Tiki culture

[madaboutharry]

After Thor Heyerdahl and a group of Scandinavian adventurers sailed across the Pacific Ocean on a raft, mid-century culture saw the introduction of Tiki into pop culture.

Heyerdahl's journey was closely followed, with most people believing that the explorers would never be heard from again. His success saw a post World War II America embrace Tiki culture. Throughout the 1950's and 60's Tiki was everywhere; Bars, restaurants, motels, apartment buildings, kitchen ware and knick knacks.

Heyerdahl, a serious academic, was once asked how he felt about that. He said that any interest in polynesian culture was a good thing.

Tiki culture in America was very far from its polynesian origins, the Tiki torch being a kitsch invention.

If Thor Heyerdahl were alive today, he would probably tell us to not let a group of miscreants take the joy of Tiki away from us. I guess that would include the Tiki torch.

[Zoonart]

1. Cosplay Tiki Terrorists!

[lame54]

4. CitroNazi

[Zoonart]

6. I like that.

[J_William_Ryan]

2. It more a matter of ignorance on the part of the hateful right;

their brothers in Nuremberg didn’t use Tiki torches 82 years ago.

[Achilleaze]

3. Tiki Wiki

[yardwork]

5. I mock the privileged suburban twits for this.

Nothing says revolution like marching with tiki lights. /sarcasm

[Wounded Bear]

7. Americans do tend to trivialize and commercialize everything...