2017-11-29 19:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211582800 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211582853 Depends On The Context

]]> 2017-11-29 19:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211582853 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211583321 cake :p]]> 2017-11-29 19:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211583321 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211583462 2017-11-29 19:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211583462 https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211583657 Though the term itself is just crude but not"offensive", it was inappropriate because of the location. He should have been honoring the code-talkers, not roasting senators. It would be odd to see any other president act this way. However, I still don't believe this is news-worthy or offensive]]> 2017-11-29 19:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/howellc5/w988vju60e1m/wish/211583657