Saturday, December 11, 2010

IDENTITY: the Wannabe tribe


Running Bear and White Wolf. Do those two names conjure up images of reality television couple? Do you find their careless naming offensive? I do. And several Native American groups are lashing out at the reality stars over their "ignorant" name changes as well. After the people formally known as Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt announced their new names, TMZ spoke with a rep from the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, who said, "Continued stereotyping such as this by people ignorant of our traditional ways is very disrespectful and only hurts our efforts to curtail these stereotypes." The rep claims they're especially upset because "The names they have given themselves are legitimate names in our tribe." The National Indian Education Association added, "They have taken an inaccurate stereotypical approach to enhance their public image which is offensive to our diverse American Indian cultures." They add, "We hope they are taking their 'self-improvement' journey seriously." They're not. And to let me make something clear to these proud and respected people... (a news source)


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