Jalen Rose believes it is time to change the name Mt. Rushmore.
A former NBA player and ESPN analyst shared a Twitter video in which he claimed that the national landmark’s name was inappropriately used when discussing the best figures in certain areas, such as athletes, entertainers, or singers. Because he said that Indians find the name offensive. He also used a bit of revisionist history to highlight the “offensiveness” of the landmark, as most woke progressives with an agenda tend to.
This is why Mount Rushmore should be retired as a way to delineate greatness. pic.twitter.com/mtYYTtKFSa
— Jalen Rose (@JalenRose) August 3, 2022
Rose, as we can see from this clip, has a history of not using any names that refer to Indian culture (Redskins and Indians). But this might be his most ridiculous attempt to not harm people’s feelings.
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Rose used the tired and overused argument that this land was “stolen” from Indians to make it seem like Americans were an especially oppressive people (even though all Indian tribes also engaged in bloody land conquests with each other before white settlers entered the scene). Rose went on to say that Rushmore was constructed on an ancient burial site as an insult to Lakota tribal members living near.
“And 25 years later — to add insult to injury — four American presidents were put on what we call Mt Rushmore. On the top of the dead bodies that is buried right underneath,” Rose said.
Although the U.S. Government annexed the mountain after the discovery of gold there in 1877 (see below), the mountain was not an actual burial ground. Also, no graveyards were affected by its annexe. Although there are many questions about America’s ethical motives for acquiring the mountain, it is not an insignificant part of the Indians Rose history.
So the next time you find yourself debating who the greatest athletes, singers, or actors are and you feel the urge to say “Who belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of this category?,” don’t resist. It’s not offensive, and no sensible Indians will hate you for using it.
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