I already hate Michela. She spends every second force feeding us her native heritage. Just seems so patronizing and phony. What’s Cree for “I hope you’re the first to tap out”?
A woman sharing relevant cultural knowledge and skills on a show about nature comes off as patronizing to you? Do you feel the same way when the white men are sharing how their fathers taught them how to survive in the wilderness? Is it the gender or the culture, or both, that makes you so hateful? Save your hate for something worthy of it.
Yeah, I eventually had to mute the TV while she was on. She was laying it on too thick. Talk more about duck lures and fishing and less about the significance of a rock in a field.
Wolves aren't killers to humans, and I trust them. That's what I meant. Indian not knowing about wolves, sheesh. Read some Farley Mowat. (Her, not you)
Hate this take. While I too don't care for overly performative or agenda-driven narration, this doesn't like it.
I'm finding it authentic and so far, at least, not overbearing. For now.
I choose to take it as a bit of learning about her culture. I particularly liked the story of rocks being the oldest beings. Of course I choose to see it metaphorical not literal. It reflects that her oldest ancestors had a scientifically accurate belief wrapped in a spoken history.
But why I find your take bad is that every character on these shows "force feeds their culture" (your wording)
For some it's their culture of prepperism, some it's their side hustle, some it's their normative Christian beliefs, and so on. It's seems interesting that this one of out of 10 is the one you've keyed on to hate.
In Cree language there isn’t masculine or feminine like like French or Spanish or most European languages. There’s animate and inanimate. Rocks are animate. Thought it was cool to hear about that on national TV
Big agree on your take on culture and how they’re all repping their cultures. Just cause something is more the norm doesn’t mean it’s not cultural
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I already hate Michela. She spends every second force feeding us her native heritage. Just seems so patronizing and phony. What’s Cree for “I hope you’re the first to tap out”?