I'm sorta squicked....
But also fascinated.
So, last week's Dan Savage column included a question I never even considered, "Where can I find Native American porn?".
Pause and think about that for a minute.
Are you squicked now? I was.
Anyways, dear ol' Dan went to my favorite Indian (that's how he indentifies) writer, Sherman Alexie. His response is well worth ( Read more... )
So, last week's Dan Savage column included a question I never even considered, "Where can I find Native American porn?".
Pause and think about that for a minute.
Are you squicked now? I was.
Anyways, dear ol' Dan went to my favorite Indian (that's how he indentifies) writer, Sherman Alexie. His response is well worth ( Read more... )
What squicks me out is what's implied in the concept of NatAm porn. I may be overly sensitive due to my current field of study. but I read this and immediately thought "Well, do you want some white-on-black slave porn as well?"
I suppose my reaction is colored by my experience here - in areas with a high Native population, there's a lot of sexual assault. In fact, in Alaska, over 60% of reported rape cases are Native women who've been raped, most often by their own ethnic group. I agree that the 'noble savage' concept is prevalent in trashy romance novels, but those and this porn idea are just another brick in the Objectification Wall. In one sense, it's a mark of acceptance into the overarching American culture to be included in porn, but it's still fetishization and objectification.
If the OP had asked "where can I find normal porn that stars NatAms?" I wouldn't be nearly so offended, and in fact, interested to find that as well, since porn is an area of sexuality that doesn't really include NatAms. But looking for "semi-dark skin" and "the traditional breechclout thing" makes it racist and perpetuates horrible cultural stereotypes.
"... suffering from a bad case of Native American Jungle Fever." *shudder*
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