AGAIN: Indian head-dress must not be wornHysteria about "genocide". Indians were certainly oppressed but they are still around: So no genocide. I would have thought that adopting Indian garb expressed solidarity with themPixie Lott has been slammed after she wore a feathered headdress to celebrate her 24th birthday with a cowboys and Indians themed party in London, on Saturday night.
She chose a Tiger Lily costume, inspired by the Native American princess from Peter Pan but it soon landed her in hot water after she posted a picture and wrote: 'Tigerlily is out to play tonight for final BDAY celebrations #cowboys #indians'.
Previous stars who have donned Indian headdresses - including Pharrell Williams, Khloe Kardashian and Ellie Goulding - have found themselves being blasted for being 'insensitive' and Pixie was no different.
Within minutes of sharing a snap on Instagram, people were quick to lash out, with one horrified person fuming: 'I don't see how the genocide of many many many people is a "party theme".'
Another sarcastically added: 'Wowww cuz dressing up as people who have been wipped out is soooo cool. Why dont you dress up as the slaves next! Let's have a slave themed party!'
And one person blasted: 'Pixie Lott, cultural Appropriation isn't cute. Not even on your birthday. Terrible party "theme".'
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I wonder if any of the complainers were Native American?
ReplyDeleteThe feathered headdress were used in some tribes and not others so only a subset of the tribes could be offended if at all. Many tribal strictures only apply to tribal members, further reducing the issue. This is a case of the perpetually offended.
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… cultural Appropriation isn't cute.
ReplyDeleteIs cultural Appreciation okay? How can you tell which is which?
What's next, banning Karl May books?
ReplyDeleteI can recall all the fuss raised over PETER PAN and the indian Maiden TIGER LILY
ReplyDeleteWhy, then, do so many young gay men (and I suppose women, although I've not seen any) wear their hair cut in a "mohawk"? Guess it's easy to tell which protected class trumps which, eh?
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