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P porco Tiki Centralite Joined: Mar 26, 2012 Posts: 82	P porco Posted posted on Fri, Jun 21, 2013 12:54 PM On 2013-06-21 12:36, bigbrotiki wrote: On 2013-06-21 00:48, bigbrotiki wrote: Also, I would make more clear that the appeal of Tiki lies in that fact that it is fake, an IMAGINED, American projection of Polynesia. I sincerely hope that I was not wrong in assuming that we are all educated adults here and that I did not burst anyone's bubble with this! i learned this at your presentation at last years hukilau...it was honestly like the curtain being pulled back on the "great & powerful oz". not the wizard you thought or respected, but now an even MORE interesting individual that he pulled it off.

On 2013-06-21 12:36, bigbrotiki wrote:

On 2013-06-21 00:48, bigbrotiki wrote:
Also, I would make more clear that the appeal of Tiki lies in that fact that it is fake, an IMAGINED, American projection of Polynesia.

I sincerely hope that I was not wrong in assuming that we are all educated adults here and that I did not burst anyone's bubble with this!

i learned this at your presentation at last years hukilau...it was honestly like the curtain being pulled back on the "great & powerful oz". not the wizard you thought or respected, but now an even MORE interesting individual that he pulled it off.

Post #683096 by porco on Fri, Jun 21, 2013 12:54 PM