Jessica Simpson is in trouble with Native Americans. It’s not for something Jessica wore or did, it’s what she said in an offhand remark that has her in hot water.
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Jessica dropped $100,000 on a boat for Tony Romo’s birthday present recently. There have been rumors that he was either giving her money for it or…she was taking it back. She says via Us Magazine:
Earlier this week, TMZ.com asked Simpson if she would be taking back the expensive boat she bought for ex Tony Romo. Her reply? “I’m not an Indian giver.”
Jacqueline L. Pata, executive director of the National Congress of American Indians, tells Usmagazine.com Simpson isn’t the only person who uses the word in a derogatory sense.
The concept of Indians giving and sharing with one another is where the term originated, she explains, but has somehow morphed into an insensitive phrase that stereotypes Native people as ones who give and then take back.
“Most people flippantly use the comment ‘Indian giver’ without realizing its true meaning, Pata tells Us.
I think Jessica said it without thinking, and she is under a lot of duress lately. Will she issue an apology? I don’t think she meant any harm and it’s unfortunate that so much attention is being paid to it.
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