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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Archeopteryx: [QB] Yeah, there are both whites and blacks that "play indians" in one or another way. And fakes and cultural appropriation is rather common in many contexts. I made the comment since the OP discussed some fringe white people claiming Great Zimbabwe as a White city (an old and outdated narrative descending from colonial times. It was rather popular during the time of the White rule in Zimbabwe, at that time called Rhodesia). But as i mentioned also fringe groups of Blacks distort history and claim heritage that is not theirs. I have spoken with several Native Americans that see it as a sort of attack on their history and cultural integrity. It is perhaps fringe groups, but their activities still affect Native Americans, since they are already marginalized in the American society. The worst is when such narratives are sneaked into schools and even into academic papers. Children have difficulties to discern what is factual and what is just made up stuff, so it is rather imperative that such distortions not become a part of school curriculum. Also some Native Americans are afraid that some American politicians would come to embrace such ideas which could in worst case scenarios affect political decisions concerning land rights and similar. It is really a bit sad that also some Black people would resort to such fakehood, since Black people themselves often have been affected by it, as in the case of Great Zimbabwe. One can wonder why some of them would repeat the mistakes of history. [IMG]https://i.ibb.co/kmg4pZk/zimbabwe-sm.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.ibb.co/D9y73cN/Pyramid-at-La-Venta.jpg[/IMG] Great Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe, and La Venta in Mexico, both used by people who want to distort history. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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