tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post1628870747511684020..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Sleepless Entertainment's racist "Tribal Cosplay"Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-91488346002560032062013-06-28T07:33:04.013-07:002013-06-28T07:33:04.013-07:00Here you go. For my answers to your witless compl...Here you go. For my answers to your witless complaints, see <a href="http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2013/06/responses-to-sleepless-entertainments.html" rel="nofollow">Responses to Sleepless Entertainment's Tribal Cosplay</a>.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-71632182299697790502013-06-27T06:06:02.021-07:002013-06-27T06:06:02.021-07:00Every performer in the photos looked white to me, ...Every performer in the photos looked white to me, DMarks. Compared to that, your claim that blacks and Asians <i>might</i> do the same thing is worthless speculation.<br /><br />You still don't get the concept of white privilege, obviously. Even if the performers <i>were</i> nonwhite, they'd be operating in a white majority culture. White people have made the rules in America for approximately 500 years. They determine how far minorities can go before they get slapped down.<br /><br />The near-constant racism against President Obama is a great example of this. So is the rampant bigotry against welfare recipients, "illegal" immigrants, minority voters, gays, Muslims, et al. Minorities aren't the ones who let the police beat Rodney King and George Zimmerman shoot Trayvon Martin. Whites are.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-66543518112522232752013-06-26T01:31:04.875-07:002013-06-26T01:31:04.875-07:00Anon: No one needs your permission or approval. Th...Anon: No one needs your permission or approval. There is such a thing as freedom of expression, though I find the cosplay deplorable. They have every right: Culture is not copyrighted. But on the good side, you don't need anyones permission to be stupid and racist with the "white privilege" reference.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-78035141555136635172013-06-26T01:26:15.254-07:002013-06-26T01:26:15.254-07:00At the end, Anon, you come across like one of thos...At the end, Anon, you come across like one of those who say that women wearing scanty clothes are the cause of rape.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-74817684413975235672013-06-24T12:23:20.214-07:002013-06-24T12:23:20.214-07:00Wow! Quite the number of people dropped on this po...Wow! Quite the number of people dropped on this post. Must have disrupted their racist party....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-88938846436673938452013-06-23T16:12:29.340-07:002013-06-23T16:12:29.340-07:00And that anon proves his own racism with the "...And that anon proves his own racism with the "white prilivege" smear. dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-76666788694943758962013-06-23T16:09:23.870-07:002013-06-23T16:09:23.870-07:00Wow. The supremacist dividing so called black Indi...Wow. The supremacist dividing so called black Indians and white Indians is the worst and stupidest bigot to comment here since the idiot who said it was bad to treat Jews as if they were people.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-55563715168864549422013-06-23T16:06:29.364-07:002013-06-23T16:06:29.364-07:00Good response except for your reference to the con...Good response except for your reference to the concept of "white privilege" which dwells in the minds of racists on the Left. There is no evidence that blacks and Asians aren't as likely as whites to do this crap. Attack this racism without creating racism of your own please.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-87288274239110620102013-06-20T16:36:57.247-07:002013-06-20T16:36:57.247-07:00Native women are 3.1 times more likely to be raped...Native women are 3.1 times more likely to be raped than any other ethnic group. Majority of them are committed by non-Native men. Images like this only contribute to that. I think one poster has already mentioned this. You may think it is harmless, but the truth is that it is NOT. It's harmless for the people who are dressed this way because they don't have to deal with the consequences of someone who is ignorant to the stereotype raping them or making rude comments to them. Native women do. Native women do not dress like the women in that photo were dressed, but if someone does not know this, they will look at this image and think it is. It's a perpetuation of a stereotype that Native women have been trying to eliminate in people's minds. Anyone reading this has to be smart enough to connect the high incidents of rape with this image. Many rapists already have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-89747316181613757262013-06-20T15:56:23.054-07:002013-06-20T15:56:23.054-07:00Everyone seems to be attacking Rob quite violently...Everyone seems to be attacking Rob quite violently, but I haven't seen where anyone could respond to his blog post intelligently. Those who aren't attacking him seem to get it on a level that the others can't possibly be on. Get there! You have to bring your thinking into a place that goes beyond your white privilege and greed. What was the reason for choosing such a racist costume anyway? Can you answer that? I'm so glad you wrote this article, Rob, and very thankful that these morons will soon be exposed to the world for the wrong they've committed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-3040606214657243212013-06-20T15:43:13.827-07:002013-06-20T15:43:13.827-07:00What next? Will they dress up like Holocaust survi...What next? Will they dress up like Holocaust survivors? Like slaves? After all, they did say they could dress up as anything they wanted to. Guess their little white privilege makes them think this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-49858890305260012022013-06-20T15:38:52.676-07:002013-06-20T15:38:52.676-07:00It's funny how all the Sleepless Entertainment...It's funny how all the Sleepless Entertainment people come here and make themselves look bad. Not a single one of them has a defense. Half of them can't even use effective rhetoric. I read where someone said one of the people responsible for this "cosplay" crap is 100% Native. 100% APPLE I say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-60062684462879523862013-06-20T15:29:29.087-07:002013-06-20T15:29:29.087-07:00To Sleepless Photos:
As a Native woman, I do NOT ...To Sleepless Photos:<br /><br />As a Native woman, I do NOT grant you the permission of using my culture for your entertainment. It is sacred and you don't have any rights (white privilege) to use them. Educate yourself ASAP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-83700182724028530252013-06-19T20:28:59.235-07:002013-06-19T20:28:59.235-07:00Good for you Rob. Keep up the pr. THis deserves ...Good for you Rob. Keep up the pr. THis deserves to be exposed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-16039853871650050442013-06-19T11:55:07.319-07:002013-06-19T11:55:07.319-07:00"Rob. your a fucking moron."
Pretty dam..."Rob. your a fucking moron."<br /><br />Pretty damn funny to be called a moron by someone who can't capitalize a sentence or spell "you're." Maybe you should learn to write grade-school English before you graduate to forming an intelligent opinion.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-44076085156620888222013-06-18T21:46:33.373-07:002013-06-18T21:46:33.373-07:00Anonymous is as Anonymous does!Anonymous is as Anonymous does!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-78398080517719838622013-06-18T18:57:19.127-07:002013-06-18T18:57:19.127-07:00Anonymous spam filled with cursing, racist rants, ...Anonymous spam filled with cursing, racist rants, and other ignorance is sure helping your case. <br /><br />Go ahead, post some more. You couldn't be doing more damage if you tried. You are perfect examples of sheltered spoiled white racists who can't stand to have their white privilege critiqued.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-33767343351668976962013-06-18T11:34:12.078-07:002013-06-18T11:34:12.078-07:00Are we in the stone age, Rob, whom claims to be no...Are we in the stone age, Rob, whom claims to be non racist? You are racist against us cosplayers and just as you won't stand for whatever it is you THINK you may be standing for, we wont. Please give me the contact information of your lawyer, I'll have a field day. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-74928876693840588622013-06-18T11:17:47.520-07:002013-06-18T11:17:47.520-07:00You really are a moron..... You really are a moron..... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-70180072932911101662013-06-18T10:47:17.441-07:002013-06-18T10:47:17.441-07:00Don't complain, Rob, when you blatantly don...Don't complain, Rob, when you blatantly don't know what you're talking about.<br /><br />They just haven't gotten to the "Eager Ethiopian Extravaganza Cosplay Buffet Party" and the "Cutest Cannibals on Pigmy Street"... oh, or the "Blundering Balding Blogger Bash"- I hear there will be a real, live pinata at that one full of incessant bullshit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-61487345223650186252013-06-18T09:43:42.181-07:002013-06-18T09:43:42.181-07:00Rob. your a fucking moron. Rob. your a fucking moron. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-88161054082574868702013-06-18T08:16:09.973-07:002013-06-18T08:16:09.973-07:00Some people have no life....
I bet your little ti...Some people have no life....<br /><br />I bet your little titty tantrum helps pack the next sleepless party. <br /><br />Why don't you focus next on all of the Halloween costume manufactures that are making sexy Indian outfits? I think it may work out better for you than going after a few people in Miami trying to have fun and throw a few parties for fun. I don't see anyone in this little entertainment company getting rich any time soon. I am sure the " America's 566 federally recognized tribes " Really don't give a eff. I am sure they are all living it up on Casino money and Federal Paychecks. ( which they deserve btw. )<br /> <br />;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-48232444338009121962013-06-18T08:08:45.267-07:002013-06-18T08:08:45.267-07:00Oh you silly "white" Indians.
https://...Oh you silly "white" Indians. <br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/notes/rob-schmidt/only-white-indians-protest-mascots/10151380252806274Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-71382460408736992242013-06-18T07:57:03.001-07:002013-06-18T07:57:03.001-07:00First off the only one that is getting publicly cr...First off the only one that is getting publicly criticized in this post is yourself. Clearly you don't know ANYTHING about what you are talking about and just saw a bunch of pictures and wanted to make a good excuse to exploit your anger. The ONLY ones that are coming off racist here is you and the people who are following you and your groups that you belong to. <br /><br />allow me to explain. <br /><br />Cosplay is dressing up AS ANYTHING. You can be whatever you want to be. The owner of Sleepless Entertainment who created this theme is actually 100% Native American so before you start putting words in their mouths saying they only believe Indians are part of a make believe realm you should think about that! It just so happens to be a coincidence that the recent events have been more fantasy related. Posting this has made her and her family ASHAMED to share the same race as you because of how non-peaceful and racist YOU GUYS are. Us white folk can easily say you all are taking our culture and making a mockery of it buy wearing our clothes, eating our dishes, buying our cars, and then talking shit about the "white man" and their religious practices etc. Sleepless Entertainment are accepting of ALL PEOPLE and to say they are making a mockery of your culture.. well you might as well start protesting at EVERY elementary school.. because come thanksgiving guess what? THEY ARE ALL HAVING FAKE STORE BOUGHT INDIAN COSTUME PARTIES! OHHH MYYY GODDD AHHH!!!! And what about Football teams? If anything they should be mockering your "barbaric" ways. Clearly some innocent dancers do NOT represent anything "barbaric" that you speak of therefore making you sound really dumb. <br /><br /><br />"The fire-twirling and tiki-style mask aren't part of any American Indian culture, although they might qualify as Native Hawaiian. In any case, Sleepless Entertainment is presenting them as exotic customs not practiced by civilized people. The company's view is that barbaric people wear strange costumes, do strange dances, and worship strange gods."<br /><br /><br />Okay multiple things here. FIRST OF ALL this event even says that it was not limited to ANY one native tribe. It was a collaboration of all things tribal themed... and sorry to be the barer of bad news here.. but heres a wake up call... YOUR NOT THE ONLY "TRIBAL" CULTURE THAT EXISTS! These are a bunch of professionals who take pride in hand making each of their costumes making each one completely unique just like your ancestors once did. As professionals, none of them were drinking.. so you can disregard your comments about that but of course you weren't at the event so I wouldn't expect you to know that along with 90% of the other bullshit you made up just to make a post. So that being said NO RIGHT to talk about "strange dances, and worshiping strange gods" like you speak of because NO ONE was worshipping ANY gods at the event.<br /><br /><br />"Can you imagine if Sleepless held a Safari night with people dressed up as Africans in grass skirts and bones through their noses, shaking their spears and rattles and dancing with animals? That's exactly what this Tribal Cosplay night is. Yet no one seems to recognize the inherent racism."<br /><br />You know what.. If they were to do that kind of event.. i'm sure those people would have better things to do with their lives than posting it on the internet. No one recognizes the inherent racism because there is NONE except for your people who have made it their life mission to give these innocent people a hard time because you guys have just made up a bunch of shit so that you can be mad at someone together! <br /><br />In a nutshell: You are a disgrace to your own kind who were once sought upon as "peace making" people, and you are just making yourself sound equally as dumb talking about something you have NO IDEA what you are even talking about. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-23226405107702604902013-06-18T07:28:00.987-07:002013-06-18T07:28:00.987-07:00I just shared Sleepless Entertaiment's public ...I just shared Sleepless Entertaiment's <i>public</i> photo album with thousands of people on Facebook (e.g., Native Appropriations, AIM) and Twitter. Hope you enjoy the widespread exposure.<br /><br />I took down the additional photos because one is enough to make the point. People can view the album if they want to see more.<br /><br />The fair-use exception to the copyright law protects the nonprofit use of images for commentary and criticism. If you don't like that, racists, have your lawyer contact mine.<br /><br />More answers coming up!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.com