Am I the only one who thinks this is ridiculous?

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/11/victorias-secret-apologizes-to-native-americans/

Victoria’s Secret Apologizes to Native Americans

Less than one week after Victoria’s Secret threw a fashion show that featured a $2.5 million bra, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and more skin than clothes, the lingerie giant has issued a public mea culpa for also featuring a model in a floor-length feathered headdress, fringed bikini and turquoise accessories.
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Supermodel Karlie Kloss, 20, walked the runway at the Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory in New York City last Wednesday in the Native American-style outfit to represent November during a segment meant to represent the 12 months of the year.
After photos of Kloss were released, Native American leaders and women rose up to say that Kloss had misrepresented them and their culture. The protest spread online and prompted Victoria’s Secret to respond online with an apology and a promise to not air the footage of Kloss when the fashion show is broadcast on CBS next month.
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“We are sorry that the Native American headdress replica used in our recent fashion show has upset individuals,” the company said in a statement posted on its Facebook page and to Twitter Saturday. “We sincerely apologize as we absolutely had no intention to offend anyone. Out of respect, we will not be including the outfit in any broadcast, marketing materials nor in any other way.”
Kloss also tweeted her own apology to her nearly 118,000 Twitter followers, writing, “I am deeply sorry if what I wore during the VS Show offended anyone. I support VS’s decision to remove the outfit from the broadcast.”
The sudden about-face by Victoria’s Secret came just days after the band No Doubt pulled their “Looking Hot” music video from YouTube and issued an apology of their own for using the headdress, historically a symbol of respect for Native Americans, worn by war chiefs and warriors, in the cowboys and Indians-themed video.
The apology by Victoria’s Secret has drawn more than 5,000 comments since it’s posting, ranging from those supportive of the costume to those who see it as a culturally insensitive affront to the Native American people from which Victoria’s Secret was right to back away.
Earlier this year the Columbus, Ohio-based company removed its entire “Go East” collection of Asian-inspired lingerie wear from its website after feeling heat from bloggers for the “Sexy Little Geisha” it described on its website as, “Your ticket to an exotic adventure.”
The $98 lingerie one-piece featured a “sexy mesh teddy with flirty cutouts and Eastern-inspired florals,” according to its description, which has since been removed, on its website. The outfit also included a removable obi belt with a bow in back and came with a matching fan and hair chopsticks.
A spokeswoman for Victoria’s Secret did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Or am I just "racially insensitive"?
I mean...I would've seen a problem if they drenched the damn girl in blood and called her a savage...but really?
It seems like we can't do anything anymore without offending someone  

I am with you. People are always offended over everything.

Ridiculous.

I saw this a few days ago. I also thought it was so ridiculous!

I just saw them report it on GMA again, and they said that a week ago or so, No Doubt launched a music video where they were dressed like native americans, and pulled it the day after it launched because of "outrage"
 

Just ridiculous!!!

Very ridiculous!

However, if there is going to be outrages over this, should we start to worry about our little kids going around playing cowboy and indians? Are they even still playing those type of games anymore? LoL My mom watches alot of old westerns and I wonder at times if Logan will wanted to play something like that.

no, it's not ridiculous. it's a smurfing culture, NOT a costume. you would never see them put a turban or 'black face' on the models so i'm not sure why this would be acceptable. women didn't even wear headdresses, it was the men only. natives have a right to be mad at something like this. maybe me being part native makes this automatically irk me but it just seems insensitive to parade a model around in a headdress (which is special and sacred to natives) like it's a smurfing costume. i would really love to see them put a black face on a white model and dress her up in a dashiki and see how that goes. same smurfing thing.

"The Cherokee have never worn feather headdresses except to please tourists. These long headdresses were worn by Plains Indians and were made popular through Wild West shows and Hollywood movies. Cherokee men traditionally wore a feather or two tied at the crown of the head. In the early 18th century, Cherokee men wore cotton trade shirts, loincloths, leggings, front-seam moccasins, finger-woven or beaded belts, multiple pierced earrings around the rim of the ear, and a blanket over one shoulder. At that time, Cherokee women wore mantles of leather or feathers, skirts of leather or woven mulberry bark, front-seam moccasins, and earrings pierced through the earlobe only. By the end of the 18th century, Cherokee men were dressing much like their white neighbors. Men were wearing shirts, pants, and trade coats, with a distinctly Cherokee turban. Women were wearing calico skirts, blouses, and shawls. Today Cherokee people dress like other Americans, except for special occasions, when the men wear ribbon shirts with jeans and moccasins, and the women wear tear dresses with corn beads, woven belts, and moccasins."

http://www.cherokeemuseum.org

I think it's petty. Same with the No Doubt issue. Very petty.

Next the Native American population is going to petition to have a nationwide ban on "Indian" Halloween costumes.  

Why not just look at it as paying homage to your culture? No one is meaning any harm by it obviously. A lot of other cultures' traditional garments are very appealing...why can't us white folk feel pretty and cultured if we want?  

Quoting ॐ:" no, it's not ridiculous. it's a smurfing culture, NOT a costume. you would never see them put a turban ... [snip!] ... love to see them put a black face on a white model and dress her up in a dashiki and see how that goes. same smurfing thing."

This  

And you live in Maryland, how awesome  

Quoting [[Breezy]]:" I think it's petty. Same with the No Doubt issue. Very petty. Next the Native American population is ... [snip!] ... of other cultures' traditional garments are very appealing...why can't us white folk feel pretty and cultured if we want?  "

this has bothered the native community since a white person first wore a headdress, this is not paying homage to the culture, it's making a mockery of it. like i said, the headdress is very special and sacred to the native community, we do not want to see a white woman prancing around in one along with skimpy underwear. it's funny that i have never once heard a native say anything about white people incorrectly wearing what we hold sacred as "honoring", because it's not and it will never be. i really fail to see the logic in that.

<blockquote><b>Quoting ॐ:</b>" this has bothered the native community since a white person first wore a headdress, this is not paying ... [snip!] ... wearing what we hold sacred as "honoring", because it's not and it will never be. i really fail to see the logic in that. "</blockquote>

It's not a 'sacred symbol' to the whole Native American community, only a handful of tribes even wore the things. With all the issues facing the Native community, this is a petty thing to be concerned with. If they had her covered in Smallpox and carrying a bloody scalp while wearing it, I could see the offense. This was no different from wearing any other cultural outfit.

And before you come at me with the whole 'white woman' crap, please know my father is full Cherokee and there is quite a bit of Creek and Cherokee in the rest of my family. I'm pretty empathetic to Native American feelings, but this is a little over sensitive.

There is soo much racial controversy in fashion, I think they should have known better since there has been backlash on this before.
For example when Tom Ford wore one:

<blockquote><b>Quoting ॐ:</b>" this has bothered the native community since a white person first wore a headdress, this is not paying ... [snip!] ... wearing what we hold sacred as "honoring", because it's not and it will never be. i really fail to see the logic in that. "</blockquote>


It's not about honoring the culture nor is it about making a mockery of it...it's about the fashion and how awesome it looks. I just don't see why it should be such a big deal...I'm just saying there are bigger issues to worry yourself about in life.

Quoting *Jessabelle*:" <blockquote><b>Quoting ॐ:</b>" this has bothered the native community since ... [snip!] ... and Cherokee in the rest of my family. I'm pretty empathetic to Native American feelings, but this is a little over sensitive."

and that's your opinion. my father is full Native as well so I will have my own opinion about this.