"So yeah, we're in a bit of a perplexing bind where perhaps we don't know how to identify with our strong woman beginnings since they've been A) stolen away from us and B) re-owned, re-furbished, (and I'll say it) appropriated in many ways by the White, mainstream feminist movement who still rarely acknowledges us."
http://www.racialicious.com/2008/10/02/indigenous-feminism-and-cultural-appropriation/
Interesting read on the intersection of cultural piracy and feminism.
She looks absurd
I know. What would people say if she was up there in Blackface?
Good article, thanks Laurel.
If I find it again, I'll post the response from Lewis' people.