WHITE GIRLS WEARING BINDIS, COME FIND ME SO I CAN SLAP YR STUPID FACE OFF
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The 90s are trending, and you know what that mean, SO IS 90s CULTURAL APPROPRIATION!!!@!@!@! (✿◠‿◠) (◡‿◡✿)
The first pic is one that trashes my dashboard because I follow a lot of fashion tumblrs. Then there are pictures of current scene girls (brown or not) sporting bindis as if they get down with brown like that and can sport their cosmic lita jeffrey campbells too (barf be on all litas). Are they paying homage to the culture it comes from, or is it a fashion statement and visual homage to tumblr-note-prostituting in general? (not that that’s a bad thing, we’re sex-positive)
There are times when this is particularly disturbing, and this Urban Outfitters blog post does a pretty good job of being a star example of that. On Gwen Stefani, “She is the ultimate inspiration for so many girls wearing bindis back then and even today.” Oh wait so it wasn’t her:
UO is telling tweeny tumblr girls that bindis are “one of the coolest pieces of jewelry” and they should be quick to “rock a bindi” while explaining Molly Soda’s history with it more than it’s actual history as a cultural marker. If you’re thoughtful about it and you rep it as a signifier of the 6th chakra of wisdom/intuition, props, but if you’re trying to get notes on tumblr, you need to check your wisdom.
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-H
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Made this the other day. All the images are from a quick Etsy search.
The improper appropriation of Native American cultural practices has interested me for a few years, particularly because it’s something that had to be pointed out to me, despite how widespread the practice is. (Not like I ever ran around in a headdress, it’s just not something I ever looked into.) We instinctively know that it’s wrong to mindlessly parrot other cultures’ beliefs, but somehow this one group is ok? That’s so weird and wrong.
oh god. this is so amazing and so horrible all at the same time. probably because i’ve pretty much heard that statement verbatim (minus the blackface) on more than one occassion.
"What’s wrong with celebrating other cultures? Just because I made a headdress doesn’t mean that I am disrespecting the native culture. Not to be rude, but you and your blog are ridiculous. You are making a big deal out of nothing. But thanks to you, I’m going to tell everyone to make a headdress, native or not. :)"
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- the highlight of my messages with longlivethecrotch.
i’d be lying if i said i didn’t get a slight variation of this exact same message on the dozens of other occasions i have messaged teenage girls who post photos of themselves wearing headdresses.
Shit White Girls Say…to Black Girls (via Chescaleigh)
Born and raised in the suburbs, this video is basically my life story in 2 minutes. Throw me a reblog if you can relate.
so cringe-worthy but amazing.
Hipster Bindis is like the EatPrayLove of the fashion world #shitlookssofuckingawfulandshit
So bindis were cool in the 90s / early 2000s and dyed hair too what is cool now on tumblr let’s see….lol mollysoda where u at grrl lookx like this was ur era.
yeah unfortunately it looks like we’re going to have to talk about this shit soon. i’m seeing it more and more and
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Largest genocide in the history of the world.
OH MY GOD SVES. check it out. amazing. i am thinking a lot about that email you sent me, will respond this weekend.
