[Sopater]

...all of whom are Native American, or as they prefer to be called, Native people.

That's news to me. I'm having some dificulty keeping up with what people want to be called. If they keep changing the rules, then they can keep telling us what stupid bigots we are.

"I don't have a problem making people feel stupid if that's what's necessary."

Is it always necessary?

[Tax-chick]

Cherokees and Wampanoags are as different as Irish and Serbs. How dare they substitute one for another as if all Redskins are interchangeable!

[calex59]

Another load of PC horse sh**.

[WayneS]

"I don't have a problem making people feel stupid if that's what's necessary."

Wow. That's BOUND to attract more tourism to Massachusetts. EVERYONE likes to be belittled on their vacation... I know I do... /s

[Travis T. OJustice]

Wonder what they’d say if someone wore a redskins jersey, or a braves hat. Muahahaha.

[Redbob]

"If they keep changing the rules, then they can keep telling us what stupid bigots we are."

I do believe that IS the point of this rule changing.

I don't worry about what folks want to be called today: my Irish ancestors are "micks" to me, and the guys from Nihon who shot up my dad are forever going to be "Japs."

And F' 'em if they can't take a joke.

And an Indian is an Indian.
Whoop whoop!

[Adder]

Gee...how about Earlier Immigrants?

Good thing the Pilgrims weren’t so “sensitive” or we’d all be wearing moccasins and skunk pelts....[and living in the dark and dying at an average age of 40 and...and...and....].

Yeah yeah yeah,,,,they gave us corn.....

[Grampa Dave]

Another liberal pure Jason Blair type of bs/pc wet dream posing as an oped.

I have two documented ancestors on the Mayflower, and I am a Cherokee descendant.

There were no Cherokee’s in the Plymouth area.

[DJ MacWoW]

Is it always necessary?

No. He just enjoys it.

[Dianna]

Recently, she asked a 9-year-old girl who arrived in a homemade beaded costume to remove the garment before visiting the homesite, reducing the child to tears and upsetting her mother.

"It was hard, because the last thing on this girl's mind was giving offense; she was trying to 'honor the Indians,' " said Coombs, a 30-year veteran of Plimoth Plantation and a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag community of Martha's Vineyard. "I did what I had to do for the sake of my staff, and correcting the stereotype."

Such costumes are not tolerated because Native people find them to be a mockery of traditional dress. "We're here to explain how people feel. It makes people feel made fun of," Coombs said.

So, hurting a little girl's feelings is ok but hurting the feelings of adults is not?

I'm pretty sure I can find other places to visit.

[Repeal The 17th]

...re-education is a near-daily chore at one of the state's top tourist attractions...

[GirlNextDoor]

"I don't have a problem making people feel stupid if that's what's necessary."

I have to agree that snide or derogatory remarks -and yes, in front of children especially- are inappropriate.

That said, seeing this condescending attitude right out of the gate is disturbing. The whole article seems to describe an environment preened and eager to be offended and able to "re-educate."

In these economic times, the fact that these visitors are even interested in history enough to pay their ticket fees of $28/18 plus the expense of the travel/accoms is nothing to be trifling with.

They may want to rein off a bit before biting the hand that feeds them.

I can see some pretty lively exchanges should I be approached in that manner... I would be sure to get my $28 worth in "making people feel stupid" and "re-educating" the liberal fools.

[The Great RJ]

It isn't just PC. Our kids and many adults are ignorant of any history. I am reminded of an episode from Monty Python where young Ralphie is spitting on the Van Gough.

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

“...the Wampanoag culture that flourished for thousands of years before the Pilgrims..”

Can a hunter-gather existence be called “flourishing”??

This is nothing more than politically correct, anti-western civilization cr@p masquerading as “education.”

By all understanding to date, the American continent was populated by siberian-asians by 11,500 BC. For 13,000 years, most of those original Americans did NOTHING but survive.
Meanwhile their counterparts in Europe and Asia built civilizations. The mesoamerican people eventually created a civilization, but they were about 4,000 years behind most others.

Tell me again why we're supposed to feel sorry/guilty for bringing civilization with its prosperity and enlightenment to this continent?

As for the “interpreters” (aka “actors”) being offended; that's a lot like the GEICO commercials with the offended cavemen!!

[tomkat]

I have some family slides of our visit to Plymouth in the '60s .. a little grainy, but first-hand.
Supplement them with some searchable pics on the net and voila - vacation on your couch !

Would be happy to zip 'em up in a file and save anyone interested from wasting their money and/or dignity in the sh!thole that MA has become.

People !
Vote against this kind of self-righteous idiocy with your wallets.

It's just a rock, and prolly not anything to do with the original spot at that.

Last I heard Williamsburg, VA is still a great (and MUCH better) destination plus you won't have to deal with the nightmare of Boston traffic.

(ps: and i betcha 'indian boy' is anti prop 8 ;-)

[HenpeckedCon]

My people (the Fekawies) are so proud of our heritage, we proudly proclaim, we're the Fekowi!