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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]

I think the eyerolls are about this "It's akin to your kid bringing home a class art project of a watermelon drawing to celebrate Black History Month."  Trying to sound smart and then saying something so stupid and thoughtless. A headdress is not akin to a watermelon.  
And your post is equally ridiculous and insulting.  yarmulkes and curls are not a Hanukkah thing.  Have you never made a paper menorah, b/c these do get made as well as paper dreidels.

BTW this is Native American Heritage month, a headdress is a part of Native American heritage.  This is why some people don't find it offensive.  The kids aren't making them to celebrate Thanksgiving, it is should be a part of the celebration Native American Culture.  
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