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What's "really" considered offensive?
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@Lilian again: Indians Jul 23, 2014

LilianNekipelov wrote:

Maybe they like being called "Indians', but no one else (outside of the Native American culture) calls the Native American people "Indians". It is considered very offensive. They are referred to as Native Americans--at all times. (Perhaps in some old movies they may still be called 'Indians")



They call their own universities "Indian College", "Indian University of ...:, etc.

Remember the beautiful TV commercial "Think Indian"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qky6HR4XlJg
 
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