Mixed emotions...Do we want more exposure? - General Tiki

T tikipedia Member San Diego Joined: Aug 25, 2004 Posts: 491	T tikipedia Posted posted on Tue, Jun 12, 2007 5:58 PM Swanky makes an excellent point. Raising visibility to Tiki culture will certainly bring in a wave of newbies who are interested because it is the fad de jour, then move on to the next big thing. But if you don't respond, there is also the risk the reporter will misrepresent actual Tiki culture. It isn't Jimmy Buffett and it isn't any kind of hut with grass matting thrown on the roof. This is an opportunity to really show Tiki as more than a passing fad, but rather a true phenomenon with deep roots in American culture. That may go over the heads of most readers, but it will set the record straight.

Swanky makes an excellent point. Raising visibility to Tiki culture will certainly bring in a wave of newbies who are interested because it is the fad de jour, then move on to the next big thing.

But if you don't respond, there is also the risk the reporter will misrepresent actual Tiki culture. It isn't Jimmy Buffett and it isn't any kind of hut with grass matting thrown on the roof. This is an opportunity to really show Tiki as more than a passing fad, but rather a true phenomenon with deep roots in American culture. That may go over the heads of most readers, but it will set the record straight.

Post #312536 by tikipedia on Tue, Jun 12, 2007 5:58 PM