I always think it's funny when Indians celebrate Thanksgiving. I mean, sure, the Indians and Pilgrims were best friends during the first Thanksgiving, but a few years later, the Pilgrims were shooting Indians.So I'm never quite sure why we eat turkey like everybody else.

Sherman Alexie
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This is a joke that might say more about the culture of the people who told it than the person who told it. It is said as a parody of stereotypical Indian behavior, and as such it is designed to offend many Indians. If the person telling the joke meant it as a joke about Indians, then he or she would have used some other stereotype. If we accept that this was not intended as a joke or even meant to be interpreted as such, then we can see that it is a good example of how jokes can be misconstrued and used to hurt people's feelings without any intent to do so.

Source: The Absolutely True Diary Of A Parttime Indian

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