Yeah, I had to click through to see what her ethnicity was, too. If she was Cree it'd be one thing -- I still wouldn't think that costume was the Best Choice for that venue, but it'd make a difference.
But this? Is crap. It's one thing when white people do this; it's just one more quarter-inch of knife-twist to know that they're just that good at spreading their stereotypes around.
I dunno if your sources pointed it out or not, but most contestants in that part of the competition were wearing floor-length gowns. Which makes the hypersexualized aspect of playing Indian that much more horrid.
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Date: 2008-07-27 05:35 pm (UTC)Yeah, I had to click through to see what her ethnicity was, too. If she was Cree it'd be one thing -- I still wouldn't think that costume was the Best Choice for that venue, but it'd make a difference.
But this? Is crap. It's one thing when white people do this; it's just one more quarter-inch of knife-twist to know that they're just that good at spreading their stereotypes around.
I dunno if your sources pointed it out or not, but most contestants in that part of the competition were wearing floor-length gowns. Which makes the hypersexualized aspect of playing Indian that much more horrid.