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sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
Tue Sep 1, 2015, 02:14 PM Sep 2015

No, ‘Denali’ Is Not a Kenyan Word For ‘Black Power’ [View all]

Conservatives reacted accordingly when the White House announced President Obama‘s plan to rename Mt. McKinley, named for President William McKinley, after its traditional Athabaskan name, “Denali.”

Most of the criticism consisted of the usual accusations — Obama overstepping his power in the executive branch, ignoring the U.S. Congress (where a similar discussion has been ongoing for years), and a litany of other supposedly impeachable offenses.

However, perhaps the most volatile — yet otherwise unsurprising — bit of flack came in the form of a rather misinformed meme. The meme claims that “Denali” is a Kenyan word for “black power”:





http://www.mediaite.com/online/no-denali-is-not-a-kenyan-word-for-black-power/


Racist assholes on display.

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When I saw that yesterday, it was presented as a hoax to trick racist idiots arcane1 Sep 2015 #1
It does have a whiff of parody about it nxylas Sep 2015 #42
ALL opposition to Obama from the right, not the left, is based in his color -- ALL randys1 Sep 2015 #2
Denali is not just a river in Egypt. KamaAina Sep 2015 #3
Kenya blame 'em? underpants Sep 2015 #27
Benghazi! Feeling the Bern Sep 2015 #43
Kenyan is a language? KamaAina Sep 2015 #4
Someone should tell the Kenyans sarisataka Sep 2015 #8
And Swahili. KamaAina Sep 2015 #9
Well now they won't have to have sarisataka Sep 2015 #11
GOP? n/t bobclark86 Sep 2015 #20
. sarisataka Sep 2015 #22
You're welcome! bobclark86 Sep 2015 #23
No one, not even Kenyans. Official languages are English and Swahili. yellowcanine Sep 2015 #10
No I think he's married to that Kardashian woman underpants Sep 2015 #29
Thread win! KamaAina Sep 2015 #33
*snort* pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #34
Bwaaaahhhh! montana_hazeleyes Sep 2015 #54
Jesus LittleBlue Sep 2015 #5
Bwahahahhaa jberryhill Sep 2015 #6
Why don't "conservatives" recognize that this issue was brought forward by MADem Sep 2015 #7
Exactly. Blue_In_AK Sep 2015 #14
this was changed here in 1975. they just want the feds to catch up roguevalley Sep 2015 #32
Obama forced them to do that when he was 14 years old IronLionZion Sep 2015 #35
I for one welcome our black overlords. malthaussen Sep 2015 #12
LOL underpants Sep 2015 #30
There really is such a thing as "Obama Derangement Syndrome." yellowcanine Sep 2015 #13
Palin calls it 'Denali'. louis-t Sep 2015 #15
in the palin household coprolite Sep 2015 #48
Perhaps racists got punk'd Cirque du So-What Sep 2015 #16
Wow...so do these RWing assholes know there is no language called Kenyan? Rex Sep 2015 #17
Cue people with too much time on their hands making up "Kenyan". Good opportunities here.... whatthehey Sep 2015 #18
Denali? left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 #19
Only at the end of a good career. bobclark86 Sep 2015 #21
So, he didn't move to Alaska left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 #25
That was after his baseball career was over FrodosPet Sep 2015 #40
You are thinking of the greatest athlete of our time underpants Sep 2015 #26
Matsui left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 #47
They made great electronics Maynar Sep 2015 #49
Denali was a mastodon. johnp3907 Sep 2015 #24
ThHey are morans malaise Sep 2015 #28
I thought Denali was Kenyan for "Trump". kwassa Sep 2015 #31
The American word for asshole is "Trump" IronLionZion Sep 2015 #36
Interestingly, mc kin ley is a Celtic phrase meaning orange you glad Sep 2015 #37
I see what you did there! hedgehog Sep 2015 #41
Subtle and funny hifiguy Sep 2015 #46
HAH! Maynar Sep 2015 #50
Welcome to DU sarge43 Sep 2015 #55
I saw a Denali with a Confederate flag bumper sticker. progressoid Sep 2015 #38
Cognitive dissonance or schizophrenia. hifiguy Sep 2015 #45
Pure ignorance, on the hoof. Maynar Sep 2015 #51
"Kenyan", lol. Why would Kenyans even *have* a word for 'black power'? Marr Sep 2015 #39
Who knew Kenyans named a mountain in Alaska 'Denali' hifiguy Sep 2015 #44
I think it's Alaskan for "Smeck in noses crazy gang led by crying orange man" struggle4progress Sep 2015 #52
It's getting harder to tell the difference between street theater and crazy everyday rpannier Sep 2015 #53
Oh wow, the descent continues. ck4829 Sep 2015 #56
That would be cool if it were. aikoaiko Sep 2015 #57
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