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January 26, 2009
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Indian vs. Ghetto
Came across this segment from Jimmy Kimmel at blogger Power Maxx’s site, so thanx to him I pass it on. It focuses on the problems that late-night talk show hosts will have with Obama jokes because they could easily be seen as racist.
Before the goods though, wanted to give you a NDN spin. Years ago, I was a teacher at an all-black private school in Milwaukee. Being a computer teacher, we had to make do with what the school had. Having seen one of the surplus keyboards that must have weighed more than laptops do today, one of my smarter, more aware students remarked “that keyboard is so old, Harriet Tubman must have used it.” Learned a lot from the students, sure I learned more from them, than they from me.
One of the things that struck me was how the students used the term “ghetto.” They used it just as NDN’s use the term Indian. They spoke of ghetto time, ghetto cars, ghetto love, etc. Of course now, the term is more prolific and popularized, as in “that’s so ghetto”.
So, with that in mind I give you some of my favorite “Indian” terms heard over the years:
Indian Car: a car that you have to push to start, only one in four doors work (never the driver’s side), and/or has expired tribal tags. Or a car you have to give instructions and demonstrations to before anyone else can drive it
Indian Purse: women placing money in their bra (of course it neccesitates a NDN woman actually wearing one)
Indian Love: a bruise and a hickey
Indian Marriage: that person you live with, have three kids with, but tell everyone you’re “just friends”
Indian Gold: commod cheese for sale
Indian Uncle: that shady character that sleeps on your couch and wears sunglasses ALL the time (disappears first of every month)
“I am old Indian”: I don’t want to do it
Indian Money: $12.35 that the Department of Interior sends you every year, because they really know how to manage your money
Indian Time: I’ll tell you later
So, a few more that do not have the Indian prefix, but are definitely NDN:
Mother’s Day: first of the month
“Oh yeah, he’s my brother”: someone’s 35th cousin or someone they went to boarding school with
Commod bod: if I have to explain it… ask for me for my match.com picture
Give us some of your favorites, comment below:
