One cousin actually commented, Look at all the porn. You never see an un-circed penis in porn. It was as though Kitty was robbing her child of a future in the adult entertainment industry through her selfish decision not to circumcise.

horrific: causing horror

Unfortunately, many people suffer from the Hollywood distortions of Indian history. While the Chippewa never waged hostility toward the United States, the feeling appears to be that they should conduct themselves as a vanquished people. Should the Chippewa fail to act vanquished and join in the mainstream of American society, they are regarded as un-American renegades deserving the epithet of timber nigger.

a face plain as porridge