Post #56452 by TikiGardener on Wed, Oct 22, 2003 11:26 PM

On 2003-10-22 22:01, Unkle John wrote:
..that on pages 42,84, & 88 in the "Book of Tiki" the restraunts use a cartoon images of native polynesians getting drunk and fighting? I know alcohol was the downfall of many of my native american brothers, but you figure the cartoonists would have had better judgement on what images they drew. True it was back when people didn't care for being "P.C.". By today's standards the lucious native girls wouldn't have their breasts exposed and drunk overweight men having thier feet tickled would be considered some form of perversion (which most things in the lone star state is considered).
But my point is, if the cartoonists of the time drew the islanders having a good time it would be one thing, but showing what really happens when you drink sometimes takes the fire out of the preverbial cannon.

I don't know, maybe because i'm an artist i read into things too much.
I'm going to go pour me one.

Virility and male worth have often been one attatched to a mans ability to kick the other guys ass. Add alcohol, and it was often seen as a prankish thing.

Films of the 40's,50's and 60's seem to feature a fair amount of this activity.

( Sweeping Generality Alert )

Heck any good film about World War Two from those times seems to feature at least one drunken brawl.

(RAMPANT SPECULATION ALERT) (Following View Not My Own Alert)
Natives doing it was probably seen as even more comical.

Whether or not this was the artists intent in the example offered I don't know.

TG