cultural appropriation 101

Seriously guys, wearing a war bonnet without having to suffer blood, sweat and tears for it is so disrespectful to all the servicemen who have sacrificed their lives for this country.

Finally someone stands up for my people and puts it into words that i couldn’t. Thank you!!!

I love the smell of cultural sensitivity education in the morning.

Those pics are so sweet. <3

I genuinely didn’t know this thank you for educating me

so wearing war bonnets is equivalent to stolen valor?

Effectively yes.

See, this is a good post because it actually explains why you shouldn’t wear it, not just “because cultural appropriation”

While you’re talking about respect and not appropriating stuff, it’d be nice to then credit the photographer and newspaper that originally published these pictures of Marine Cpl. Ivan Wilson being welcomed home by friends and family after a 7 month tour of Iraq.

When it comes to cultural appropriation, I call bullshit. It’s bullshit and insulting, most don’t give a fuck, and things like saying the West is appropriating Japanese culture by American Animation taking on more anime-like styles is laughable.

But when it comes to things like this, things earned though honor, suffering, blood, sweat, and tears, through battle and gauntlets. I don’t like people taking it and using it, devaluing it, mocking it. I do not like people that impersonate veterans to get breaks, to get extra money, to get cuts in line during black Friday.

And I don’t appreciate people that use the war bonnet as a joke, but I am a bit more forgiving of that because as a country we are often kept ignorant of Native America culture, of Native America plights and how even into the 70′s they where oppressed, and are in fact a very real oppressed minority.

Frankly I don’t see the problem as long as no disrepect is done.

Person A being offended by something is not the same as person B disrespecting it. And if it is an honor thing, children wanting to emulate that should be a compliment. Same goes for military awards. As long as no ill-intent or identity theft/impersonation is at work, then there is zero harm.

Also the courts have ruled “Stolen Valor” is bullshit and the whole argument infringes on freedom of speech (in part because of the effect banning wearing of unearned medals would have on the arts, especially war dramas).