(It’s a two-post day! omg!) I just saw this on my Facebook feed and felt the need to share. So for those of you who don’t spend 90% of your day reading celebrity gossip blogs (I’m incriminating myself here), Kim Kardashian got married 75 days ago. Her wedding cost anywhere from $10-20 million dollars. She filed for divorce 3 days …
We are not a costume.
Happy Halloween! If you didn’t get your fill from my Open Letter to the PocaHotties and Indian Warriors This Halloween, or the follow up of Halloween Costume Shopping: A Sampling of the Racism for Sale, here are some human reminders as to why you might not want to dress up as a stereotypical Native this Halloween: (lots more photos after …
Tom Ford in a Headdress; but that’s not the interesting part
(image via HuffPo) AK Note: Hi, remember me? My apologies for the sudden post drop off, school has been ridiculously busy. But I’m back, promise. And I’m still always looking for guest posts if anyone is interested…nativeappropriations@gmail.com A few days ago, Huffington Post posted some preview pictures of Tom Ford’s photo spread in French Vogue (he’s a fashion designer, btw). …
Mid-Week Motivation: I am NOT your Costume
I am a human being. I am not your Halloween costume. I am not your party theme. I am not your mascot. I am not your costume. These are some of my awesome friends and classmates from the Stanford Native community, protesting the use of “Native” themes at campus frat parties back in 2009. I thought it was fitting to bring …
Rachel Zoe as a "Makeshift Indian Warrior"
(Click for bigger, source here) Add Rachel Zoe to the list of celebrities donning racial drag this Halloween. She posted this picture October 30th on her twitter account and blog with the tweet: “headed out as a make shift Indian warrior! Happy almost Halloween! XoRZ” The plastic tomahawk is a nice touch, right? sigh. Here’s the post: The Zoe Report: …