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I feel weird about people getting worked up over "tribal designs" because where is this same energy for Pendleton and all the things like that that literally every Native absolutely eats up? My grandma loves the southwestern aesthetic and I& #39;m sure a lot of the art and decor we
Have some of it is produced by non natives but like I& #39;m not gonna go try to drag my grandma for not being woke or for supporting cultural appropriation sometimes a design is a design. We have some stuff by native artists but it& #39;s also very expensive because it is ART! So
Sometimes a native person wants something that visually they like regardless of its origin because it& #39;s affordable/convenient. Sure it& #39;s tacky but I feel a lot of the outrage is performative bc it& #39;s trendy to call out makeup brands. My great grandma on my Navajo side gifted me a
Nice pendleton blanket when I graduated HS. Like usage of these motifs is not some violent affront. Also indigenous people are literally such a huge part of the southwest and our influence on this region is clear so to me it actually makes sense
For the design to be southwestern inspired. It& #39;d be weirder in my opinion not to have some sort of nod to southwestern natives? Also like I don& #39;t see any sacredness or significance being lost by the style being replicated because an actual Indigenous person will know the truth of
The origin and the importance of where the real thing actually comes from and that will never be shaken. As long as they& #39;re not claiming it& #39;s genuine meaningful Native American art or products the design is just shapes and colors. I don& #39;t even own a colourpop product but I feel
Like this is being blown way out of proportion someone literally said it& #39;s "perpetuating violence against southwestern Indigenous people" like no it just is not.
Also I get that they& #39;re well meaning and they& #39;re allies w us natives but I lowkey sort of hate seeing non natives on the internet act super fucking outraged and offended on our behalf like, I& #39;m not even that upset about it so your outrage feels performative af, it& #39;s makeup drama.
