So I found out yesterday from my wife that this is apparently no longer PC. I was just teaching my son this sitting style the other day. When did this happen? I never was offended at all by this in school and I appreciate my Native American heritage. I know tons of folks are overly sensitive to an extreme now and were not raised to have thicker skin...just growing quite tired of one more thing people are trying to change for no good reason.

Criss cross applesauce... is how a lot are teaching it now, couldn't even just leave it at criss cross.

Sitting like that doesn't have anything to do with applesauce!!!!

At least 15 years ago, maybe more.

a long time ago. Like 20+ years ago it changed to crisscross applesauce.

I still like to use, "Let's have a Pow Wow"

gdawg said:

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When did this happen?

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At least ten years ago

Are you saying that you can't actually physically sit that way or that you can't refer to it as "Indian Style"?

Either one is stupid

AgZ12 said:

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Criss cross applesauce... is how a lot are teaching it now, couldn't even just leave it at criss cross.

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Hope those apples don't have red skins

What part of thou shalt not appreciate or appropriate anything of any culture not your own do you not understand?

agent-maroon said:

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Are you saying that you can't actually physically sit that way or that you can't refer to it as "Indian Style"?

Either one is stupid

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It isn' t called Indian style anymore. Not for a long time. Kids still sit that way.

AgZ12 said:

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Criss cross applesauce... is how a lot are teaching it now, couldn't even just leave it at criss cross.

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When you hear somebody say that, pretend like you don't know what it is, make them explain it or show you, and then say "oh, you mean Indian style."

What kind of Indian?

If I wasn't going to suspend attendance at Aggie football games, could I still buy tickets from scalpers?

I feel like I am going off the reservation here, but isn't "Indian style" more a reference to yoga than anything? I guess one could say yoga style but there are multiple ways to sit.

Its Native American style. Get with the times.

The funny part is that it refers to Indians in India, not Native Americans. The term comes from England, and refers to the lotus style, the cross-legged style of sitting during meditation.

eh


I say lotus position

kb2001 said:

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The funny part is that it refers to Indians in India, not Native Americans. The term comes from England, and refers to the lotus style, the cross-legged style of sitting during meditation.

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Okay, you caught us red-handed.

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AgZ12 said:

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Criss cross applesauce... is how a lot are teaching it now, couldn't even just leave it at criss cross.

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When you hear somebody say that, pretend like you don't know what it is, make them explain it or show you, and then say "oh, you mean Indian style."

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I promise I will do this and continue to act like I've never once heard the alternate name.

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When you hear somebody say that, pretend like you don't know what it is, make them explain it or show you, and then say "oh, you mean Indian style."

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This is the correct answer.

Also, I immediately respond to anyone who uses the phrase "African-American" with the question, "How do you know XXXXX is from Africa?" or "I did not know XXXXX is from Africa. What a great story XXXX must have becoming an American"

kb2001 said:

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The funny part is that it refers to Indians in India, not Native Americans. The term comes from England, and refers to the lotus style, the cross-legged style of sitting during meditation.

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Interesting, didn't know that.

Sitting shooting position?

DrEvazanPhD said:

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What kind of Indian?

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Casino not convenience store...duh...

UncleNateFitch said:

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AgZ12 said:

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Criss cross applesauce... is how a lot are teaching it now, couldn't even just leave it at criss cross.

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Hope those apples don't have red skins

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Yeah, well if you take the skins off then you're left with all white apples. What are you going to do then?

javajaws said:

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What part of thou shalt not appreciate or appropriate anything of any culture not your own do you not understand?

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What if your 1/64th Indian? What % is enough to sit Indian style?

I hate it when a cool phrase gets Shanghai-d

It's a slippery slope...

Pretzel Position

AgZ12 said:

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Criss cross applesauce... is how a lot are teaching it now, couldn't even just leave it at criss cross.

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as an apple farmer, I am offended.

kb2001 said:

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The funny part is that it refers to Indians in India, not Native Americans. The term comes from England, and refers to the lotus style, the cross-legged style of sitting during meditation.

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I always pictured feathered Indians when I was told to sit that way as a kid.

who has to teach a kid to sit indian style?

Indian as in dot or feather?