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Friday, January 17, 2020

Pat-down or put-down?


Ojibwe Cosmos   (Artist Unknown)
If a TSA agent yanks on your braid and says “Giddy-up,” that’s a put-down rather than a pat-down.

This is unfortunately not just a theoretical example.  It actually happened to an Ojibwe attorney who was making her way through security at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport.

After impressing upon the agent that she is a woman and not a horse, this attorney received a half-hearted apology.  When the TSA got wind of the incident, they also apologized.  But talk is cheap and prejudice runs deep.     

Resources
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article239355748.html 

Copyright January 17, 2020 by Linda Van Slyke   All Rights Reserved

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