School kids' performance of "YMCA" cancelled for being racist

Native Americans did wear headdress but I wonder if the some parents knew some of men the Village People band are gay if that would had been more of an issues to them.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
Native Americans did wear headdress but I wonder if the some parents knew some of men the Village People band are gay if that would had been more of an issues to them.
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North Dakota has many Native Americans.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
Native Americans did wear headdress but I wonder if the some parents knew some of men the Village People band are gay if that would had been more of an issues to them.
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When I first heard that the performance was cancelled, that's what I thought.

What? No complaints from offended bikers, cops, cowboys, soldiers, or construction workers for their stereotypes? (Add sailors for when they performed "In the Navy.") :lol:

BTW, trivia:

Felipe Rose, who was the Native American in the group, has a Puerto Rican mother and a Lakota Sioux father.
 
It's misappropriation...From my experiences talking with Native people and reading about their experiences, the Dakotas states have a very shameful/sad history of racism particularly toward American Indian people.

While I'm not sure I agree with totally cancelling the show, the "Native headdress" thing is a stereotype. Not all all American Indian people/tribes have worn or -still do- wear the Plains Nations regalia, but that is what whites end up thinking when the headdress is always used as representation of "Indian".

among other things....But Why Can’t I Wear a Hipster Headdress? | Native Appropriations
 
I think the basic idea behind the Village People costumes is that they wanted to portray stereotypical "macho men." It wasn't that they stereotyped specific groups of people but the image of manliness. In that case, they selected their characters to fit that image, not to denigrate any ethnic groups.
 
dogmom said:
It's misappropriation...From my experiences talking with Native people and reading about their experiences, the Dakotas states have a very shameful/sad history of racism particularly toward American Indian people.

While I'm not sure I agree with totally cancelling the show, the "Native headdress" thing is a stereotype. Not all all American Indian people/tribes have worn or -still do- wear the Plains Nations regalia, but that is what whites end up thinking when the headdress is always used as representation of "Indian".

among other things....But Why Can’t I Wear a Hipster Headdress? | Native Appropriations
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I agree some people think Native American wear a headdress and war paint all day long. The school could had come up some other idea that everyone agreed with.
 
:wave:WDYS! and Reba!


....but headdresses are not "costumes" but religious and culturally significant items.

and that Native image is a stereotype.
 
The PC group are just a bunch of idiots. This country is going from bad to worse, and with each passing year, Americans become more stupid. Sad....

Laura
 
Wow. Maybe she is not a fan of the Village People, because it's a guy thing! What does she know about that?

As Mesoamerican Indian descent, I personally don't find it offensive.
 
Hey Lau, I disagree with that, why make such broad generalizations?

Some of the PC is silly as it stands now, but the original premise of it was not-
 
dogmom said:
:wave:WDYS! and Reba!

....but headdresses are not "costumes" but religious and culturally significant items.

and that Native image is a stereotype.
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In the context of stage performances by the Village People, they were using all their outfits as costumes to represent characters. For example, the singer dressed as a cop wasn't really a cop, and the the singer dressed as a soldier wasn't really a soldier.
 
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