Seinfeld
Some stereotypes of Native Americans have been used in a more positive spirit like for comedic purposes. In the TV show Seinfeld, there is an episode called “The Cigar Store Indian”, where Jerry is attracted to Elaine’s friend, Winona, who is Native American. He presents Elaine with a cigar store Indian as a gift, unaware of Winona’s ethnicity. He then begins using racial epithets (“Let’s bury the hatchet”; “We smoke ‘em peace pipes”) and rocking the Indian back and forth, while mimicking Native American chants, offending Winona and causing her to leave. Jerry goes to see her to apologize and offers to take her out for dinner when Kramer passes by in a taxi with the cigar store Indian, and screams at Jerry by mimicking stereotypical
Some stereotypes of Native Americans have been used in a more positive spirit like for comedic purposes. In the TV show Seinfeld, there is an episode called “The Cigar Store Indian”, where Jerry is attracted to Elaine’s friend, Winona, who is Native American. He presents Elaine with a cigar store Indian as a gift, unaware of Winona’s ethnicity. He then begins using racial epithets (“Let’s bury the hatchet”; “We smoke ‘em peace pipes”) and rocking the Indian back and forth, while mimicking Native American chants, offending Winona and causing her to leave. Jerry goes to see her to apologize and offers to take her out for dinner when Kramer passes by in a taxi with the cigar store Indian, and screams at Jerry by mimicking stereotypical