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catrose

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119. If she'd only read Tony Hillerman's mysteries

Fri May 4, 2018, 08:41 PM

May 2018

(also a white person, though honored with Friend of the Navajo title), she'd know that it's part of Navajo culture to listen quietly and respectfully to someone until they've finished speaking, instead of the interrupt-and-shout-over culture she's more familiar with.

I'm really worried if listening to someone is a suspicious act. I'm really worried anyway.

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Native American men removed from university tour after parent tells cops they made her 'nervous' [View all] dalton99a May 2018 OP

Christ. White wingers never cease to amaze me in their hatred and fears. Hoyt May 2018 #1

They are suck delicate snowflakes. I often wonder whether their own Do-Do make them scared. nt Blue_true May 2018 #29

It makes me puke that ACTUAL AMERICANS workinclasszero May 2018 #89

Every thang's gonna to be all White!!! aggiesal May 2018 #107

is that for real? barbtries May 2018 #116

It is for real, ... aggiesal May 2018 #133

sigh. barbtries May 2018 #134

Outrageous! MineralMan May 2018 #2

I'm in Fort Collins today and this has a LOT of people upset (as it should)... hlthe2b May 2018 #3

They should fly them in, put them up in a good hotel, have a limo pick them up. Blue_true May 2018 #30

AMEN!!! raven mad May 2018 #56

+1000 The Genealogist May 2018 #102

CSU's response isn't far off. backscatter712 May 2018 #110

That's closing the barn door.... SergeStorms May 2018 #113

"responded to the family in a series of tweets"- reallly??????????????? call me old fashioned but Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2018 #124

Yeah, I'm a CSU graduate, and this is embarrassing. backscatter712 May 2018 #90

Pardon. Blue_true May 2018 #117

I used to work for a company that made RFID devices. backscatter712 May 2018 #121

Ok. Thanks. nt Blue_true May 2018 #122

They needed to detain and question the parent who complained unblock May 2018 #4

Exactly. These phone-into-the-cops racists are getting people killed brush May 2018 #11

Police and university security need to keep track to see if unblock May 2018 #12

Charge them for the expense of the police detail if their calls... brush May 2018 #14

YES !! Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #64

Charge them? DiverDave May 2018 #71

"phone callers need to suffer consequences" +1. Call screeners/dispatchers need basic training. Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #19

+1 uponit7771 May 2018 #45

That parents kid should not be allowed in to any CO university RainCaster May 2018 #54

Hopefully the kid is equally embarrassed and horrified at his parents unblock May 2018 #57

Whoo Nellie! GulfCoast66 May 2018 #59

By that logic, DACA should not be treestar May 2018 #84

Then publicly named and shamed. It's seems to be the only way to get through to them. catbyte May 2018 #82

The police responded appropriately? tonedevil May 2018 #5

YES. n/t janx May 2018 #8

+1. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #18

No, they have respond to a perceived threat and assess it helmedon1974 May 2018 #27

What threat ? Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #65

Thank you... tonedevil May 2018 #80

My impression was that racist helicopter-mom called the cops freaking out. backscatter712 May 2018 #92

My take on this Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #128

UPDATE: Body-cam footage of the incident, and audio of the lady calling in. backscatter712 May 2018 #129

"Looked Hispanic", "from Mexico" "didn't belong" No question about her racism. Guess she did not suffragette May 2018 #131

+ infinity. raven mad May 2018 #58

Yes, the police were the ultimate authority. WTF were they doing? LiberalLovinLug May 2018 #94

Saw the body cam footage. backscatter712 May 2018 #130

Thanks. Yes I just watched that LiberalLovinLug May 2018 #132

fuck this shit.... dhill926 May 2018 #6

+1 million geardaddy May 2018 #100

That parent had better not visit my janx May 2018 #7

Or mine in WV. a la izquierda May 2018 #22

Yes, we have international students too, but janx May 2018 #32

Are you sure you have enough shovels to clean up the shitpile that snowflake would leave? Blue_true May 2018 #36

Or mine in Fairbanks, Alaska. raven mad May 2018 #61

+1000 janx May 2018 #63

Parent Corgigal May 2018 #9

She's just another brick in the wall TrogL May 2018 #98

No words malaise May 2018 #10

K & R for exposure of deplorables. nt SunSeeker May 2018 #13

This is telling: janx May 2018 #15

Exactly my thoughts Bradshaw3 May 2018 #76

My own parents taught me to listen more than talk. janx May 2018 #79

Fucking nervous white snowflakes need to remember their families are immigrants. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #16

Did she think they were going to scalp her? edbermac May 2018 #17

With racists, what sane person know what the hell they are thinking. Blue_true May 2018 #37

wonder if she thought they were Middle Eastern? treestar May 2018 #85

For fucks sake... onecaliberal May 2018 #20

one word: Chipper Chat May 2018 #21

Yep. All you need. The fact that he is President says there are a lot of fucked up Americans. nt Blue_true May 2018 #41

Keeps happening more and Duppers May 2018 #52

Nope. Child of the south here. Nothing has changed. GulfCoast66 May 2018 #62

In my opinion, the worst part of this is that it is Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #23

wonder what would happen if that were pullled on white people AllaN01Bear May 2018 #24

What!?! They never should have been removed. Cha May 2018 #25

Should be unbelievable Varaddem May 2018 #26

No one is more American than Native Americans DFW May 2018 #28

Precisely Blue Owl May 2018 #34

At least the situation is getting some publicity. janx May 2018 #39

Probably saw too many westerns when she was little DFW May 2018 #48

It does. janx May 2018 #50

That country probably doesn't want the idiot either mythology May 2018 #40

I wouldn't blame them if they didn't DFW May 2018 #49

Spot on. geardaddy May 2018 #101

Do better, white people. WhiskeyGrinder May 2018 #31

She Called The POlice? Me. May 2018 #33

Yes. She called the campus police, apparently. n/t janx May 2018 #53

Perhaps the parent and their child should have been escorted away to "safety"... Guilded Lilly May 2018 #35

Ignorance Varaddem May 2018 #38

Remember the woman last week. Blue_true May 2018 #44

Agreed. n/t janx May 2018 #47

"See something, say something" run amok. Beartracks May 2018 #42

I grew up with this culture SCVDem May 2018 #43

Colorado State University, do you get your rent-a-cops from Wal*Mart or the local shopping mall? TheBlackAdder May 2018 #46

Embarrassing for our entire state! world wide wally May 2018 #51

This is indeed the other side of the coin DFW May 2018 #60

We remember songs, even if we're not toddlers. janx May 2018 #66

She didn't even know the song. She was just translating the lyrics for us DFW May 2018 #67

Oh that poor lil snow flake. Too many John Wayne movies for her. jalan48 May 2018 #55

So heartbreaking that the mom was relieved her boys weren't hurt nadine_mn May 2018 #68

Racism makes me want to puke. PatrickforO May 2018 #69

CSU janx May 2018 #70

Where's nervous Nellie from? Native Americans have been HERE for centuries! appalachiablue May 2018 #72

The offense of "walking while being black" has been expanded upon DFW May 2018 #73

Being Native American while listening Cha May 2018 #78

If she'd only read Tony Hillerman's mysteries catrose May 2018 #119

It's surreal that would be the excuse Cha May 2018 #120

The amount of privilege it took that woman to make that call is breathtaking More_Cowbell May 2018 #74

She would be the kind of helicopter parent who would be... 3catwoman3 May 2018 #75

Reminds me of this recent Daily Show segment: Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #77

Fuck you & your "discomfort", White woman. They can be just as vile as they want now. catbyte May 2018 #81

Listening is invaluable in being a successful college student. It should be nurtured, not punished. suffragette May 2018 #83

I went from being super angry to super sad after reading your insightful comment renate May 2018 #118

Yes, I felt both while reading the OP, then writing this post. suffragette May 2018 #126

Damn Injuns,,,,,,,,,,, Cryptoad May 2018 #86

They should be given free tuition and room for 4 years. we can do it May 2018 #87

WHAT???? This is just appalling! BobTheSubgenius May 2018 #88

I always feel nervous when I see young white males around schools IronLionZion May 2018 #91

Maybe they need to ban parents from campus tours. LisaM May 2018 #93

the woman had the option of leaving the bus herself, yes? niyad May 2018 #95

This woman's identity needs to be exposed... MicaelS May 2018 #96

+1,000 n/t MarcA May 2018 #109

Whiteness at work... Blue_Tires May 2018 #97

Listening while Native American. zentrum May 2018 #99

What a racist fuckwit geardaddy May 2018 #103

Visiting the campus to see if it was a good fit for them Bayard May 2018 #104

Oh for fuck's sake...May the NA group sues the school whathehell May 2018 #105

Disgusting. colorado_ufo May 2018 #106

A parent on the tour was paranoid, because they (young men) were quiet...............go away turbinetree May 2018 #108

Trump is making me nervous bucolic_frolic May 2018 #111

Only in White, Anglo-Saxon America.... SergeStorms May 2018 #112

Why on earth did nobody in the group speak up? avebury May 2018 #114

well i guess they'll be barbtries May 2018 #115

THIS MAKES EVEN LESS SENSE than the Starbucks incident - why on earth would cops respond at all to Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2018 #123

The child of that parent just got a denial letter Arazi May 2018 #125

i wonder who the parent voted for JI7 May 2018 #127