Comments on: Is my Indian headdress offensive?

By: Tia

Tia — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:00:06 +0000

I feel that you are doing the title, nerd, injustice. Nerds care about the world and all its denizens, seeking out knowledge to form well-adjusted beliefs. At least that’s the definition I try to live up to.
I noticed that you did not take the time to consider why some Native Americans are upset about the headdresses being used in fashion, sporting events, etc. It is my understanding that the headdress is of great cultural significance to the many tribes that have them. They are a piece of regalia that must be earned. To have it carelessly plastered on sports mascots and anorexic models makes a mockery of these revered practices.
You comparing them to designer jeans and the 1930′s era is wrong.
A people’s traditional practices should not be treated as a trend.

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By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:16:08 +0000

No, it’s not, sorry. It’s taking something sacred, that when worn by native american has great spiritual importance and making it a fashion item. It wasn’t just a fancy hat, it was only given to people who’d achieved great feats in battle and it carried meaning. What’s worse is that if people insist on wearing them, they buy them from fashion retailers rather than supporting native Americans who produce them properly. It’s just not right. How would you feel if the ancestors of the people who killed and oppressed a lot of your ancestors took something incredibly important to your culture and made it a meaningless accessory because they want to look edgy. Haven’t we taken enough from these people?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:06:34 +0000

Appropriating a cultural staple and making into a fashion item isn’t right really. I would suggest you leave it on the shelf.

By: Jryyy

Jryyy — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 06:57:01 +0000

Get off that guys dick,he has a right to his opinion,1st amendment…I am Native American .you guys are all close minded….fuck off

By: Little Eva Destruction

Little Eva Destruction — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:28:07 +0000

“alcohol and drugs”

Well that’s a win/win isn’t it?

By: honkey killer

honkey killer — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:23:37 +0000

the European Americans aka white people didn’t cure any diseases they BROUGHT THE DISEASES. the natives were a people who bathed daily whereas the whites of that period bathed a couple times a year. u also brought them alcohol and drugs.

By: Ads MC

Ads MC — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:41:51 +0000

Personally I think If you wear one then it’s a sign against racism and it’s also preserving the native American culture amongst the masses.

Yes I am white from the uk and no I am not a racist, but please explane to me, is this a religious peace of headware or have any religious symbolic meaning?

By: plc

plc — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 10:03:09 +0000

As to the ideal of genocide I’ve never taken the life of another sentient being for anything short of survival such as a squirrel for dinner. The ideal of genocide should sicken everyone and I’m certainly glad I wasn’t a part of it.
Didn’t some of the previous civilizations in more agrarian time also invent
irrigation ? I’ve read the Hopi have a saying that goes if two people talking to one and other and agree with each other over fifteen minutes one of them is a liar. glad there is so much honesty to be found here!

By: plc

plc — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 09:50:38 +0000

sorry this is perpetually offensive eh I so is life sometimes but I must admit I found her hot not thinking it was a sacred offense but since it is they could have also broaden the point by having her smoking a jay or better yet as many modern day new wave modern native americans of all gene pools born in this continent or turtle island if u will a fabled peace pipe as many an ignorant child might allude to as we bask in the lingering spirit of 20,000 years of pre native american history. may the spirits of the land dwell in your soul. peace.

By: JudeThom

JudeThom — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:44:32 +0000

Yes it is offensive because you are a woman and Native women NEVER wore halo or trailer headdresses. Only men wore them. Women were NOT permitted to wear the headdress. Obviously you are “sexualizing” the headdress, which is tacky and obnoxious. Native headdresses do NOT belong on women who think they are hot or otherwise.

By: Whatever

Whatever — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:25:53 +0000

Hey guys, as a young native american woman, I do in fact find white people wearing headdresses for the sake of fashion offensive. Headdresses are sacred and are a privilege to wear in my culture. Elders and medicine men are the only ones who wear them. Seeing headdresses reduced to a fashion statement makes me cringe. I don’t think the people wearing them are bad, crude, or obscene as the gesture itself; I believe its merely a sign of ignorance. And for the record, my mother is caucasian and I grew up with her. My dad’s side of the family lives on reservations. While a lot of what you people say is true- that indians drink, do drugs, and/or are poor- take into consideration that there’s little to no funding for education, and very few employment opportunities. Many of them live on welfare because they can’t afford to do otherwise. Then there’s the issue of fracking, which is when the government harvests oil from their land, causing environmental issues (ESPECIALLY harming their water supply!)and underpaying those who own the land. The suicide rate on reservations is horrifyingly high due to depression, which stems from a number of things from alcoholism to poverty to abuse. Also, some of you who are trying to justify the genocide of the native americans a few generations back by claiming the matter to be survival of the fittest..can you say heil hitler? There’s no excuse. You make me sick.

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By: oopik

oopik — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:29:03 +0000

hi dick face. listen up – that’s right. take your head out of your ass and realize that although we may not be living in the pre-colonial age, some people still have their cultures. And are offended when idiots sell off our culture simply because they were raised with none.
But I understand completely that as a white boy you have no culture. and maybe that is why you’re so bitter towards the idea of it. Its ok to be a dumbass it just means that you probably wont have friends.
but hey, at least you mom thinks your cool right?

By: zhaabowe

zhaabowe — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:52:38 +0000

This has got to be one of the most ignorant responses to an ignorant post I’ve seen in a long while.

1. Read a book discussing the oral traditions and property concepts arising from indigenous natural law. “According to the Indians (I don’t remember coming from India, add a geography book to your pile, moron), no one owns the land” — no, according to idealistic believers of the noble-paint-with-all-the-colors-of-the wind savage there is no property ownership. US courts decided that the original peoples of this land were merely occupants, not owners. These decisions were made in a time when land-hungry colonists were highly interested in breaking treaties however possible; finding that Natives lacked property ownership was more than slightly convenient. And on that note, treaties are in the US Constitution, and are to be accorded the weight of law, yet the US has and continues to break these treaties. It’s a simple concept – don’t make promises you can’t keep.

2. Have you actually been to a reservation? Furthermore, have you ever actually read about the state of legal affairs regarding Native people? It’s difficult to prosecute crime on a reservation when the US has declared that Native tribes cannot prosecute most crimes, nor can the states adjacent to reservations. The power to prosecute lies solely with the federal government, and the declination rate hovers around 98%.

3. You want to make a stronger America? Work on being an informed citizen, rather than feeding and spreading your ignorance with made up facts and exclamation points.