"Schizophrenia and/or Genius"

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hupsoonheng: helpicantstopthinking: selchieproductions: Dear Converse, I have always secretly more or less disliked your over-priced shoes, cultural appropriation does not help your case. If I wanted to buy shoes that had anything to do with Native Americans, I would buy them from a Native American artist, not a multi-national company that thinks its okay to take something that is sacred to a large number of Native Americans - i.e. an already colonised and screwed over culture - and turn it into a fashion accessory.  Thankfully alternatives exist, where Converse gets screwed over instead. Like the incredibly talented Haida artist Sondra Simone, who by painting Haida designs on shoes has decided to use her art in order to reverse the appropriation of Native cultures. In other words, if you want ‘Native’ shoes that aren’t offensive and actually support a Native artist, buy them from her instead. Errr…those look like ordinary Converse mate…I think they’ve just put the head dress on for the fuck of it. the point . . . . . . . . your head wat?

hupsoonheng:

helpicantstopthinking:

selchieproductions:

Dear Converse,

I have always secretly more or less disliked your over-priced shoes, cultural appropriation does not help your case. If I wanted to buy shoes that had anything to do with Native Americans, I would buy them from a Native American artist, not a multi-national company that thinks its okay to take something that is sacred to a large number of Native Americans - i.e. an already colonised and screwed over culture - and turn it into a fashion accessory. 

Thankfully alternatives exist, where Converse gets screwed over instead.

Like the incredibly talented Haida artist Sondra Simone, who by painting Haida designs on shoes has decided to use her art in order to reverse the appropriation of Native cultures.

In other words, if you want ‘Native’ shoes that aren’t offensive and actually support a Native artist, buy them from her instead.

Errr…those look like ordinary Converse mate…I think they’ve just put the head dress on for the fuck of it.

the point

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wat?

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    Lol, is this a joke?
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    Fuck you, Converse.
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    so what we are mad about is the fact that she is wearing a indian headdress? i completely agree with the person above...
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    Now I have to go find another brand of sneakers who carry mens 6.
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    No more Converse for me. And why the hell do they go and make ads like this? They wouldn’t go and make one with somebody...
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  18. hupsoonheng reblogged this from helpicantstopthinking and added:
    the point . . . . . . . . your head
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    Reblogging for what lesbiancrimesquad put in.
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    REALLY RACIST, amirite?
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  24. helpicantstopthinking reblogged this from selchieproductions and added:
    Errr…those look like ordinary Converse mate…I think they’ve just put the head dress on for the fuck of it.
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    Better change my hat for Heavy in TF2 so I don’t offend anyone then
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    cultural appropriation yup it’s a thing and I admit it’s kinda dumb but apparently there’s some current trend where...
  29. successfulbaby reblogged this from ballade-continuer and added:
    Wait, THAT’S what they’re upset about
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    I don’t like the idea that hats are racially exclusive hats should be for all
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    people are mad about the fact that the person is white and is wearing the headdress which is kinda offensive (well,...
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    From what I can gather, this ad is appealing to hipsters I guess
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    I’ve infiltrated the hipster society before though they don’t have long hair, it’s usually ironically short
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    I don’t see what people are getting mad about here