Post #805395 by JasonMa on Tue, Sep 6, 2022 8:50 PM

I am also aware that when one tribe conquered another tribe, the men were slaughtered and the women >were appropriated - and not in a nice way. Cultural appropriation would have been a blessing for them >rather than rape and slavery.

I feel like this jumps from one extreme to the other. I don't think tiki bars need to present the full history of the islands any more than an Mexican restaurant needs to cover Aztec sacrifices. However acknowledging that, for example, the mug the bar is selling is a pretty close representation of a Polynesian god that, while maybe is no longer worshipped but is still respected and honored, might not be in the best taste is not huge ask.

Concerns about appropriation doesn't mean shutting down tiki. But considering what pieces and images of those cultures are being used and if they're really understood and used in an appropriate way is a reasonable expectation from the members of that culture iMO.

[ Edited by JasonMa on 2022-09-06 20:51:21 ]

[ Edited by JasonMa on 2022-09-06 20:51:35 ]