Post #696796 by TikiTacky on Sun, Oct 20, 2013 10:04 AM

Things that really aren't tiki but are often considered tiki:

• Fezes
• Lowbrow
• Surf music
• Hot rods
• Monsters

Did they have their roots in tiki? Maybe. Much of what Witco made had nothing to do with Polynesia or tiki either, but try and tell someone it isn't tiki and be prepared to get hit over the head with a burned pine wall hanging! To many people, tiki and mid-century are blurred together as one thing.

The benefit to being less discriminatory is that we bring more people into the tiki fold, as it were. The downside is that muddies the waters of what tiki is. Sven made it very clear in his book what the roots of tiki are, and it has become to many the bible of tiki. Some people are more adamant about following the "true path" of tiki than others.

I'm of the feeling that being discriminatory is somewhat important to the cohesiveness of tiki as a movement. That doesn't mean we need to be rude or condescending, but rather to gently educate. The good news is that I'm not in charge of this forum, and I'm not in charge of tiki either. :)

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[ Edited by: TikiTacky 2013-10-20 10:04 ]