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Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Politically Incorrect
This white guy in a Great Plains tribal headdress would be very politically incorrect nowadays.
I'd really like to know if the gear was part of the prize package or the reason he won.
This is our friend Einar, who won a lot of these contests, and I believe his home club was Olive Dell Ranch in Colton, CA, a few miles south of San Bernardino. Why didn't you include the younger guy in this particular "Royal Family?" He's just as easy on the eyes as Einar. Native American regalia wasn't uncommon back then, especially in clubs with names like Fraternity Snoqualmie in WA and Sunny Chinooks in Canada. I'm normally pretty impatient with PC oversensitivity, but in this case the "appropriation" does run counter to Native American culture, which frowned on nudity, even in the extreme heat of sweat lodges. Still, offense was certainly not intended at the time, and those elaborate headdresses made for much better photos than cheap paper crowns.
Well, in Lakota culture, we're nude during the inipi, but it's all men, and we wrap up the foreskin so it can't retract. (It's traditionally thought that exposing the glans to steam will impair a man's ability to have children.)
But that and bathing are really the only traditional times one would be expected to be nude. Maybe young boys in the summer could get away with it, but as an adult, you're expected some degree of modesty. Except for a heyoka (clown) who would go naked in the winter and dress like it's a blizzard in the summer.
Now for this guy and his feathers, here's the real issue: Feathers indicate rank and military achievements. It would be like cosplaying with a Medal of Honor.
Sunny Chinooks is still going strong in 2024. I checked out their website and it looks like a lot of fun with a lot of activities and age inclusive. So if I am ever in Alberta .... !
Could this have been in Europe?
ReplyDeleteOther photos from this shoot make me think California.
DeleteThis is our friend Einar, who won a lot of these contests, and I believe his home club was Olive Dell Ranch in Colton, CA, a few miles south of San Bernardino. Why didn't you include the younger guy in this particular "Royal Family?" He's just as easy on the eyes as Einar.
DeleteNative American regalia wasn't uncommon back then, especially in clubs with names like Fraternity Snoqualmie in WA and Sunny Chinooks in Canada.
I'm normally pretty impatient with PC oversensitivity, but in this case the "appropriation" does run counter to Native American culture, which frowned on nudity, even in the extreme heat of sweat lodges. Still, offense was certainly not intended at the time, and those elaborate headdresses made for much better photos than cheap paper crowns.
Thanks, AK! Your insight is appreciated.
DeleteWell, in Lakota culture, we're nude during the inipi, but it's all men, and we wrap up the foreskin so it can't retract. (It's traditionally thought that exposing the glans to steam will impair a man's ability to have children.)
DeleteBut that and bathing are really the only traditional times one would be expected to be nude. Maybe young boys in the summer could get away with it, but as an adult, you're expected some degree of modesty. Except for a heyoka (clown) who would go naked in the winter and dress like it's a blizzard in the summer.
Now for this guy and his feathers, here's the real issue: Feathers indicate rank and military achievements. It would be like cosplaying with a Medal of Honor.
Thank you for your informed and helpful reply, nakdeswimmer!
DeleteIt's more "tie" the foreskin than "wrap" it.
DeleteSunny Chinooks is still going strong in 2024. I checked out their website and it looks like a lot of fun with a lot of activities and age inclusive. So if I am ever in Alberta .... !
ReplyDeleteI know some people from Ponoka, Alberta. They moved to Edmonton for years, but went back when the government bribed them to return.
DeleteOUR government bribing people? Lol. Just out of curiosity how did they manage that?
DeleteIt was a rural revitalization program that paid medical professionals to relocate to underserved areas. They already knew everyone, so why not?
DeleteThat would make sense if they were fine with that. Thanks Jerry.
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