[lit-ideas] Re: All Quiet on the
- From: David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:49:30 -0800
On Dec 14, 2009, at 12:44 PM, Lawrence Helm wrote:
What if I said that David Ritchie does not know that Indians are
sneaking up on him this very minute? Would I not be implying that
Indians were indeed sneaking up on him? Then if David stands at
his front door with a sword in each hand for several hours and no
Indians attack, would he not reproach me for speaking falsely? And
would I not appear foolish if I insisted that my statement was
accurate?
There are no Indians. The man you see coming up my front path is the
husband of a friend. He's Lakota. She calls herself his "squaw." I
thought that was one of the words which had dropped out of use.
Certainly in Oregon places which once had "squaw" in the name have
been re-named. But these two seem to think it's O.K. to use the
word. Maybe only between themselves?
It takes all sorts.
And, sometimes, swords.
David Ritchie,
cherishing peace in
Portland, Oregon
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