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SBOS Suffering Bastard of Stumptown Member PDX Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 648	SBOS Suffering Bastard of Stumptown Posted posted on Mon, Oct 6, 2008 8:01 AM i dont begrudge shag for this at all. i think too often people get a bit too serious here on TC when in fact all of our american tiki culture is a fantasy, a "disnification" if you will, of real polynesian culture. All of what we love was commercially inspired to begin with. People weren't building Trader Vics and the Bali Hai to NOT make money. yes, there are variations in personal taste, and I am in the club that hates garish colors, big teeth and Parrothead crap. But I also acknowledge the right for someone else to like it. (as idiotic as they may be for it) :wink: so feel free to hate Shag for working for Disney. But I don't think it's out of line with the history of tiki in America. ..sb

i dont begrudge shag for this at all.

i think too often people get a bit too serious here on TC when in fact all of our american tiki culture is a fantasy, a "disnification" if you will, of real polynesian culture. All of what we love was commercially inspired to begin with. People weren't building Trader Vics and the Bali Hai to NOT make money.

yes, there are variations in personal taste, and I am in the club that hates garish colors, big teeth and Parrothead crap. But I also acknowledge the right for someone else to like it. (as idiotic as they may be for it) :wink:

so feel free to hate Shag for working for Disney. But I don't think it's out of line with the history of tiki in America.

..sb

Post #411924 by Suffering Bastard of Stumptown on Mon, Oct 6, 2008 8:01 AM