Post #31637 by christiki295 on Sat, Apr 26, 2003 12:59 PM

Nothing in the tiki genre can be bad, even if it cheesy or mass-produced, just so long as any tiki mana is maintained.

Similarly, the Book of Tiki approves of this position:

"Authenticity and cultural
correctness were secondary as long
as the artifacts embodied the
spirit of Tiki . . ."
BOT 186.

For example, the BOT also chronicles that when tiki was part of the American popular culture, there were mass-produced tiki barbecues, tiki salt&pepper shakers and even
tiki soap on a rope (now available at the Good Life across from the Beverly Center in LA) BOT 182-183 & 232.