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| Re: The Indian on the American quarter, |
| 04 Sep 25 23:19:35 |
From: june_bunny@gmx.com On 9/4/25 5:09 PM, Pluted Pup wrote: > So I've heard that having Indians represent sports > teams is racist, so having Indian kitsch on coinage > would be even worse? Perhaps you never knew this, > living the cash-free lifestyle, but the American > "quarter" -- a metal disc with a market value of > $0.25 US Dollars -- has a sculpture of an Indian on > the "face" side of each coin. Perhaps it's time to > issue a strongly worded letter of protest. What are you smoking, and where can I get some? The US quarter has a white guy on it. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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