Pepper Ann Follow-Up: Why I’m glad I have readers

In Dances with Ignorance, Disney Channel, follow up, oops, Pepper Ann by Adrienne K.9 Comments

Yesterday I posted about an awesome Pepper Ann cartoon that dealt with Peppy “discovering” her Navajo ancestry. Then, some readers pointed out some even cooler things I didn’t notice upon first watch, and some pointed out how I had made some really poor language choices in my write-up, so I’ll get to that too. 1) Pepper Ann’s best friend Milo …

Pepper Ann "Dances with Ignorance": Quality TV for an Indian Appropriator Near You!

In Apparently Disney can properly represent Indians, Dances with Ignorance, Disney Channel, Must see TV, Pepper Ann, stereotyping 101 by Adrienne K.7 Comments

I spotted this video on My Culture is Not a Trend last night, and had to share. Pepper Ann is/was(?) a cartoon on the Disney Channel, featuring a super awkward, kinda oblivious, but nearly always endearing main character, Pepper Ann. I had flashbacks to the theme song when I started watching this…Pepper Ann, Pepper Ann, she’s much too cool for …