POTD 8/9/19 POTD Wigwam

[BethyVic]

I have two, he is adorable.  I wish I had his hat and scarf. 

[Sky_Rocket_Sammie]

One of my favorite childhood ponies had him and my mom helped me make a more appropriate accessory and not a headdress.To reflect our people and one I would've worn while dancing (boys southern grass dance). War bonnets and head dresses are sacred items, never to be depicted as toys.

[Leave a Whisper]

One of my favorite childhood ponies had him and my mom helped me make a more appropriate accessory and not a headdress.To reflect our people and one I would've worn while dancing (boys southern grass dance). War bonnets and head dresses are sacred items, never to be depicted as toys.

What did she help you make Sammie?

[Griffin]

I have him, I think he's my favourite G1 boy! I just love that bright orange colour. I don't have his accessories, though, as the headdress alone usually costs twice as much as the pony did...

One of my favorite childhood ponies had him and my mom helped me make a more appropriate accessory and not a headdress.To reflect our people and one I would've worn while dancing (boys southern grass dance). War bonnets and head dresses are sacred items, never to be depicted as toys.

What did she help you make Sammie?

I'm interested to know this, too! Despite my love for Wigwam, I feel conflicted because of the kind of casual cultural appropriation that was still common two or three decades ago (and to some extent, still is... but at least I hope toy producers these days would show some more awareness and respect...?).

[Taffeta]

I have him, I think he's my favourite G1 boy! I just love that bright orange colour. I don't have his accessories, though, as the headdress alone usually costs twice as much as the pony did...

One of my favorite childhood ponies had him and my mom helped me make a more appropriate accessory and not a headdress.To reflect our people and one I would've worn while dancing (boys southern grass dance). War bonnets and head dresses are sacred items, never to be depicted as toys.

What did she help you make Sammie?

I'm interested to know this, too! Despite my love for Wigwam, I feel conflicted because of the kind of casual cultural appropriation that was still common two or three decades ago (and to some extent, still is... but at least I hope toy producers these days would show some more awareness and respect...?).

I always feel like Wigwam was a badly thought out attempt to be inclusive that really didn't work out because, eighties awkwardness.

Over here when I was a kid I don't think I ever really thought about the themes of any of the big brothers as I never had any, but I remember a story about Wigwam telling stories over a campfire. I have no idea how offensive that is in real terms, but I really think the UK storytellers struggled with a lot of the boy pony themes because they were all so rooted in the US. I don't suppose I thought about Wigwam as potential offensive when I was small...but as an adult I've always wondered how much he misses the mark.

[Leave a Whisper]

I don't really see story telling over a campfire as offensive. If it weren't for oral story telling, humanity would have so little to remember of its past, its myths, its religions and its history. Even if a lot of it gets fudged and embellished. Native Americans were not the only ones who did so, after all.

[Carrehz]

BOY PONY!!! And I particularly love Wigwam! He's so cute.

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[starstrider]

He's the only Big Brother pony I have! He's lovely.

[SkyCakes]

I have him hes a cute boy. I love big brothers they are very cool.