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Well, Ben has been on here since you posted (he reposted something). Could have missed it suppose

Hey Ben, you should make this right, ok? Set a good example

Thank you- I was not happy at the inaccurate information too- that's clearly Chief Arvol Looking Horse. I hope Ben and The Onion respond to this. Thank you for speaking up.

And it’s always been bad

Understandable. Article could use some rewriting.

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Thank you for clarifying this point.

Hi Ben, just adding a note here in case you missed this one to let you know it’s here.

Just wanted to add my name to hopefully get Ashley's post seen.

Hey Ben - I realize this piece is from 4 or 5 years before your time at The Onion, but going back and fixing or removing it would still be the right thing to do.

I got my one feather for an Indigenous People's Day recognition from the tribe

you have to say the word "datacenter" to get him to care. He's kind of worthless.

so many cool people i follow here, so thought i'd make my addition to the ratio because it's important for Ben to see this

also adding a "ben you should read this" notification

Not speaking for her or the man in the picture, but even “a holiday is great, but land back would be even better” would make the same joke in a way that doesn’t trivialize the holiday

@bencollins.bsky.social ruhroh

Thank you for sharing the info xx

Doesn’t actually change anything except that it’s always been a bad article

is it a normal thing to sell journalistic photos of people as bloody _stock images_? it's one thing to sell stock images of actors that were taken for the explicit purpose and with consent to be used as stock images, but actual documentary photos? wtf

Shame on me for assuming the random photo of a Native American selected for this article, which otherwise makes a good point, was one used with permission in the first place. And, to be clear, the holidays aren't pointless by any stretch, and a far sight better than Columbus Day ever was.

@bencollins.bsky.social Please read & heed

thank you, i immediately thought 'what kind of weird tokenism is this, i hope everyone agreed to it' when i saw the image. glad to know the story of the real person

Adding to the " @bencollins.bsky.social please read this " choir.

argh…i knew this felt familiar

WTF? Using his image is bad enough. Not naming him (or better yet, getting his permission to be used in the satire) is worse. And calling him "Longtoe" is frigging racist AF. Shame on @theonion.com

Yikes. Thank you for educating us. Hopefully, Ben isn’t a smug prick about this fuckup.

..........yeah you had way way way better specifics but the vibe of what you just posted was my immediate reaction as well.

No matter how they want to seem like allies, almost invariably, when presented with opportunities to do better, white dudes with a little bit of power will choose not to. Filed under “Disappointed but not surprised”

Hi Ben, Keep your Twitter things off of here, please. Thank you.

hey Ben, would be great if you read this and acknowledged the time Ashley put in to explaining this to you.

@bencollins.bsky.social Chief Arvol Looking Horse is a real person and advocate for the Lakota people. His spiritual leadership extends even beyond his people and has benefitted many people across cultures. Please fix the article.

Couldn't agree more. Poor taste is what you do when you're out of actual good ideas. Another classic example here, a fucking thorn in the eye to those of us who lost people on 9/11. They were told it's shit and post it again and again.

@bencollins.bsky.social it’s okay to delete this and apologize

Would it be appropriate to report the post as misleading?

Hi Ben. I hope you take note of this thread and adjust course.

You should pay attention to this Ben!

just reminding Ben about this conversation he had