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Post #246964 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Aug 5, 2006 3:49 AM

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On 2006-08-04 20:55, Basement Kahuna wrote:

....who are we to judge what's tiki and what's not?

Sarcasm aside, WE ARE TIKI CENTRAL! Where else shall it be judged?

I know BK you carry a grudge about your misunderstood attempt at constructive criticism here. And yes, the Tiki culture we promulgate here is mainly Polynesian POP, and Pop is usually Kitsch, and Kitsch is bad taste.

But, I say it again, there is GOOD bad taste, and there is BAD bad taste. While some here will throw up their hands about such a statement, others know exactly what I mean.

To see the difference between the two can only be taught by example, and this thread is supposed to be a tool for recognizing this differentiation.

And Tangaroa, don't hold back, even though we know that, as some old French guy once said:
"Only few men are wise enough to prefer helpful criticism to vacuous praise."