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

E EnchantedTikiGoth Member Calgary, Canada Joined: Dec 31, 2003 Posts: 355	E EnchantedTikiGoth Posted posted on Sun, Jul 30, 2017 8:10 AM On 2017-07-28 09:58, The_Alchemist wrote: I recently attended a lecture that had a bit in it about cultural appropriation, they had a few simple things to check to see if it was problematic. The first thing was could a person from the originating culture enjoy the thing as freely as I do it derivative. I suppose for this discussion that means that if my collection of Tikis is Kitschy fun but a poc collection is a sign of his backwards primitive leanings then it problematic. I'm not say that is the case just trying to make an example case. The second check point I remember is where does the money go, do people of the originating culture have the same opportunity to make money off their things. No, I would not consider a native Hawaiian or Samoan to be "backwards" because they had the same Disney Tiki mugs and decorative mermaid figures I have.

On 2017-07-28 09:58, The_Alchemist wrote:
I recently attended a lecture that had a bit in it about cultural appropriation, they had a few simple things to check to see if it was problematic. The first thing was could a person from the originating culture enjoy the thing as freely as I do it derivative. I suppose for this discussion that means that if my collection of Tikis is Kitschy fun but a poc collection is a sign of his backwards primitive leanings then it problematic. I'm not say that is the case just trying to make an example case. The second check point I remember is where does the money go, do people of the originating culture have the same opportunity to make money off their things.

No, I would not consider a native Hawaiian or Samoan to be "backwards" because they had the same Disney Tiki mugs and decorative mermaid figures I have.

Post #778338 by EnchantedTikiGoth on Sun, Jul 30, 2017 8:10 AM