Feather, not bindi

Posted on December 10, 2005 by manish

Colbert’s best ‘Indian’ friend

Steven Colbert jokes about Native American reparations:

Now, I don’t talk about this much, but I’m one-thirteenth Chickasaw. In fact, some of my best friends are Indians. So I understand this issue in a way you Anglos don’t.

Watch the clip, it’s at 0:40.

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3 thoughts on “Feather, not bindi”

GG on December 10, 2005 at 5:18 pm said:

I don’t get it. Is that chick suppose to be desi?
Manish Vij on December 10, 2005 at 5:59 pm said:

Yeah.
Vivek on December 15, 2005 at 8:27 am said:

Thats funny! You dont know how many times i’ve told people that i’m indian and they respond with whatever % of native american indian they are. Then procede to ask me what tribe i’m from..