Post #805564 by telescopes on Tue, Sep 13, 2022 2:44 PM

Right.

I want to be clear - my criticism is not with the owner of Critiki. My criticisms are with the ideology that would encourage an owner to kill such a site. Humuhumu did much for this community and she is the owner of the site. That said, those who valued it and used it can and should discuss the merits of killing such a site. I continue.

As owner, the owner can place a post at the front that acknowledges any concerns. Killing the site says one message - despite the owner saying they still appreciate and value the tiki experiences of the last two decades - they really don't because if they did, they wouldn't have shot down the site.

This is from the owner's home website:

Critiki Critiki was an online database cataloging over 1,000 tiki bars and other Polynesian pop culture locations worldwide, past and present.

I created Critiki in 2002, and operated it for 20 years, until 2022. I collected and edited the content, and wrote all of the articles for Critiki News. Critiki's members contributed their images, ratings and comments.

"NO WHERE on this resume page of accomplishments does it mention the the owner engaged in encouraging cultural appropriation that ultimately harmed and victimized another culture."

Instead, it seems Critiki is mentioned as a major accomplishment rather than something that was so non woke that it needed to be killed and banished.

I am confused.

[ Edited by telescopes on 2022-09-13 14:46:37 ]