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>cultural appropriation As I remember it, this really took off in popular culture after native americans got sick of dude-bros/girls wearing war bonnets to mus

by boppo1 3y ago

>cultural appropriation As I remember it, this really took off in popular culture after native americans got sick of dude-bros/girls wearing war bonnets to music festivals. Around 2012-2014 it was a hugely popular piece. When 'cultural appropriation' came up then I mildly agreed with the sentiment because the look was pretty openly disrespectful. And then it expanded like kudzu until digital hairstyles became off-limits: https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2020/11/30/21734131/animal-crossing-space-buns-puffs-black-hairstyles-nintendo-switch https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2020/11/30/21734131/ani... https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/kzncc1/animal_crossing_space_buns_how_an_animal_crossing/&ved=2ahUKEwiequqeoKCCAxU4AjQIHSPeDjUQFnoECA4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0lGxaxjktBKxN32-7h4FA6 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=8997844...

PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
as a native american myself, I have no recollection of anyone I know ever taking issue with this. I don't doubt there was someone somewhere complaining, but similar to the rename of the washington redkins, most of us didn't give a shit. The most grumbling I've ever heard around this is complaints that pow-wow's are too commercialized but, if anything, that was criticizing our own tribes.
- eschaton 3y ago
  The popular phrase was “my culture is not a costume” at the time. I also remember a bit of encouragement to distinguish between native and native-inspired fashion on the one hand and mimicry and stereotyping on the other.
  - PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
    I don't doubt there were people making noise, but I live in a state that's known for Native Americans (I'm sure you can guess) and it just wasn't a concern for anyone I know. It's the old adage about a few loud people.
boxed 3y ago
"Indians" were renamed "native americans" by white people against their will. Another act of imperialism by the "woke". Cultural appropriation is exactly the same.

by boppo1 3y ago

PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago

as a native american myself, I have no recollection of anyone I know ever taking issue with this. I don't doubt there was someone somewhere complaining, but similar to the rename of the washington redkins, most of us didn't give a shit. The most grumbling I've ever heard around this is complaints that pow-wow's are too commercialized but, if anything, that was criticizing our own tribes.

eschaton 3y ago
The popular phrase was “my culture is not a costume” at the time. I also remember a bit of encouragement to distinguish between native and native-inspired fashion on the one hand and mimicry and stereotyping on the other.
- PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
  I don't doubt there were people making noise, but I live in a state that's known for Native Americans (I'm sure you can guess) and it just wasn't a concern for anyone I know. It's the old adage about a few loud people.

boxed 3y ago

"Indians" were renamed "native americans" by white people against their will. Another act of imperialism by the "woke". Cultural appropriation is exactly the same.