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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You want to ban something that is actually cool looking. Crazy.[/quote]

[b]My culture is not a costume to entertain you.[/b] It is deeply offensive and hurtful to see people reduce your culture to a caricature because they can't be bothered to learn anything about our people -- and to see that being ingrained and perpetuated starting at such a young age. It's akin to your kid bringing home a class art project of a watermelon drawing to celebrate Black History Month.

Headdresses are a sacred sacrament for the tribes that use them. They're not something that should be casually created and then worn.

I don't expect 3yos to make an accurate crafts - but the project should be based on actual culture and history and not caricatures or use sacred symbols. There are preschool appropriate activities children can do instead. Print some out for the school when you address this. (And thank you for speaking up!)[/quote]

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I really don’t understand why thoughtful posts like these get eyerolls. There’s a multi page thread on the off topic board about how people don’t say omg and teach their kids not to say it, even though they don’t personally find it offensive, but someone else might. That’s fine. It’s respectful. But a cultura group is saying please don’t make fun of us/caricature our sacred symbols/lump several groups into one, and it’s an eye roll. When we teach the kids about Hanukkah, we’re not calling it Jewish Christmas, making paper yarmulkes, and taping fake paper curls to their heads are we? It’s not that different conceptually. If you can see why one is offensive, you should be able to see why both are.  [/quote]

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Suck it up
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