Not being able to jump. It took me two seconds. "White men can't jump" is not only a prominent stereotype, but a memorable movie title.
I think using a headdress would be better to appropriate towards religious cultures because not every American Indian holds reverence for a headdress. It would be one thing if the girl had the headdress on and acted in a negatively stereotypical way or used it to demean American Indian culture, but she just used it as a costume. Yes, it didn't hold the same meaning for her as it would to an American Indian that has reverence for it, but I wouldn't be offended by a person wearing a cross during a non-negative photoshoot. It's just not a big deal.
But it's not the headdress. It's the caption.
Using the stereotype you gave me wouldn't work because it would likely just be a picture of a black or Asian guy standing still with the caption: The day I decided to become white.
In any case not being able to jump barely constitutes as a negative stereotype if at all due to lack of prominence in society/media and physics.
I'm Native American and I don't find anything horribly offensive about this. She even said "Native American" instead of "Indian". Like...seriously calm down.
SO many girls today wear this, as well as artists (Gwen Stefani in Looking Hot and Lana in Ride), it happens to often in society and in pop culture that it won't stop.
I don't believe Perrie wanted to be offensive (even though it's not) and I dont find it racist, and I didn't with Gwen and Lana
Not being able to jump. It took me two seconds. "White men can't jump" is not only a prominent stereotype, but a memorable movie title.
I think using a headdress would be better to appropriate towards religious cultures because not every American Indian holds reverence for a headdress. It would be one thing if the girl had the headdress on and acted in a negatively stereotypical way or used it to demean American Indian culture, but she just used it as a costume. Yes, it didn't hold the same meaning for her as it would to an American Indian that has reverence for it, but I wouldn't be offended by a person wearing a cross during a non-negative photoshoot. It's just not a big deal.
