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

T tikitube Grand Member (1 year) Ozark Underwater Cliffs Joined: Apr 25, 2017 Posts: 279	T tikitube Posted posted on Sun, Jun 4, 2017 9:42 PM Wow, lots of thought fodder here. Makes me wonder...If I was friends with someone of Polynesian descent, would I be concerned that they might be offended by my tiki room? Probably, but if we are friends I would hope that I could have a heartfelt and candid conversation with them to explain that it is all Walt Disney's fault for brainwashing me at such a young age. :wink: But more seriously, discussion and respect, rather than arguments and score keeping, seem to be the best approach to explaining why I am into tiki. A true friend should give you that much. As for commercial tiki bar owners and those profiting from it, I dunno. Tiki culture has waned before for less damning cultural moodswings, but it also came back. Ebb and tide, indeed. :)

Wow, lots of thought fodder here. Makes me wonder...If I was friends with someone of Polynesian descent, would I be concerned that they might be offended by my tiki room? Probably, but if we are friends I would hope that I could have a heartfelt and candid conversation with them to explain that it is all Walt Disney's fault for brainwashing me at such a young age. :wink:

But more seriously, discussion and respect, rather than arguments and score keeping, seem to be the best approach to explaining why I am into tiki. A true friend should give you that much.

As for commercial tiki bar owners and those profiting from it, I dunno. Tiki culture has waned before for less damning cultural moodswings, but it also came back. Ebb and tide, indeed. :)

Post #776664 by tikitube on Sun, Jun 4, 2017 9:42 PM