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In “Seinfeld”, Season 5, Episode 10, Jerry is interested in a Native American woman named Winona, but she is offended when Jerry, unaware of her ethnicity, presents Elaine with a store as a 'peace offering'. Jerry again offends her by using Native American slurs rocking it back and forth, demoralizing Native American chants in front of her. Now Jerry has acknowledged of her ethnicity, Jerry tries to make amends with Winona by going out on a date with her, during which he also obtains her copy of the TV guide with Al Roker on the cover to give to Frank. Upon lending with Winona, Jerry makes up his mind and he goes up to the Winona’s house and he calls her and they finally meet Jerry no suggests that he takes Winona to a restaurant that is very …show more content…
WINONA: What guys?JERRY: You know, the guys, that uh, they sell the tickets for the sold-out events. WINONA: Oh. However, Jerry does not know the exact address. So he turns to an incoming mail man that stands in his way and he asks the Chinese mailman that if he knew where the restaurant. The mailman turns away in offense and explains as if he was not a “Native American”, so to speak and criticizes Jerry for racial discrimination. Jerry is speechless and is nothing to say towards the Winona. Jerry now sees creamer and a taxicab and creamer is leaning out of his window along with a model sized Indian and he starts making war whoops sounds which is very offending to Winona. Jerry again is speechless and Winona looks offended again and Jerry is found under trap. Winona storms back into her building. However when Winona wanted the TV guide back, the racial slur of an Indian giver was imminent, therefore Jerry had no choice to deny the fact that he'd ever such a racial joke. Upon receiving a gift and then giving back was known as an Indian giver. Jerry now is in a trap where Winona has the upper hand meaning that she knows what is on Jerry's mind and it makes it really hard for the two to have a decent

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