The Red Road to Wellbriety: In The Native American Way
At the risk of being accused of racism: I’m probably not going to take a Native American’s advice on sobriety.
The Red Road to Wellbriety: In The Native American Way
At the risk of being accused of racism: I’m probably not going to take a Native American’s advice on sobriety.
Yeah, let me be the first to accuse you of racism. Dude, seriously. Completely unnecessary. Comment on the covers.
Thank you, O Brave Soul.
Yeah, that’s racist, and not cool. I thought it was cool that you stood against abortion a few days ago, but it looks like you’re one of those people making conservatives look bad.
Lemme unpack it for those who insist on being offended:
– If a Native American is offering a way to do anything — be it sobriety, animal husbandry, music or tiddly-winks — to those who are NOT Native American, then the way they’re offering is not, by definition, race-based. It’s culture.
– While obviously “Native American culture” isn’t a monolithic thing (although this book cover certainly is okay with that), the rates of alcoholism among existing Native American communities is staggeringly high.
– In other words, if someone holds out to non-natives that the “Native American way” holds some secret to achieving and maintaining sobriety, I will unapologetically call bullshit.
Refute me with facts, not labels.
As someone of mixed race (Kiowa and Scottish), I honestly laughed. Let people get offended all they want, but seriously, the NA side of my family is riddled with alcoholics. Sorry, not sorry.
Wait — the Scottish side’s NOT???
Fair enough, LOL.
Meanwhile, I’m kinda disturbed that the guy on the cover looks like a caesid.