Fabric: 80% Polyester, 20% Acrylic
Color: Brown/White
Brand: Dream Girl
Let's see how many problems we can identify in this image:
1) The Halloween-style costume implies anyone can become Native just by donning the right clothing. This message is constantly reinforced by non-Natives pretending to be Indians in movies and TV shows, Thanksgiving pageants, and sporting events.
2) It fetishizes Native women as exotic sex objects.
3) It associates Eskimos with the usual stereotypical symbols: a fur-lined parka, snow and ice, and a polar bear. The rounded lumps in the background may be stylized igloos.
For more on the subject, see Eskimos: The Ultimate Aborigines.
3 comments:
I especially love the Klondike bar...
*sigh*
If a Native chooses to wear clothing that reflects what the majority of 'white people' wear, say jeans and a shirt or a business suit (male or female), does that make the Native a "wannabe white person"?
Not unless the person does it to such an extreme that it becomes stereotypical, Anonymous.
For my full response, see Indians in Suits = White Wannabes?
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