california Senate candidate taps hand over her mouth and "whoops" stereotypical "war cry"
Senate candidate in trouble over Native American 'war cry' in California
Loretta Sanchez was recorded tapping her hand over her mouth while whooping when describing she mistook an Indian supporter for a Native American
California congresswoman has been sharply criticised for making a stereotypical “war cry” sound when referring to Native Americans at a political meeting.
Loretta Sanchez was recorded on a cellphone video tapping her hand over her open mouth while whooping, during a talk at the California Democratic Party convention on Saturday.
Sanchez, a candidate for the Democratic nomination in next year’s open US Senate race in California, was trying to explain to party members that she had expected a supporter who described himself over the telephone as Indian American to be Native American.
“So I’m going to his office, thinking that I’m gonna go meet with wuh-wuh-wuh-wuh, right?,” Sanchez said, making the war-cry action with a hand. “Cos he said ‘Indian American’. And I go in there and it was great.”
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/17/california-senate-candidate-war-cry-mocking-native-americans
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