#native appropriation

[wcrpvibecheck]

Hey yall, lets be real I made this bc I was talking with friends about a discord warrior cats RP and found out some real bad shit.

Long story short, Warriors of the Cliffside is using w3nd1go as their main villain. It does look like they've also taken some from sk1nwalker stories as well. There is a HUUUGE issue with Native folklore + culture appropriation in warrior cats rp groups (+ the fandom in general) and this is just another gross ass case of it.

My proof?

1) The appearance matches most common w3nd1go designs, as well as written descriptions, including

-gaunt appearance

-mashup of multiple animals

-exceedingly tall

2) It's cannibalistic, and drawn to kill for the sole purpose of eating cats/people

3) It appeared at the end of a long and starving winter, the same as w3ndigo origin

4) It's known for its disturbing cry, and uses its voice to get prey alone and attack

5) Its found in the same region as w3ndigos

6) The reason why is different, but mixed with other factors its still telling, it has a disgusting smell that is one of the first things that people find about it

Granted, as this is a mystery in the server, and for anonymity of sources, I dont have server sources for everything, but I think this is more than enough to show the clear parallels and appropriation of this native folklore.

I think this paragraph from the paper Stolen Spirits: The Appropriation of the Windigo Spirit in Horror Literature by Kallie Hunchman puts it best:

Come on, yall. We need to do better.

[secretsocietyxmen]

*Spends any amount of time in the horror/scifi/cryptid side of the internet*: Wow, white people really love to appropriate Native legends into their pop culture lexicon, huh. Like, not even paying respects to the culture, just stealing the monsters like their in the public domain.

[evrydayfeminism]

By Taté Walker

The savvy among us know appropriation encourages the dominant culture to forget Natives are modern, contemporary people struggling to overcome nearly 600 years of campaigns to wipe us off the map. Who cares about epidemic rates of unemployment, academic failure, or youth suicide when your football team wins, am I right?

That said, there are many ways to truly honor and appreciate each of the 566 unique, federally recognized tribes in the US, and that includes adorning your kid’s toes in some comfy mocs (but not their head in a headdress).

With that, I give you four ways to honor Native Americans without dehumanizing them.

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[secretsocietyxmen]

The fact that there are several books and comics referring to Matoaka (Pocahontas) as an American/”Indian” princess offends me personally.

Especially since a fair amount of them use the John Smith recount of those events, which are horribly inaccurate.

[pugetprincess]

The Native Imagery of Jordan Peele’s Us, Explained

How the movie’s hokey funhouse reflects on years of horror stereotypes.

[twiggeh1339]

Where'd this dreamcatcher tattoo/fashion bullshit come from like Jesus spencers has nothing but jewelry thats dreamcatchers Do they not understand the function of a dreamcatcher let alone how racist it is to have or own something like that , that isn't Idk legit (as in handmade from someone native and used for its purpose ) wait wait wait the word I'm looking for is appropriation, which is a hard thing to grasp I mean wearing an item from a poc culture such as a tattoo or silly pattern is anything but racist it's appreciation right? (Sarcasm ) but what do I know

[zekedms]