McTribal? sliding O/T

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on October 2, 2001 at 05:45:21:

In reply to: I think the word has changed soo much, its left me confused posted by Khoa on October 2, 2001 at 03:37:27:

: and probably the new cliche in tattooing and hennaeing.

I agree with that! If there is grace, genius and talent behind the
patterns and postioning (ie Alex's work) or scholarship (visits to the
Fowler Museum, and others with excellent ethnic collections, or
serious study into indigenous arts) .... "tribal" grooves!

However ... geniuses and scholars are followed by imitators, who are
imitated, who are copied, who are plaigerized, and on and on ....
until precious little is left. Discount drug stores have McTribal
stick-on McMehndi decals.

That's not unusual, really. Such has always been the case, though in
previous centuries, it wasn't so fiercely consumer driven. I wonder
what the "trendspotters" have snapped in their digicams to sell back
to us today, remade in shrink-wraped, sanitized, plaigerized,
dumbed-down, discounted, sold as a treat in a box of corn flakes.
Something, that once was an interesting, sincere, innovative,
individual gesture.

I hope its not harquus.

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: : and probably the new cliche in tattooing and hennaeing. : : I agree with that! If there is grace, genius and talent behind the : patterns and postioning (ie Alex's work) or scholarship (visits to the : Fowler Museum, and others with excellent ethnic collections, or : serious study into indigenous arts) .... "tribal" grooves! : : However ... geniuses and scholars are followed by imitators, who are : imitated, who are copied, who are plaigerized, and on and on .... : until precious little is left. Discount drug stores have McTribal : stick-on McMehndi decals. : : That's not unusual, really. Such has always been the case, though in : previous centuries, it wasn't so fiercely consumer driven. I wonder : what the "trendspotters" have snapped in their digicams to sell back : to us today, remade in shrink-wraped, sanitized, plaigerized, : dumbed-down, discounted, sold as a treat in a box of corn flakes. : Something, that once was an interesting, sincere, innovative, : individual gesture. : : I hope its not harquus.
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