Why are native Americans known as Indians?

[Hardrada]

Do they have anything in common with actual Indians? Like if Indians weren't streetshitters drinking sweat and drunk blood and ate liver would they be looking like the native Americans?

 

[nathan]

Do they have anything in common with actual Indians? Like if Indians weren't streetshitters drinking sweat and drunk blood and ate liver would they be looking like the native Americans?

because the first explorers thought they were indians and the name has just sticked

 

[Hardrada]

because the first explorers thought they were indians and the name has just sticked

Why did they think they were Indians

 

[IvanTheSpaceBiker]

Why did they think they were Indians

Because the explorers were looking for India when they discovered the americas

 

[Hardrada]

because the first explorers thought they were indians and the name has just sticked

Because the explorers were looking for India when they discovered the americas

which one

 

[nathan]

which one

they thought they were indians because thats where they were trying to go

 

[i_love_roosters]

 

[BrahminBoss]

My grandad was Native American

 

[Hardrada]

they thought they were indians because thats where they were trying to go

why u lie

 

[copemaxxeer]

Why did they think they were Indians

Brown people are indistinguishable from each other

 

[Hardrada]

Brown people are indistinguishable from each other

 

[nathan]

why u lie

how did i lie

 

[copemaxxeer]

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Both are ugly

 

[Hardrada]

how did i lie

oh nvm