I need to say something, in the hopes that somebody, somebody!, will learn.
Chief Crazy Horse, seen by many good hearted people as a symbol of a Native American culture. Such a strong and enduring image that somebody came up with the brilliant idea to carve his visage into a mountain, that's so far taken sixty years already. Despite the fact that the mountain is considered sacred to many Aboriginal people and Chief Crazy Horse was adamant about never being photographed. So there are no real images to work with, and like I said, that mountain is a holy place.
That's not all. On this same mountain, there's a memorial statue of him, depicting a scene where the question, "Where are your lands now?" and the tragic response, "My lands are where my dead lie buried." took place. Okay, that itself isn't a bad thing, unless you realize he's pointing towards the aforementioned land, and understand that pointing with your finger is considered a very, very rude and condescending and aggressive gesture in many Native American cultures. Pointing to where his "dead lie buried"? From the now defaced sacred mountain? He might as well of been laughing at them.
This doesn't look so good anymore, does it? I don't mean to undermine the efforts of the people that are trying to honor this man, but the whole thing shows an utter ignorance and lack of respect towards his culture. I think it would of been good enough to have just left the mountain alone. I'm merely a neurotic observer but, it's what I think anyways.
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