We need to talk about your kitsch problem... - General Tiki

S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Fri, May 26, 2017 6:57 AM We should not worry too much about authenticity. Here is the text from the paper: Tiki’s failure lies not in its soft misogyny, cultural appropriation and essentialism, or its willingness to align itself with the all-too-popular, kitschy, or campy forms of culture, but in its inability to act on the nascent counter-insurgency that is evident within its cultures. Concerns with Victorian sexuality and unrealistic expectations of masculinity could be addressed with new expressions of gender and sexuality, perhaps paralleling the metrosexuality and pansexuality trends outside of tiki cultures, as well as with more critical reflections on gender, sexuality, race, and other intersectional and postcolonial issues. Topics: Misogyny: We inherited a genre where women are native wahines of the free love type. We are recognizing women in Tiki now and their contributions beyond sexual object. Cultural appropriation: A lot said here and elsewhere. Kitsch: Plenty here. Unrealistic expectations of masculinity: Race: Post Colonial issues: "Mai-Kai: History & Mystery of the Iconic Tiki Restaurant" the book [ Edited by: Swanky 2017-05-26 06:57 ] [ Edited by: Swanky 2017-05-26 06:58 ]

We should not worry too much about authenticity. Here is the text from the paper:

Tiki’s failure lies not in its soft misogyny, cultural appropriation and essentialism, or its willingness to align itself with the all-too-popular, kitschy, or campy forms of culture, but in its inability to act on the nascent counter-insurgency that is evident within its cultures. Concerns with Victorian sexuality and unrealistic expectations of masculinity could be addressed with new expressions of gender and sexuality, perhaps paralleling the metrosexuality and pansexuality trends outside of tiki cultures, as well as with more critical reflections on gender, sexuality, race, and other intersectional and postcolonial issues.

Topics:
Misogyny: We inherited a genre where women are native wahines of the free love type. We are recognizing women in Tiki now and their contributions beyond sexual object.

Cultural appropriation: A lot said here and elsewhere.

Kitsch: Plenty here.

Unrealistic expectations of masculinity:

Race:

Post Colonial issues:

"Mai-Kai: History & Mystery of the Iconic Tiki Restaurant" the book

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[ Edited by: Swanky 2017-05-26 06:58 ]

Post #776301 by Swanky on Fri, May 26, 2017 6:57 AM