Aurora Storm wrote:I would love love love some Native American inspired horse tack items. The detail that could go into them would be incredible but even just simple bridles/flowy blankets would be *chef's kiss*
- i am personally not a fan of pan-indian inspired items or pets and i think having tribal designs, headdresses and "native american inspired" patterns is a hard no. for starters it verges on cultural appropriation when non-indigenous people think its theirs, or when they own/use the artwork that was more than likely NOT created by a native artist. in addition i think its completely thoughtless and ignorant because indigenous americans are alive and well, and a lot of pan-indian imagery just gets tossed around (often not in a good light) when it is related to or an intrinsic part one or more tribe's spirituality and religion.
i have a bone to pick particularly with the "evil dreamcatcher" item sets and the halloween war bonnet pony. when a nonnative artist depicts traditional indigenous clothing and items as evil, even when its just for halloween, it is unacceptable. i understand most of these designs arent necessarily sought after anymore, but the fact that i am seeing these suggestions in 2020 is bogus. PLEASE do not consider these designs. right now in america we are going through a massive cultural change, a social justice movement where finally BIPOC voices are being heard. and now i think its about time that we collectively stop overlooking what some can consider a microaggression.
i love cs, ive been here for 6 years and this entire time ive just had to ignore these designs, shake my head and move on. i'm fine with doing that for past designs, so long as we can stop making new designs that fringe on cultural appropriation. frankly its disrespectful and there are plenty of beautiful, creative, cute, and unique designs that we can think up. it doesnt have to be something that makes a minority feel bad. gd we are still here so please listen to us and stop plagiarizing our designs to paint on your horses to make pretty pictures for IG and pinterest. it is distasteful. personally i would like to see some more cotton-candy designs and maybe a plush or realistic set of the south american camelids (llama, alpaca, vicuna, guanaco)! that is all