January 2012
1 post
banana-oil asked: um, is this blog still active?
December 2011
3 posts
"Indian Wannabes"
whitepeopleinheaddresses:
From bluecorncomics:
In Z Magazine, December 1990, Janet McCloud (Tulalip) explained the basic problem with wannabes:
First they came to take our land and water, then our fish and game….Now they want our religions as well. All of a sudden, we have a lot of unscrupulous idiots running around saying they’re medicine people. And they’ll sell you a sweat lodge ceremony...
emilymarie38 asked: Hi there. Somehow I happened upon this blog and have been reading through pages for about an hour. I would like to apologize. This past Halloween I dressed as a "Native American". I was completely unaware of what I was doing. I was just a girl dressing up in a cute outfit. I had no idea how disrespectful I was being and am embarrassed I didn't see this. I know my apology...
November 2011
2 posts
This is what a Native American/First...
custerdiedforyoursins:
svnoyi:
littleojibwe:
hes-a-buster-anyway:
lols08:
Due to the amount of cultural appropriations and misconceptions about Native people on tumblr this post was created to show the diversity of Native American people in North and South America.
If you are adding a picture to this post please add your Nation/Tribe underneath the picture you are adding. I will do my...
October 2011
46 posts
Emotional fatigue
I’ve reached my limit. See you all after Halloween. I can’t engage with this anymore.
Anonymous asked: We may not be able to say you are racist against white people, but I feel that you definitely hold a distinct prejudice against them.
Anonymous asked: If there is no harmful intent, is it racist? Or just stupid ignorance?
I want
gnscmhx:
To get or possibly make a Red Indian Native American head dress, Don’t ask why. I have a lot of ideas in my head. Any suggestions?
Don’t. It’s a really racist thing to do.
Just ordered my fancy dress costume for my bezzo's...
livelonglaughmore:
My dress:
My shoes:
The shoes are really cute!! They would look so much better without the racist costume you’re pairing them with.
Apologies to my followers for the spam today, but it’s Halloween. This is the worst time of year for this racist garbage.
Anonymous asked: There's kind of a sticky situation that I'm in and I'm wondering if you could give me some advice. Okay so on facebook everyone's been posting their halloween costumes and I see one girl has posted a picture of her as a native american. I click the picture only to realize it's my best friend. I tell her it's racist and offensive and why and that I'm not mad at...
nemoralis--deactivated01201 asked: How would you feel about someone dressing up as a prominent, historical Native figure, like Crazy Horse or Sitting Bull? I suppose it's similar to dressing up as some other historical figure, but it seems sketchy. I'm kind of on the fence about it, though I could see people using it as a good chance to give others a history lesson when asked about their costume. What do you think? Also,...
Anonymous asked: Regarding the lolita anon; I don't think it can be comparable as people of other ethnicity wearing Native American clothes. The lolita fashion may be a Japanese subculture, but it's based on Rococo period, hence the Victorian style clothing. As far as I know, everyone, regardless of their race and belief can wear it. I think anon just doesn't like seeing black people wearing lolita,...
Anonymous asked: Good to know my thoughts as a Japanese person aren't respected here. I guess something has to be sacred on a religious level to be a problem for you. Never mind the perpetuation of stereotypes in this style. I guess it's now okay for me to dress in baggy pants, bling and a jersey and say "look I'm black!"
Anonymous asked: If you truly call out everybody then I encourage you to look at the black girls who dressed up as lolitas and got 100s of "soooo adorable!" notes. That style is ripped directly from Japanese culture & I was really offended to see those girls like that - & worse, nobody saw anything wrong with it. White ppl get called out in an instant for shit like that as they should, but not a...
Anonymous asked: As a child I did admire the character Pocahontas and I think the attack on the girl who said she "wanted to be a native" or whatever is unfair. Her wanting to be a native american probably had little to do with the race but more to do with the culture. Its interesting and beautiful... and of course deserves respect. I think she poorly communicated the feeling we all get when we wonder...
Halloween: Time To Wear Your Indian Costumes, by a...
This is a great article written by a Native American lawyer backing up the idea about how wrong “Indian” costumes are.
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ict_sbc/halloween-time-to-wear-your-indian-costumes/
lil-ith asked: What can I do when I see someone with an offensive costume? I saw a couple (white) people on the bus yesterday with the stereotypical feather headdress and beads and fringe vests going to a Halloween party. I felt absolutely disgusted, but I was just rendered speechless. Can I do or say anything? How do you handle situations like this?
Anonymous asked: How would you like it if you were constantly referred to as "Brown" or "Red"? Your generalizations about "white" people are often as offensive as the racism you argue against, racism that is demonstrated by far more than just "white people." There are plenty of Hispanic/Latino, African American and Asian people appropriating and shitting on Native culture...
From the comments continued
Jack Skye’s brilliance:
“Cotton was used in both hemispheres prior to ‘contact’ between them, probably because it’s good for making textiles and different people at different times in entirely different places were intelligent enough to figure this out. The point is that it’s not something exclusive to ‘white’ cultures. There are lots of other...
From the comments re: the most recent "stop...
“it must be really nice for this person to be able to put on and take off their cultural identity as they seem fit, right? “i’m white so don’t take my shit, but wait i’m sioux so i’ll use this as a prop to make my opinion seem more valid, but then… i wear jeans! OH MY GOD” *implosion*”
Privilege: when you get to wear your identity like a...
porcinestresssyndrome asked: The internet is the "melting pot of the world", hahaha.
picturemethin asked: Please refrain from wearing jeans, and causal tops. That's being disrespectful to my culture. So is this tumblr actually. I have 1/8 Sioux in me, personally. Other members of my family are full blooded Cherokee or half. I find THIS offensive because you are saying that your culture is reserved for your self and only those you deem fit. This is the melting pot of the world. Don't...
46thandbliss asked: I'm like 1/16th Navajo. And I don't mind telling people either.
Open Letter to the PocaHotties and Indian Warriors...
deluxvivens:
Dear Person that decided to dress up as an Indian for Halloween, I was going to write you an eloquent and well-reasoned post today about all the reasons why it’s not ok to dress up as a Native person for Halloween—talk about the history of “playing Indian” in our country, point to the dangers of stereotyping and placing of Native peoples as mythical, historical creatures, give...
climbingamountainwithawolf asked: What kind of Indian are you?
"I wanted to be a native"
skirtingtheline:
I myself also wanted to be like Pocahontas, but I was also informed that I had Native in my background, so it wasn’t a totally unrealistic thing. (Or, well, as a child I didn’t think so.)
I have to say, I get so mad sometimes at some of these blogs about Native stuff… I mean, you don’t KNOW a person’s background or past. You also can’t assume just by looking. I have a Scottish...
"I wanted to be a native"
feministdisney:
waltdisneyconfessions:
“When I was younger, I always wanted to be Native American because I thought Pocahontas was the strongest of the Disney Princesses. (not to mention she was beautiful and had awesome hair)”
Evidence that Native Americans are perceived by (not ill intentioned, but misinformed) people in America to be someone “you can want to be,” like a marine biologist...
http://saucy-sarah.tumblr.com/post/11744729460/the-native-american-poster-my-computer-was-acting
There’s the native American one!
Thanks for this blog.
Just "honoring" your culture....
Hi! I’ve been reading your tumblr for a while and really love what you are doing. My co-tumbler at Spud City and I were having a conversation about how shocking it was that people frequently react the way they do when they are called out for racist actions, either calling YOU racist for pointing it out, or saying they are “honoring Native American culture” (singular). Something...
Submission: Genocide Chic Video
Genocide Chic.
Found via Racialicious.
This is an incredible satire. It’s SO spot on.
The best part? the “Bedazzled Happy Trail of Tears”
Laugh till you cry.
“The Indian Princess is the female counterpart to The Brave caricature. In the...”
– http://www.authentichistory.com/diversity/native/ns2-princess/index.html
Halloween Appropriation: "Pocohotness" & Self...
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2gtaK9/www.jillianharris.com/post/jillys-halloween-handbook-stylish-costumes-2
While dressing up the home for Halloween is always a ball, it wouldn’t be a complete Halloween Handbook if we didn’t discuss one of the holiday’s highlights: costumes! I love to get dressed up so of course I’m always down to get creative with the costumes but the truth is I do have...
ok, so it looks like I can't put a trigger warning...
so if you’re reading the blog now.. TRIGGER WARNING two posts after this one, for an image of Racist / Misogynistic violence.
I’ve learned for future posts. Thanks everyone for your help!!
ana-coluthia asked: For trigger warnings, they should go at the top of the post and if it's an eye-catching image it's usually best to put it being a Read More cut. Just letting you know!
butterbean-bouquet asked: Is there any chance you could possibly put a trigger warning/link over that awful "scalping" illustration? Sorry I'm not sure of your policy on TWs, just thought I'd ask.
locsgirl asked: I'm not Native but I'm still very aware of the stereotypes/cultural appropriation and unfortunately it's everywhere. When I speak up against it, I get dismissed, told I'm being 'too sensitive' and sometimes racist people will do that annoying deflective thing & claim I'M the actual racist when it's them. How do you deal with the constant stupidity and...
little-littleme asked: When you use the term "white people" are you referring to every white person in the world? Or ...every -racist- white person? Or ...every white person that lives in a country where they are not historically native to that country? Or something else?