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In March of 1907, Congress passed the Expatriation Act, which decreed, among other things, that U.S. women who married non-citizens were no longer Americans. If their husband later became a naturalized citizen, they could go through the naturalization process to regain citizenship.
But none of these rules applied to American men when they chose a spouse.
That Time American Women Lost Their Citizenship Because They Married Foreigners
Image:Ā George Grantham Bain Collection/Library of Congress
So, in my art history class today, my professor was talking about something that is so fuckin awesome.
These are warrior shields from the Wahgi people of Papua New Guinea. The warriors paint them with imagery meant to symbolize animals who have traits they wish to embody in battle. These depictions are intended to give the person using it the powers of what theyāre depicting.
Now. Look at this Wahgi shield:
Hmm. That looks a bit different from the others.
That looks VERY different. Why, it looks like
The Phantom⦠American comic book character by Lee Falk.Ā And thatās because it is.
The Wahgi people were isolated from the rest of the āmodernā world until 1933. They came into contact with WWII service men who shared some aspects of western culture with the tribesmen. In particular, they showed them the comic books they read while shipped out. The Wahgi loved them. In particular, the Wahgi adored the stories of the Phantom, who wasnāt even particularly popular in its home of America.
He is so popular that the few Wahgi who can read english will read the comics out loud in the village center and hold out the pages for everyone to see, so the whole tripe can enjoy them and marvel at the Phantomās might in battle.
They identify with the Phantom because he came from a jungle territory, like them, wore a mask to fight, like them, and came from a long line of warriors, which the Wahgi, who worshiped their ancestors, deeply respected. Further, despite not really having superpowers, the Phantom is strong, clever, and incredibly fast. He was so fast that his enemies began to believe that he was impervious to bullets and could not be killed.
Therefore, the Wahgi began painting HIM on their shields to invoke HIS abilities in battle. There are TONS of Phantom-Wahgi shields out there.
So, you might think that youāre huge comic book fan, but the Wahgi have taken their Phantom fandom to the next level and have made the Phantom a fucking talisman to carry into battle for strength.
More pictures here!
You should really check out that link^^
This reminds me so much of Americans who like, bring Captain America shields to protests and stuff! Or even like, when councilman Lan Diep was sworn in holding Captain Americaās shield:
Thereās really no difference here, especially if you donāt use condescending, colonialist language likeĀ ātribesmenā and āThese depictions are intended to give the person using it the powers of what theyāre depicting.ā Apparently the difference between āstriving for idealsā and acquiring āpowersā is whether or not you adhere to the dominant culture in the United States?
The problem here is this is how stuff like this is taught in art history classes, as if itās somehow mind-blowingly quaint that indigenous people anywhere like a freaking comic book character, or use his likeness as a ātalisman.ā *eyeroll*
Thereās an obnoxiously pervasive narrative I see all the time around indigenous peoples from all over the world, that instead of making conscious aesthetic choices, they have somehow been ātrickedā into liking something inherently inappropriate or anachronistic.
Iāve seen this narrative pressed onto the Quechua and Aymara Cholitas of Bolivia, implying that they were ātrickedā into choosing to wear bowler hats because some mythical western trader of long ago had a surplus of too-small hats:
Or in North America, a lot of traditional regalia like Jingle Dress, Fancy Shawl, Grass Dance or Ribbon Skirt is called āgarishā, and Iāve heard non-Native people complain that it doesnāt look āTraditional enoughā (!!!) because it uses bright or neon fabric, beads, and trim materials.
[sold out pre-made Jingle Dresses from Powwowfabrics.com]
Kiowa artist Teri Greeves designed this piece called Great Lakes Girls, a synthesis of traditional bead and quill-work that utterly transforms high-heeled tennis shoes designed by Steve Madden. The women depicted in Jingle Dress represent the artistās husbandās Anishinabe people, and some of the materials used, like spiny-oyster shell, come from the southwest and are often used in jewelry made by DinĆ© people.
The artificial conflict that a work like this creates in a non-Native viewer is based on the assumption that the ātraditionā of indigenous peoples, and overall, our cultures, MUST remain static in order to be seen as āauthenticā to the dominant culture. Even more frustrating, I often see the concept of Pan-Native culture and identities discussed as if this can ONLY mean a false sense of sameness imposed by colonialism and colonial structures, rather than an actual show of solidarity between Native peoples in philosophies, practices, and activism.
The lack of nuance around understanding these synthesized cultures leads to the delegitimization and erasure of traditions like the Mardi Gras Indians, Baby Dolls, Skull and Bones gangs, and their connection to both sacred clown traditions like HeyókČa and West African dance and costume traditions.
I personally believe that decolonization and resistance can only be possible once the concept that appeal to (and categorization by) the dominant culture is a necessary step, is disposed of. I reject the notion that we must accept a binary existence of one or the Other, as if we can only be Historical or Modern but never both. As if a living culture is out of the question, or some kind of oxymoron.
But the biggest wall between the Self and the Other that Iām trying to break down here is the notion in the original post: that the academic teacher/learner and the ātopicā are somehow eternally separated by both time and geographical distance. Iām sick and tired of being traumatized by being taught Who I Am and What I Believe by someone who doesnāt actually know, and doesnāt really believe I can exist in the same room they inhabit.
What this comes back to is a quote I posted a few days ago on how art/education/community intersect:
The word āartā is something the West has never understood. Art is supposed to be a part of a community. Like, scholars are supposed to be a part of a community⦠Art is to decorate peopleās houses, their skin, their clothes, to make them expand their minds, and itās supposed to be right in the community, where they can have it when they want it⦠Itās supposed to be as essential as a grocery store⦠thatās the only way art can function naturally. -Amiri Baraka
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WEDDING DAY!!!
Happy Valentineās day and black history month.
āSo what are you doing for Valentineās Day?ā
four score and seven years ago, you should have already been in my bed
(g wash valentine masterpostĀ here)
hey baby, i could last longer than two terms if i thought you could take it
abe lincoln valentine masterpostĀ here
Hereās to receiving the presidential treatment this valentineās day