Post #632861 by Rum Dog on Wed, Apr 18, 2012 12:30 PM

Here is the more politically correct Camp Tikipelli.

I apologize to all that were offended. In hindsight, I could have easily had made the same points and story with tiki faces rather than using monkeys. I wish this had come to mind first. (Some will still call this offensive and say I don’t get it, but at least would be a bit more culturally sensitive). I am actually trying to celebrate the cultures of the Southwest and South Pacific, not to degrade them.

My campsite will have a cool teepee, Indian drummer, and tikis. I will try to change the drummer to a tiki face but doubt if I can realistically pull it off in the short amount of time. I will make some other adjustments in the meantime as well.

I appreciate that the thread did not become derailed over this issue and hope that it continues that way. Hopefully many felt that I was not trying to be disrespectful to Native Americans and that I just became a little overzealous.

Thank you