{"id":2174,"date":"2015-08-03T21:53:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T21:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=2174"},"modified":"2015-08-03T21:53:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T21:53:00","slug":"as-if-minstrels-dressed-they-wear-sacred-feathers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/as-if-minstrels-dressed-they-wear-sacred-feathers\/","title":{"rendered":"As If Minstrels Dressed, They Wear Sacred Feathers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2175\" style=\"width: 1266px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Skin-painted-red-wearing-feather-headdress-this-girl-at-Glastonbury-is-as-offensive-to-Native-Americans-as-blacking-up-pretending-to-be-African-would-be.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Skin-painted-red-wearing-feather-headdress-this-girl-at-Glastonbury-is-as-offensive-to-Native-Americans-as-blacking-up-pretending-to-be-African-would-be.jpg\" alt=\"Skin painted red, wearing feather headdress, this girl at Glastonbury is as offensive to Native Americans as blacking up pretending to be African would be\" width=\"1266\" height=\"434\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Skin-painted-red-wearing-feather-headdress-this-girl-at-Glastonbury-is-as-offensive-to-Native-Americans-as-blacking-up-pretending-to-be-African-would-be.jpg 1266w, https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Skin-painted-red-wearing-feather-headdress-this-girl-at-Glastonbury-is-as-offensive-to-Native-Americans-as-blacking-up-pretending-to-be-African-would-be-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Skin-painted-red-wearing-feather-headdress-this-girl-at-Glastonbury-is-as-offensive-to-Native-Americans-as-blacking-up-pretending-to-be-African-would-be-1024x351.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1266px) 100vw, 1266px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skin painted red, wearing feather headdress, this girl at Glastonbury is as offensive to Native Americans as blacking up pretending to be African would be<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once upon a time in Ireland<br \/>\nNot all that long ago<br \/>\nWhen I was a young boy, a younger man<br \/>\nPeople dressed for sun for show<br \/>\nAs minstrels, blackened faces<br \/>\nNot for offense for fun<br \/>\nIt was a hard battle to stop the practice<br \/>\nA battle fought with respect and won<br \/>\nToday, these are a different day<br \/>\nNever it now would you see<br \/>\nFolk find it hard to belive we once did:<br \/>\nAnd Minstrels were an icon of Lyons Tea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Today in festivals fool folk feathers wear<br \/>\nIgnorant that feathers must be earned and won<br \/>\nIn bravery or and in battle according to Native American belief<br \/>\nNot for decoration at a festival, a costume, for fun&#8230;<br \/>\nHow long will it take to end the tradition?<br \/>\nThis is an issue as important, not bigger<br \/>\nNative Americans want the same respect for their culture<br \/>\nAs blacks, who no one calls by that name any more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time in Ireland Not all that long ago When I was a young boy, a younger man People dressed for sun for show As minstrels, blackened faces Not for offense for fun It was a hard battle to stop the practice A battle fought with respect and 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