Cultural Appropriation Bingo
Source: yet another cultural appropriation roundup
Further reading:
But why can't I wear a hipster headdress?
Ke$ha and the ongoing cultural appropriation and sexualization of Native women
The Critical Fashion Lovers (basic) guide to Cultural Appropriation
Mockery of Native heritage only perpetuates Native issues
On hipsters/hippies and Native culture
Cultural Appropriation != Outlaw Culture
Some basic racist ideas and some rebuttals
Scenes from the Colonial Catwalk: Cultural Appropriation, Intellectual Property Rights, and Fashion
Ta Moko Maori Tattoo - When Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Insult
"All of these cases romanticize Indianness, blur separate traditions (as well as the real and the fake), and some disregard Indian spirituality. They all happily forget that, before white America decided that American Indians were cool, some whites did their absolute best to kill and sequester them. And the U.S. government is still involved in oppressing these groups today.
So, no, it’s not cute to wear a feather in your hair or carry an Indian rug clutch, it’s thoughtless and insensitive." FEATHERS AND FASHION: NATIVE AMERICAN IS IN STYLE
