Fucking.quote.me.or.stop.wasting.my.goddamn.time. That is all. Calling myself a Gypsy is not contradicting at all, and if you are too stupid to understand that..well, I am not sorry, and I am not surprised. So, stop typing paragraphs of utter bullshit to me, and quote me. Simple. Show me where I said that ANYONE cannot represent who they are. Show me. Should be reallyyyy easy, amirite?
And I am sooo sure that *someone* told you about my ignorant post and you dont have a Tumblr, lololol and you came here justttttttttt to talk to me!
Thats great and all..but…
If you dont have any actual valid arguments for me, and if you cannot show me where I said that someone cannot represent who they are, or that someone cannot represent their tribe, etc..then youre just going to have to sit the fuck down.
What you seem to be failing to understand is that I am not discussing Natives who are representing their tribes. I am not discussing Rromani women who are Tarot readers. I am discussing people who are misappropriating these, or other cultures. I am not talking about, or discussing, or referring to normal cultural exchange. I am not talking about, or discussing the normal, natural outcomes of living in a multicultural society where cultural exchange and some forms of appropriation are completely normal and a natural outcome. I AM talking about, discussing, and referring to, people who reduce PoC to stereotypes. A white woman dancing in a field with a crystal ball and her titties hanging out saying that shes a “Gypsy.” A white woman wearing bootie shorts and a wife beater with a full Plains headdress on. If you cannot see why those things are hurtful then I actually pity you, since you say you are Native American. I am not saying that ANYONE cannot do those things.
I am telling them why they should not. Representing who we are, whether white, black, purple or green…is NOT devaluing other cultures traditions by reducing them to inappropriate stereotypes. That is not representing who we are. That is not representing who ANYONE is. That is misrepresentation and misappropriation. Its..pretty simple.
As a matter of fact, since you cant seem to pose any valid counter arguments, I am going to recommend some reading material for you, since, quite obviously the ongoing ideology of white superiority in this country has gotten to you subconsciously and you cant seem to wrap your head around why white people shouldnt run around patting their mouths yelling “OH OH OH OH OH!!! hahahahahahahaha HOW! HAHAHA IM PART INDIAN HAAHAHAHA OH OH OH OH!”
Read:
Borrowed Power: Essays on Cultural Appropriation
and
Cannibal Culture.
Start with these two.
Where do I get off on telling people what they should and shouldnt wear? Oh..hmm…
Because I AM a Gypsy. Because I do think misappropriative stereotyped ignorant bigotry is bullshit and if you dont then fuck you. I would love to debate this with you, but something tells me youre too much of a bleeding pussy to come off of anonymous and do it, so take your tears and shove them right back up your misappropriative shit hole where they belong.
You know what I am tired of?
People like you.
You are obviously so goddamn daft that you either A. assumed at the beginning of my post what I was talking about or B. are such an IDIOT that you didnt understand it.
Please quote me where I said that you couldnt represent your tribe? Ohhhh fuck. You cant.
Im sooooo sick of people telling PoC who they think we should be with their incorrect, misappropriative, bigoted assumptions..instead of actually taking the time to figure out who the FUCK we really are.
Now, tuck your tail back between your legs (aw shiz, youre anonymous…you never untucked it)..and go back to the corner where you belong.
Heres your dunce cap.
Often times when I am trying to explain to an individual why they should not wear tribal headdresses, or why they should not say things like “I think I was a gypsy in a past life, because I love to travel!” Or, when they post pictures of themselves with a crystal ball, or wearing a skimpy “gypsy” or “Native” Halloween costume….I am often met with the response that there is nothing wrong with admiring and incorporating other cultures traditions, dress, etc into our wardrobes, lives, pictures, etc.
That is true. There isnt. Cultural appropriation is not, in itself, inherently wrong. However, cultural MISappropriation is. A lot of people debate over the words “appropriation” and “misappropriation” so here, I am using appropriation to refer to the natural effects and outcome of living in multicultural societies, and the result of cultural exchange. I am using misappropriation to refer to the negative appropriation of a culture and their traditions by reinforcing negative or untrue stereotypes about said culture or tradition..whether by clothing, pictures, or whatever else.
This is what needs to be understood. Living in a multicultural society, a multicultural world..there will be cultural exchange and the result of that is appropriation ALL around the block. Not just whites appropriating non white cultures and traditions…but all cultures appropriating and borrowing from all different types of cultures and traditions. I admire MANY cultures and traditions, and oftentimes incorporate attire from cultures other than my own, into my own wardrobe.
However, I would not ever take a sacred, traditional item and devalue it by exploiting it, or devalue it by using it to reinforce negative and incorrect stereotypes about a people or culture. This is where the difference lies.
Many of you need to learn the meaning of the word “respect.” I am, many times, met with the response that, for example, the reason a young woman has taken a picture of herself in a field, wearing an extremely revealing, cheap halloween costume, with a crystal ball in her hands..is because she “loves and respects gypsy culture.”
No. Learn the definition of the word respect. Respect is not devaluing a people by depicting yourself in attire that reinforces negative and incorrect stereotypes about them. That is not respect.
Yutta-hey is translated to “it is a good day to die.” The Cherokee Indians would shout this just before charging into battle. It is not a wish to die, but rather a complete content feeling of life at the moment.
This is bullshit. Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m fairly certain that’s not even how words work in the language.
Im a bit of a language geek and I dont think this is right. Could they mean Yá’át’ééh? But, yá’át’ééh is not even a Cherokee word? But it certainly doesnt mean “it is a good day to die.”
