hollywood sure has an easy time finding brown and black people to play terrorists, thugs, drug dealers, gangsters, servants, “barbarians”, hypersexualized or desexualized caricatures but all of a sudden you need a lead role and
gosh where did they go i swear we put them here right after zero dark thirty??
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we won’t rid ourselves of the war on drugs until white activists and white drug policy reformists start calling it and treating it like it is, a war on black/brown/latino men and women specifically meant to fuel the prison industrial complex which in itself favors white males.
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“Just because I’m mixed *clicks tongue* and have good hair…”
He’s an embarrassment to his whole family
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Wheres the this could be us but you like white girls version?
i am back now; it was a hard, frustrating trip.
like, who much undeserved sense of entitlement do you have to have to do that?
Who are you to tell other people what they can or cannot wear, or how they are allowed to style their hair?
If you have kids you can dictate to them how to dress and wear their hair, but other than that it’s not really your business.
You are more than welcome though to whine and cry about how other people dress or style their hair, just don’t expect me to give a damn.
research cultural appropriation. i don’t expect white people to care; but it is my hope that they would.
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I've done my research and it's sad to hear about native unemployment, poverty, and education, but you can't put the blame on an entire race doing this to you because it's really not an entire race's fault. I would be angry also if I were you, but I'm not going to single out an entire race. If there's anyone to blame it's the us government. There are many whites like me that are all for racial and gender equality and it's really upsetting to hear racism and stereotypes coming from either side.
You claim to be an ally while trying to tone police me and dismiss cultural appropriation. White people benefit from white privilege whether they want to or not; and the responsibility to dismantle it is theirs. White people are still oppressing Native Americans today. The blame does not go to the victims of oppression, but the oppressors.
On March 14, 2014, this post was made suggesting that the Tumblr native community start a “girl gang called the NDN Princesses,” and based on the positive response, it is becoming a reality.
What’s the point?
The NDN Princesses are here to stamp out racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, body shaming, etc., especially as it pertains to indigenous women and non binary people.
What do NDN Princesses do?
- Make YouTube videos (on a group channel) in support of indigenous people, especially women, non binary people, NDN youth, two spirit, and LGBTQIA+ people.
- Write articles/commentary or make graphics in support of the same issues for the NDN Princess Tumblr and Facebook group/page.
- Print out flyers to paste around their respective area where it is safe for them to do so in order to promote visibility.
- Promote awareness for indigenous issues and support indigenous media and art (NDN films, books, TV shows, music, etc.) to combat whitewashed media.
- Wear badass denim jackets/vests to show off your NDN royalty status.
- + More to come! If you have an idea for how the NDN Princesses can promote indigenous rights, shoot us a message!
Who can be an NDN Princess?
Anyone who is indigenous and identifies as female or nonbinary can be an NDN Princess.
Why “NDN Princess”?
The term “Indian princess” has been popularized in the media, especially after films like Disney’s Pocahontas and Peter Pan. It promotes a harmful stereotype of native women as well as inaccurate information about indigenous social/governmental structures, and is a term that’s regularly used by white women playing ~Indian dress up.~ The term “NDN” is a reclamation of the word “Indian,” but also serves as an acronym for the phrase “Never Die Native.” So “NDN Princess” is a reclamation of the phrase “Indian princess,” to reassociate it with real indigenous women who won’t stand for bigotry, inequality, and stereotypes.
Okay - so how do I join?
Right now, there’s no formal structure, and we want this to be open to all indigenous women and nonbinary people, so just shoot a message to this blog to show your interest! As our first “official” statement we will compose a mission statement explaining who we are and what we stand for, and we will compose a video where NDN Princesses who have video cameras read out parts of the mission statement, so if you have good quality videotaping equipment and would like to be in our announcement video (for YouTube), let us know that too!
i can totally see and understand how Harry wearing a Native American headdress could be seen as racist. i get it.
but for gods sake, someone of non-Native American decent can put a headdress on for a photo with NO RACIST CONNOTATIONYou do not have the right or…
i really do understand where you’re coming from! i’m not dictating who can feel offended by what or anything like that. i’m saying, in my humble opinion, i don’t think Harry put the headdress on with the intention of offending Native Americans. maybe he found it to be a really beautiful headdress, which most are. if i wear something with the Star of David on it and I’m not Jewish, that doesn’t mean i’m trying to dehumanize or discriminate against Jewish people. maybe i have a certain connection with the Jewish religion or perhaps i just like the shirt.
that’s all i’m saying.
intention is irrelevant when the outcome is the same. Whether you mean to promote racism or the dehumanization of Hebrew people or Jewish people the outcome would still be that you are. Whether or not Harry meant to be offensive is irrelevant because he is. And you are trying to speak over Native Americans by saying it is not a problem and you are trying to speak for Native Americans by saying non-Natives should be allowed to wear costume warbonnets. Just stop. reevaluate your priorities. Stop defending acts of racism.
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like, who much undeserved sense of entitlement do you have to have to do that?
i can totally see and understand how Harry wearing a Native American headdress could be seen as racist. i get it.
but for gods sake, someone of non-Native American decent can put a headdress on for a photo with NO RACIST CONNOTATION
You do not have the right or authority to tell non-Natives that they can steal and misuse the warbonnet. You do not get to decide what is and is not racist and harmful to Native Americans. And you do not get to pick and choose whose racist actions are actually harmful. Intention is irrelevant because the result is the same. He is promoting the dehumanization of Native Americans, the desecration of a sacred item, and is stereotyping and objectifying Native Americans. It is not okay. It is racist. You are defending acts of racism rather than those who are harmed by racism. Reevaluate your priorities.
There is a tumblr campaign going on to hopefully get RAINN to change their definition of rape to a better, more inclusive one.
This is their current definition:
Rape is forced sexual intercourse, including vaginal, anal, or oral penetration. Penetration may be by a body part or an object.
You could argue that this could include being forced to penetrate, but the definition really seems to focus only on penetration qualifying as rape, and it also does not count all forced oral sex as such.
The plan is to get everyone to send an email to RAINN on March 15th, 2014 to ask them to change their definition to a better one.
Emails should be sent to info@rainn.org.
You can write your own letter or you can send them this one:
Hello,
I have noticed that the definition of rape given on your website is not as inclusive as it could be, and I think you could improve it by including victims who were forced to penetrate, and making it clear that all forced oral sex is rape as well. I am aware that rape laws vary from state to state, but as an organization dedicated to helping rape and sexual assault victims and raising awareness, your personal definition should not be limited by that.
Please consider rewriting your definition so that it does not exclude some victims.
Thank you,
[Your name]
Credit for the idea goes to permutationofninjas. This is a new post because I do not fully agree with theirs, and we have agreed that I can help in this way. I am sharing this post because I agree that changing the definition is a worthwhile goal.
- Mod D.
so Harry wore a Native American headdress and that suddenly makes him racist?? Some of yall are so damn sensitive..I honestly don’t think that people need to get so worked up about something so small. The Liam thing was SUCH a bigger deal. Harry’s wearing something on his head. He’s trying on something in a store. You’ve done that shit too.
The argument ad populum (other people do it therefore it is okay!) is an invalid argument. Cultural appropriation is act of racism. What Harry did was promote racist stereotypes against Native Americans, promoted the dehumanization of Native Americans, and desecrated a sacred item by wearing a fake warbonnet. The warbonnet is a sacred item that must be earned and its use is still practiced to this day by some Plains tribes. Wearing a costume warbonnet is disrespecting those cultures and stereotyping Native Americans. Dismissing his actions only show your priorities and how Native Americans aren’t one; and that you condone racism. Reevaluate your priorities.
Also you are dismissing the feelings of actual Native Americans who are offended by these acts of racism by saying “boo fucking hoo” and denying its significance. You are not entitled to speak over Native Americans about the racism we experience. You do not get to grant non-Natives (or anyone for that matter) the right to misuse the warbonnet.
“Not Your Trend”
Design Thinking Project. My friend D in the photo. (Lakota)
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