Drew Barrymore Sports a Headdress and a Budweiser Apron. Really.

In Drew Barrymore, facebook, hipster headdress, open letter by Adrienne K.31 Comments

Dear Drew Barrymore, You know what? You’re a pretty cool chick. You were in ET back when you were little and adorable, and I respect that movie for scarring me for life when I was young and impressionable. You’re a female producer, which is bad-ass. You donate lots of money to good causes, and you seem kinda nice in your …

Week in the life of a Stereotypical Indian: Native Approps Style

In n8vstereotype, reader participation, stereotyping, week in the life of a stereotypical Indian by Adrienne K.15 Comments

Today on Indian Country Today, columnist Vincent Schilling wrote a column detailing his numerous encounters with the “stereotypical Indian” over the course of one week, demonstrating how inundated we are with these images on a daily basis (the purpose of my blog!). I absolutely LOVE the idea, and I want to get a bunch of us to do it as …

Complicating the 2010 US Census Native Data

In 2010 US Census, multi-racial, Native identity, racial categories, US census data by Adrienne K.26 Comments

Back in 2010 when the census came in the mail, I remember sitting with my roommate at the kitchen table filling out our forms together, laughing and joking about our “household.” When we got to the race category listed above, my roommate quickly checked the “Black, African Am, or Negro” box, with a snide comment about how it still says …

The Stanford "Indian": Then and Now

In Higher Ed, I heart Stanford, indian mascots, stanford indian, Stanford mascot by Adrienne K.Leave a Comment

I just came back from an amazing long weekend in the Bay Area, where I was at a training to be on my reunion homecoming committee (5th year reunion! I’m either really old or really young, depending on your perspective). I seriously love my alma mater more than is probably healthy. But this is a place that I credit with …

Gawker uses "Mail of Tears" for a cheap pun

In Andrew Jackson sucks, Gawker, Trail of Tears by Adrienne K.Leave a Comment

This, my friends, is a post about how the internet is a slow learner. A few days ago Gawker writer Leah Beckmann posted a round-up of crappy reader mail, and in a clear lapse of judgment and lack of awareness of American history, or a blog in her own network’s history, entitled it “Mail of Tears”–complete with a picture of …

Hey Kardashians: Why you so obsessed with me?

In cowboys and indians, headdress, Kardashians, Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Mason, The K in Adrienne K is not for Kardashian by Adrienne K.5 Comments

Another Kardashian transgression to add to the (growing) list: E! Online posted this pic of the Jenner girls with Kourtney Kardashian and Mason, taken at Mason’s 2nd birthday party back in December. Looks like they were uber creative and went with a “Cowboys and Indians” theme. Wow. Adding insult to injury is the fact that E! used the headline “Cute …