Another Stereotype of the Month entry:
Another Stereotype of the Month entry:
As a correspondent helpfully pointed out, someone named "pika101_91776" auctioned the following Native American dolls on Yahoo:
Meet the Great Apache
http://page.auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/auction/65807025?aucview=0x14
Sweet Princess Rain
http://page.auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/auction/66085659?aucview=0x14
These auctions are no longer available on Yahoo, but you can read about the "Great Apache" doll at:
Needless to say, the "Great Apache" looks like a typical Plains Indian chief —one of the most common stereotypes. As for "Sweet Princess Rain," both the concept of an Indian princess and the "feminine" name "rain" are stereotypical.
Related links
The big chief
Indian women as sex objects
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