if u actually think that a pic on the internet can cause indian girls to get raped then u need to kill urself right now bc obviously u are going to get raped

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  1. You think I should kill myself? Oh, I’ll get right on that because a stranger told me to. And this particular stranger doesn’t believe that fetishizing Native women is harmful so she or he must be very wise, I guess I have no choice but to do it. <—Sarcasm
  2. Pictures do not create rapists. However, the images that fetishize Native women make us targets. There is a stigma in our media that stereotypes all Native women as primitive sex objects. This correlates to high rape rates of Native women.
  3. I’ve been raped more times than I can count and you trying to threaten me or frighten me is messed up.
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8 years ago

you keep mentioning rape as if all indian girls get raped which is not true just bc it happens to you doesnt mean those costumes do that

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1 in 3 Native women will be raped at least once in their lives. <— Is what I said. Exaggerating won’t validate your statement. The only Native women I know, who have not been raped, are children. I don’t know any Native adult women, in person, who have not been raped.

Costumes do not create rapists; however, the media (including costumes) depicts Native women as being primitive sex objects. This targets us. Those costume are not only racist, offensive, and disrespectful but harmful too.

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8 years ago

tw: rape tw: suicide tw: violence

appropriators: why are you so defensive?

1 in 3 Native women will be raped at least once in their life time.

I have been molested and raped by White men; during which I was called a “dirty little squaw”.

2 Native people I grew up with killed themselves this year. Suicide rates are astronomical amongst Native peoples.

Native peoples were and are still forced into assimilation. When I wear traditional clothing the least of the bad things that happen to me is I get mocked, stereotyped, and teased. The worst things that happen to me is I got jumped by six Neo-Nazis and raped.

How can you even possibly put your cute outfit before the safety and respect of an entire race?

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8 years ago

People are really upset about my Halloween costume!

lexisymone:

Short response: Idgaf

Long response: Still dgaf. People dress as different cultures for Halloween all the time. It’s not a sign of disrespect at all its just a costume. I think that the clothes, tattoos and headdresses worn by Native Americans are gorgeous, therefore I will be rocking a sexy Native American costume this coming Halloween.

Calm down if you’re upset. Stay tuned for pictures. ;)

Why are you going to wear a fake “Native American” costume when you do not even value any of our feelings?

GUESS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I WEAR MY TEAR DRESS OUT IN PUBLIC: I GET RAPED, BEATEN, AND AT THE VERY FUCKING LEAST GET YELLED AT AND AM MOCKED.

And you want to wear a fucking racist costume because you do not have to face the shit I face. FUCK YOU.

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8 years ago

A Clockwork Fnorange: Someone sent me a statistic that says 1 in 3 Native American women get raped and 85% of those are done by non-Native...

scrumptiousfunkalicious:

So apparently that’s good enough reason to blame sexualized pictures of white women in headdresses.

That logic is completely infallible.

Seriously, by that fucking logic, we can blame any woman who has ever been naked or had sex on film or been sexual in public in any way for every rape.

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I only read part of this but I am responding anyways. The fetishizing photo you posted does not create a rapist. However, images of Native women and/or non-Native women dressed in stereotyped Native American costumes in a sexual manner does make us targets. That doesn’t mean everyone who sees those images will rape Native women, but those photos are telling rapists that Native women are subhuman fantasies.

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8 years ago

Native women were getting raped before sexualizing photos appear on tumblr too, you know. This isn't new. I'm sorry for what happened to you though.

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This message bothers me. Of course I know about Native women getting raped before hipster photography. My grandmother was raped, her mother was raped, her daughter was raped, and I don’t know many Native women (in person) who have not been raped. Rape is so prevalent that I was taught what to do WHEN I get raped (not if but when). I never claimed that the rapes of Native women is a new thing. This message is an attempt to silence me from speaking out against fetishizing images.

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8 years ago

hidingmyantlers:

So I took a photograph of a nude girl, dressed in Native American face paint and feathers in her hair, that apparently hurt someones feelings. The black paint resembled strength and victory, which relates to the fact that she was nude and vulnerable. So in turn it relates to woman empowerment. And it’s also art. So get the fuck over it.

Do you understand that your photo fetishizes Native women who are 3.5 more likely to be raped. I have been raped by a white man who raped me calling me his “little squaw”. These images stereotype Native women into being primitive sex objects. This is harmful.

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8 years ago
angrywomenofcolorunited: “ adailyriot: [TW: sexual assault, racism, murder] “ via the Save Wiyan Project I Honor Yvonne Wanrow (Colville) ———————————————————————— In 1973 Yvonne Wanrow was sentenced to 20 yrs based on a charge of second-degree murder...

angrywomenofcolorunited:

adailyriot:

[TW: sexual assault, racism,  murder]

via the Save Wiyan Project

I Honor Yvonne Wanrow (Colville)

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In 1973 Yvonne Wanrow was sentenced to 20 yrs based on a charge of second-degree murder and first-degree assault. Wanrow shot and killed a man who attempted to sexually assault her son. The incident involved two children, her son and a young girl. The young girl was previously raped by the same man in which she contracted an STD. The man lured the children into his house, but they managed to escape before he could harm them. As the children went home, their mothers and close family members stayed with the children all night protecting them. In the middle of the night the man and a friend of his found their way to the house where the children were being protected. During the confrontation Wanrow used her gun to shoot both men, killing the man who was after her son. She was then sentenced to her 20 yrs by an all white jury. But she fought for her right to defend the well being of her son and the young girl. Seven years after the incident and countless struggles of media stereotyping, Wanrow plead guilty and received 5 years probation. 

We honor this fierce and strong woman for her bravery and conviction to never give up for what she knew was right. 

Wiyabi power!

[TW: sexual assault, racism, murder]

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