can white people stop making posts/stories/art about w*ndigos. they’re not ours to take. please just say jersey devil cause the one in Wolf Among Us is usually the design ppl use. please just say monster or anything else please. recent pop culture has fucking destroyed this extremely specific part of a culture we’ve damn near destroyed
they’re not a fucking cryprid they’re a part of an extremely specific nation’s folklore and culture that we ripped away from them and tried to destroy
unless you’re a part of those people stop. I see ppl rb shit calling out racism and cultural appropriation but then rb cute w*ndigo fanart like they’re mothman or some shit. it makes me so uncomfortable like stop.
this goes for all native lore and iconography honestly. if you’re upset about sports teams being called r*dskins or white people appropriating dream catchers and stuff but think “spooky” w*ndigo stuff is perfectly ok like… you’re a hypocrite
Just so everyone knows a white dude made this post, not an actual Ojibwe person. The Ojibwe actually love sharing their folklore and culture!! Don’t gatekeep other cultures because you can’t speak for them. Have a great day, go out there, and Learn about Wendigos! 💕