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wirral_guy t1_jac9l1j wrote

Reply to Woman single-handedly takes on BA and wins by je97

It would never happen but, in cases like this where the company wilfully denies something the customer is entitled too, they should automatically be fined a ridiculously high, punitive, fine. That way, just maybe they would learn not to pull this kind of shit on people in the hope they'll roll over and accept.

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kompootor t1_jabxp18 wrote

Reply to Rights to 'Crying Indian' ad to go to Native American group by Slavic_Dusa

Those who think the ad was poorly received in the Native American community at the time should read the article. Those who think that an NA group has the rights where an NA group did not before should read the article. Those who think the actor overall was poorly received in the NA community at the time should read the article.

Also, what is with these first decades of the 21st century and people demanding everyone's genetic pedigree to meet a moral standard of purity as if it's the first decades of the 20th century? You don't have to accept people in any role they want today, but I don't see how relative moral outrage to acts in the past within past norms will help with improving anything absent a time machine.

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SoloRich t1_jabrx1r wrote

Reply to Rights to 'Crying Indian' ad to go to Native American group by Slavic_Dusa

Number one issue: The guy in the ad is a fraud. He is an Italian American actor. So no actual original Americans were used in the ad. HOWEVER it DID influence MANY to care more about their impact on the environment so it shouldn't be tossed out just cause the actor did a passable job playing a Native american charactpr...that is what ACTING is.

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