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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I found this after a quick-ish google. Looks like occasionally people do, but they mostly get laughed at as the native cultures seemed to find it a sign of respect. And actually felt hurt when a helicopter dropped the naming convention.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Building an attack helicopter and naming it after a group of people who absolutely fucked your shit up seems like a sign of respect to me.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago

Like how WB quietly shelved Speedy Gonzalez and the Latin community was like "No, fuck you. He was OUR GUY, we had representation! Now his cousin, the lazy slow one... yeah that shit can go."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just not a football team I guess.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Just imagine a football team using the quaker oats guy as a mascot and calling them "The crackers."