(pp.281) This classified their bodies as “dirty,” and “because Indian bodies are “dirty,” they are considered violable and “rapable.” (pp. 282) I believe a concept such as this should not be considered valid or even exist. I find the claim behind this statement to be ludicrous and invalid; only a body that is “pure” can be violated, and raping a “dirty” body doesn’t count. This is possibly Christopher Columbus’s reasoning for his actions and the actions of his men. There is a small part of me that is ashamed of what Americans have done, and also hid, to create the history of our “great”
(pp.281) This classified their bodies as “dirty,” and “because Indian bodies are “dirty,” they are considered violable and “rapable.” (pp. 282) I believe a concept such as this should not be considered valid or even exist. I find the claim behind this statement to be ludicrous and invalid; only a body that is “pure” can be violated, and raping a “dirty” body doesn’t count. This is possibly Christopher Columbus’s reasoning for his actions and the actions of his men. There is a small part of me that is ashamed of what Americans have done, and also hid, to create the history of our “great”