It is always fascinating to watch when social approval to be at the very least rude and nasty to someone is given...people look around, see who is giving permission, evaluate their social status and hence ability to give permission, and some will just follow suit. Not everyone of course, but a substantial number of people keep sniffing the air to get a whiff of who or what they can be abusive towards or about. Once they figure a group is no longer permitted to be abused they move on to the next one.

And I have a Native American great grandmother. i have a right to know about her, although she was just listed as An Indian Woman on a marriage certificate..I don't know what tribe..could have been Mohawk. But whatever I do to include her in my life is what I will do.