YESSSS, totally like the "noble savage," like a black Tonto. They are so super and wonderful and spiritual and wise, but really they are just there to help white folk out. And they seemed to be used as a device just to show white protagonists in a more positive light.
This is also what bugs me out a lot about the Hawaiian culture as well. I notice it at every single show I do, or even ones that I go to. Hawaiians aren't allowed to be anything but "ALOHA" and if they god forbid have a temper or get angry or want their sovereignty back, they are screwing with the white perception of how they are supposed to act.
/tangent
Okay yeah, if the Black Madonna thing bugged you you'll definitely want to FF through the "church" scene in the movie where there's a lot of "oh lawdy" and "testify!" kinda thing going on. They didn't make too huge of a deal about it but it was there in that one scene.
Hmm. I have three different races in my story and the world I'm writing has a lot of race relation problems. I'm glad I saw this movie and we're having this conversation because this has given me a lot to think about. I sort of touched on the "noble savage" / "we love you but still treat you like a pet" idea for like a second, but this has made me more aware of what not to fall into because I have a whole different world view too and I just don't want to be "that writer."
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This is also what bugs me out a lot about the Hawaiian culture as well. I notice it at every single show I do, or even ones that I go to. Hawaiians aren't allowed to be anything but "ALOHA" and if they god forbid have a temper or get angry or want their sovereignty back, they are screwing with the white perception of how they are supposed to act.
/tangent
Okay yeah, if the Black Madonna thing bugged you you'll definitely want to FF through the "church" scene in the movie where there's a lot of "oh lawdy" and "testify!" kinda thing going on. They didn't make too huge of a deal about it but it was there in that one scene.
Hmm. I have three different races in my story and the world I'm writing has a lot of race relation problems. I'm glad I saw this movie and we're having this conversation because this has given me a lot to think about. I sort of touched on the "noble savage" / "we love you but still treat you like a pet" idea for like a second, but this has made me more aware of what not to fall into because I have a whole different world view too and I just don't want to be "that writer."