people who hate cats for being “cold” or “mean” never learned emotional intelligence or depth and think that love is only expressed by being submissive and unconditionally obedient
Are you, are you Coming to the tree They strung up a man They say who murdered three. Strange things did happen here No stranger would it be If we met at midnight In the hanging tree
Yes I am Native American, but I don’t look it. And no it’s not one of those my great grandmother was Cherokee. I am 2nd generation off the rez Tuscarora, Iroquois Turtle Clan.
This is me and my mother. Yes she is my birth mother, I just got very fucked over in the genes department. I swear I’m adopted but we have many photos of the birth and have several paternity and maternity tests to prove that I fell out of this woman’s vagina.
Here are some more pictures cause I’m pale and I honestly don’t think you believe me:
(My mom actually made every piece of jewelry I am wearing and hand beaded that vest as well).
And here’s pictures of the woman that I blame for my bad genes: My grandmother.
I get told I look like her all the time AND I HONESTLY DO NOT SEE IT, but because I get told I look like her all the time I BLAME HER.
And in case you doubted me, here are a few pictures of me when my ma and I were on the powwow circuit.
This is me with my ma’s regalia (if you call it a costume I will shank you) because a) she had a bad leg day and couldn’t dance and b) mine was not ready and made and I JUST REALLY WANTED TO DANCE. (This is also the day I got burnt ON MY FUCKING HAIRLINE WHERE MY HAIR WAS PARTED. THAT FUCKING HURTS!)
Here’s me in my fancy dance shawl. There aren’t that many pictures of me because a) I fucking hated them b) it’s normally seen as disrespectful to take pictures of dancers out of the circle without their permission and my ma and I were always dancing at the same times AND I NEVER LET ANYONE TAKE MY PICTURE AT THIS TIME IN MY LIFE.
So yes, my family is a very rainbow family, I just happen to be the one WHITE passing one. No really…
Here’s me (in the middle if you can’t guess), Bebe and Audree. I like to call this the ABC Rainbow of the Printup family (because my first name is Cheyenne…..I swear our parents DID NOT PLAN THIS).
And this is another pic of me and Audree YEARS later
Am I Native? Yes
Do I look traditionally Native? No
Does that mean I am not going to label myself as native? HELL TO THE FUCK NO.
Please reblog and share so that people can understand that there are white passing people of color. Yes even some that pass as white as me. We do exist and no that does not give you the right to basically white wash us. I am proud of my native roots and I will share everything and anything you want to know. The more educational resources we can get out there the better. DON’T BE AFRAID TO SHOOT ME AN ASK. I LOVE IT, but please do not be a dick like this one and phrase it so accusingly. Much appreciated, thank you!
This post is important. Please understand that white-passing natives are still natives and that their paleness can come from their genes and have no relation to percentage of native blood. An example of this I like to use is when twins come out and one is dark-skinned and the other one light skinned. Is one more of a native than the other? No.
someone: great comet’s OKAY I guess… but DEAR EVAN HANSEN! now THAT’S breaking BOUNDARIES-
me:
No, but see, Dear Evan Hansen has a whole song jusy to make fun of gay people and has their protagonist emotionally abuse a teenage girl until she agrees to sex with him under false pretenses. Also he’s a fucking creepy stalker who has literally no redeeming qualities ? Which is very unique for most musicals.
So…it’s really, uh, progressive?
Actually stalking a girl and making gay panic jokes is extremely woke
Fun Fact: Wasp spray is much more effective than pepper spray or mace and the creep that you spray will literally have to go to the hospital, unlike pepper spray that wears off. It stings more and literally it’s much cheaper and more accessible. I have a can in my car and I’ve never had to use it (thank god) but it doesn’t expire, all you have to do is give it a shake like once in a while, unlike mace or pepper spray. A bunch of girls at my college have a can, and my campus police officer swears by it. Just putting that out there because hey, you never know. Stay safe y'all 🌸
the funniest thing imo about Fyre Festival is that it straight up ended up being like a more pathetic Lord of the Flies-type scenario like literally all the “danger” and “chaos” came from all these rich ppl stealing water and food and each others tents and setting fires like they dont fucking know how to handle a single night of what’s basically how a huge portion of the world’s population lives everyday so they riot or some shit