She's so awesome!

[cptn_tightpants]

Guess who's modeling super cool feather headdresses for Hot Topic?!

Comments

[hormones]

lmao hot topic.

[theartichoke]

This just makes me hate her even more... I hate Jessica.

[not_so_neato]

I was never keen on her look but I can't hate her because of this. Honestly, I never thought much about cultural appropriation for most of my life until I read a discussion about it online. I think a large chunk of people are unaware of how their behaviors make others feel and they shouldn't necessarily be ridiculed, rather, they should be educated.

[venus_in_fur]

I don't really get it. Like, I sense there's something not okay about wearing headdresses for fun, but I also wonder whether someone would see me wearing a dress or jewelry I bought in a foreign country as cultural appropriation, etc. I mean, if the art and personal embellishments of other cultures are off limits to plain ole white people, are they doomed to a lifetime of Uggs and miniskirts? No one's getting mad at indigenous peoples for wearing jeans and cowboy boots. Sorry for being crass, but I find these conversations frustrating.

[not_so_neato]

Speaking for just myself here, but a lot of where to draw the line comes from the presentation. These are in all likelihood cheaply made and the lack of craftsmanship shows (granted, I'm sure Hot Topic isn't about making ornate pieces), plus, it's where it's being sold and is being made into some kind of hipster party accessory when, as stated in other comments, the original intent of these pieces in some Native American tribes is anything but. There's a difference between being inspired, in my opinion, and creating a cheap knock off.

[crazedberri]

this is offensive. plain and simple.

[hormones]

What? You mean you don't love cultural appropriation!?

*sarcasm siren weee ohhhh weee ohhh*

[n0tes]

I still love the fact Jessica models for Hot Topic... I remember when Hot Topic was for Mall goths/punks.

[chris_gave_sass]

You people need to calm down. Eat a cookie.

Fashion draws on cultural inspiration. I highly doubt that Hot Topic's buyers were like "omg lets make fun of native americans lol"

If your lives are so boring that you need to get up-in-arms about something that, in reality, you will never act on... focus on the fact that these pieces of crap were probably produced by underpaid workers in Malaysia.

[fan_damn_tastic]

THIS.

[crazedberri]

you should try to miss the point more

[myswtghst]

I'm really wondering if you know / have you read anything about cultural appropriation (like, say, the links posted above), and why it is a bad thing. Because it isn't about *intent* and it isn't about *inspiration* (fyi - no one here believes Hot Topic set out to make fun of Native Americans, and that's not actually the reason for the complaints at all)

It's about marginalized races / cultures which are harmfully affected by imperialism. This, which I posted in my comment above, does a really good job (IMO) of succinctly explaining why this is problematic.

P.S. This is offensive, and I see it as something not open for debate, so I'm not really interested in any counterpoints or claims of how I'm overreacting.