Victoria's Secret Show Angers Native Americans
When do we get to be done with having to hear this crap? It's hot bitches in undergarments FFS
By Richard Ruelas The Republic | azcentral.com Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:18 AM The Victoria’s Secret might have meant to tease and titillate. It ended up sparking outrage among Native Americans for having model Karlie Kloss walk out wearing a headdress that flowed to the ground. Photos of the Wednesday night fashion show were posted online and comments, mainly from the Native American community, followed. In an article posted on lastrealindians.com , Ruth Hopkins wrote that the costume added to the hyper-sexualization of Native women. LMAO yea right She also said the war bonnet is considered, among her Sioux tribe, an honor worn only by someone who displayed valor in battle. “We’re a people, not a trend,” she wrote. “We don’t wear costumes. We dress in regalia, and every single piece means something special.” The Victoria’s Secret Facebook page has been peppered with outraged comments. Linda Kewanimptewa of Prescott posted that she was boycotting the store. oh please, don't stop bringing in your beads to trade. Victoria's Secret will go out of business without people like you. “I loved your stores so much,” she wrote, “but thanks for disrespecting my culture!” A petition on change.org has asked the lingerie company to apologize. The Victoria’s Secret fashion show is scheduled to air on CBS on Dec. 4. In September, the handbag and clothing company Paul Frank held a pow-wow-themed fashion show that featured plastic tomahawks. It apologized after complaints from the Native American community. Earlier this month, No Doubt premiered a video for its new song, “Looking Hot.” It had singer Gwen Stefani wearing a headband and beaded dress and battling band members dressed as black hat-wearing cowboys. The band pulled the video down on Monday after receiving complaints from F.A.I.R. Media, which promotes accurate representations of indigenous people. Idiots. As if Gwen didn't make that look better than it ever has and do your image a favor http://www.azcentral.com/news/articl...americans.html |
Good god, people are just looking for things to offend them now days. That lady can stick it up her ass and STFU.
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I agree that this is offensive and she should remove the outfit immediately. On stage. Live.
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But before she removes the offensive outfit (or after - I'm fine with that), she should do battle with the cowgirl. Perhaps in an Old West-style oil wrestling pit.
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Does that Predator guy come after me if my pupils dilate when I see this one?
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Oh yeah? Well their lack of immune system and lack of alcohol dehydratase offends ME.
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And who doesn't like a circus? Or an homage to the Revolutionary War? I'm not exactly sure what this is, but it makes me proud to be an American.
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The National Association of Cotton Candy Dealers objects to the hypersexualization of cotton candy puffs.
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What's the ratio of women complaining vs. men?
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Women look really good when they're dressed up in formal wear.
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I can't come up with a particular reason to like the costume, other than the fact that there's not much of it. I think this is a really good fashion trend if it catches on.
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The Irish object to the hypersexualization of Irish women.
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Butterflies object to the hypersexualization of ... well, you get the drift.
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I can vouch for vailpass as I live up in Flagstaff where white people are the minority and indians rule. It's like Dances With Wolves up on this bitch. And the indians hate anyone not indian. They treat us like shit. Not to mention, I get so much shit wearing my Chiefs stuff. They are like, you shouldn't be wearing that, you're racist, you don't deserve to be wearing that, insert any other racist comments from them. They are evil. And there are drunk ones roaming the streets 24/7. A colleague of mine told us that her and other co-workers were eating at Denny's at about 7am and there was a group of drunk indians that came in hitting on waitresses AT 7 IN THE FREAKING MORNING THEY WERE DRUNK! It's insane.
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But they don't get to tell us what we can and can't do with images that have become part of the cultural prop drawer. |
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Do yourself a favor and don't...New Mexico is a state of love or hate. I for one don't miss it whatsoever. Now living in Bend Oregon can't even imagine moving back for any reason what so ever...other than the Mexican food...Sucks BALLS here... :( |
Perhaps Native Americans and Muslims should sign a non-aggression pact...
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Do they hate black people too?
EDIT: Are there even any black people there? |
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Women that hot could go in blackface and Al Sharpton would be waiting backstage with a bouquet of flowers and a Viagara.
It's a ****ing headdress. Settle. It wasn't like, "Here's Tawny sporty a sassy satin bathrobe covered in smallpox!" |
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I believe at some point Buck said he prefers mexican food over BBQ, if I recall correctly...
**** OFF, YOU'RE DISRESPECTING MY CULTURE YOU RACIST BASTARD!!! |
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It gets well below 40... |
Bitching about the headdress is ridiculous imo... but wow, its a full on stereotype fest in here.
Reads like a thread full of Timmons from dances with wolves... "theys all just a bunch a beggars and thieves and stinkin drunk all da time..." |
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It is sad to think about, but Native Americans are about the only ethnic group where it still seems to be ok to be racist towards. Look at Washington's mascot. Had it been any other ethnic group and their skin color it would have been banned long ago. This goes for Redman tobacco, and the Cleveland Indians mascot with that cheesy smile etc....... I just don't think this woman's fight will go too far.
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And yes, i've lived around native americans in several different places, also have them in my family... and so much of whats being said is pure baloney. |
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Would you like to tell us what we know? |
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Yep. A lot of posters working up some bad medicine here. |
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But i dont let it color my perception of an entire race of people either, because i've witnessed good people as well. My best friend in montana was a Crow, my very close uncle is a mix of Blackfoot, Cherokee and Sauk, until two years ago i worked with and really liked another, a SUPER nice guy, would do anything for anyone. There are misbehaving drunks everywhere and in all colors. |
I'm like 12% Cherokee. I'm offended! :# :cuss:
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There's no way that's offensive. NO WAY! And she looks like she's wearing Mic-O-Say claws!
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Victoria Secret needs to apologize immediately. Maybe send a nice gift-basket full of assorted blankets and beads?
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I would smoke to a piece...oh yeah1 |
Here's how you can tell if Native Americans have it worse than any other ethnic group.
A. Check out Chief Wahoo, the mascot of the Cleveland Indians. http://images.sodahead.com/polls/001..._7_xlarge.jpeg Now imagine it as black, Latino, Asian, Jewish, Arabic, or any other nationality in the world. How do you think members of that nationality would react? B. Consider the name "Redskins". As above, apply it to any other, using an equivalent term. How long would it take before the corporate headquarters was stormed? C. Imagine if this thread was about blacks, Latinos, Asians, Jews, Arabs, or any other nationality. How would it have gone over if the equivalent of any of these were said about them? Quote:
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E. Imagine if you were a Native American. Imagine growing up on a reservation, where your people were herded centuries ago, and living your whole life in probably the most rampant poverty in the nation. Imagine hearing your grandparents tell of when the schoolteachers would beat them with sticks if they displayed their cultural heritage at all, and seeing the faces of the leaders of the people who victimized you for years blasted into the rock wall of your holy land, to great acclaim. Imagine growing up seeing your people depicted in the movies by Italians and Spaniards, and reading all about European heroes and explorers in history class, but hearing names like Massasoit, Chief Joseph, Opchanacanough, Black Elk, Sequoyah, and Mankiller only at home. Imagine living with this every day of your life, watching the grand history of all of your people vanish by inches from the only place on Earth where it exists, and see anyone who stands up to fight for it dismissed as a drunk, an idiot, or a drunken idiot. Now imagine that one of the few sacred cultural symbols you have left is glamorized and propped on the head of a white runway model in a fashion show. Sure, there are Natives with a giant chip on their shoulder against white people. There are a lot of them. There are also a lot of white people with giant chips on their shoulders against Natives (some of them in this very thread). Who do you think is more justified in having that chip? And regardless, is it fair to color an entire race of people based only on the ones you stumble across in a Flagstaff 7-11? Last thing, I promise: In rereading what I just wrote, it occurs to me that this post, while true, is also a preachy, depressing, pompous bloviation on my part. Sorry about that. By way of atonement, I offer you this YouTube about Joe Medicine Crow, a war hero and inspiration, in an effort to temper this atrocity of a post. Enjoy. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/O_9-arto8D8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
My grandma (mom's mother) was pure Blackfoot. So Im 1/4 there plus there is a lot of Cherokee on my dad's side. If I want to trash talk my own people I will. That's what those ****ers get for tearing up our railroads.
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I have a very strong native American heritage and I would be outraged if I weren't getting so damn drunk again.
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The race/color/nationality/people/social/political party-ism is strong on this site.
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The point of this thread is to lament the efforts of some natives to control what private entities can do, say, wear, etc. with images and concepts that have become part of the public domain. |
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This seems like as good a place as any to leave this:
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The "hiding on tribal lands" concept is no better for any fleeing criminal than crossing a state line. |
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Come to think of it, I didn't read all of that part either. |
I am offended by the people who are offended by people who are offended.
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As far as I know there isn't a single German mascot or icon. When you look at just how many krauts there are in this country that's crazy. I mean "The Fighting Irish?" Really? The Germans helped launch 2 world wars for ****'s sake. Time to hit the interwebnets...I want a good racist German mascot... |
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