settler armys, no tipis are not “tents”. they are ceremonial and for it to be a tipi it needs to be made by native ppl. however many tents are designed/manufactured to LOOK like tipis (like the shit ppl buy are target for their kids) and this is disrespectful bc the use of tipis- https://twitter.com/134340slut/status/1287937331442458625
were outlawed for use by natives when the US tried to assimilate us onto reservations by prohibiting us from precolonial lifestyles. it was another way to “kill the indian and save the man”. nns who use tents that look like tipis are romanticizing the “native aesthetic” while-
ignoring its violent history of how natives (plains mostly) were barred from living in them. i love the boys i’ve stanned since 2015. but native armys are native first & are allowed to be upset by this. y’all jumping to demonize our disappointed reaction to the teaser-
seems anti native. we arent trying to jump the gun & cancel them we are concerned bc kpop constantly appropriates native culture & it is largely swept under the rug. yes we will know more when the trailer comes out but so far it looks bad-
pls stop bullying or expecting native armys to educate you abt this bc we are hurting rn most of all. im not unstanning bc of this but you bet im hurt and disappointed and you can’t tell me im not allowed to be.
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