Quote Originally Posted by wacey View Post
haha, I just want to say omg to this...I've been to many music festivals and hippy EDM festivals and I love the headdresses. Its about having fun, its not disrespectful in my opinion.

Several of my friends don't agree with me, they think as many others do, that the headdresses are disrespectful to native cultures.

They are even banned now at many festivals. Its just like give me a break guys.

The times change and cultures change and the headdresses are awesome.

In my view, people take their cultures way to seriously sometimes. I bet 800 years ago, the native americans wore those dresses for the same reason people now do- because its fun to dress up in a costume and stomp around together to the beat of a drum.
the fact is that it's an example of cultural appropriation, reinforces stereotypes, and is pretty offensive - you saying "omg get over it, it's just for fun" doesn't somehow make it harmless.

in the tribes that use them, the headdresses are an important spiritual and political symbol that only certain members of a tribe can wear. so no, they're not worn just "for fun" and to "stomp around together" like the way white people do when they wear them as a "fashion statement" at music festivals.

on top of all the bullshit that Native Americans have had to endure in their history since white people showed up to kill them and take their land, this little act of cultural appropriation is just the cherry on top.

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