i really expressed myself poorly in my comment to you !
hm. to further elaborate. playboy's native american playmate from 1973, all decked out in native garb, is _appalling_. it's hideous in so many ways i can't even begin to describe it. racism is exhibited by playboy's absolute lack of recognition that their depiction of a wank-object as an "indian princess" is in any way wrong.
outkast? knows what he's doing. [oh: is it _he_ or is it _they_ ?] those vastly stereotypical indians are a send up of our own culture, not native american culture.
i agree that it isn't nice to mock cultures that are not your own. but i don't think that's what Outkast is doing, so i'm neatly sidestepping that issue. i think Outkast is mocking his *own* culture.
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Re: huh.
Date: 2004-02-11 12:54 am (UTC)hm. to further elaborate. playboy's native american playmate from 1973, all decked out in native garb, is _appalling_. it's hideous in so many ways i can't even begin to describe it. racism is exhibited by playboy's absolute lack of recognition that their depiction of a wank-object as an "indian princess" is in any way wrong.
outkast? knows what he's doing. [oh: is it _he_ or is it _they_ ?] those vastly stereotypical indians are a send up of our own culture, not native american culture.
i agree that it isn't nice to mock cultures that are not your own. but i don't think that's what Outkast is doing, so i'm neatly sidestepping that issue. i think Outkast is mocking his *own* culture.