Chayanne as a Native American on Halloween

by Latin Gossip Staff on 11.02.2009 - Listed under Chayanne

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Chayanne dressed as a Native American for Halloween!

Is this hot or is this hot?

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21 Responses to “Chayanne as a Native American on Halloween”

Pablo wrote:

Kinda racist, actually.

11.02.2009 | 12:38 pm | Link
Denise wrote:

Why does everything have to be “racist”?
I’m sure that there is no ill-will behind it…and he’s definitely hot

11.02.2009 | 1:02 pm | Link
Iris wrote:

Hot? No.

It is a clear illustration of the ignorance the world still suffers from regarding Native Americans.
What he is doing is the same as when High schools or Universities have an Indian as a mascot - WRONG.

What he did is simply disrespectful.

Native American’s regalia is not to be used as a costume. It is SACRED. SACRED. SACRED.

The feathers are earned through a lot of work and given via ceremony. Do people not think Native Americans already went through enough?

Aside from genocide, rape, torture and an almost successful eradication of culture, they don’t need this exploitation crap. There are a lot of legislative bills, organizations and other groups out in the society trying to stop these things from happening.

Chayanne, I suggest you get a little bit of that air out of your head.

11.02.2009 | 2:14 pm | Link
MIJA #1 wrote:

O-M-G! ITS FUCKING HALLOWEEN PEOPLE!!!!

11.02.2009 | 2:21 pm | Link
Iris wrote:

That’s the problem:

Just because it’s Halloween everyone thinks it’s ok.

“Come on” “Relax” “It’s just a costume” – you hear that crap all the time.

But when you work with Native American youth and they tell you they feel ashamed and angry when they see these things, then maybe you will think differently.

11.02.2009 | 2:30 pm | Link
Kris wrote:

Let Chay alone! He is wonderful person. The costume suits him great. I am sure he didn´t think anything wrong with it. As Boricua - I think he is descedant of some native-american tribe.

11.02.2009 | 3:14 pm | Link
Pablo wrote:

No, I’m totally with Iris here. If it was “only Halloween” he should put on a scary costume. Is he saying native cultures are “scary”? If so, that’s pretty bigoted. Otherwise, it’s ignorant at best.

I wouldn’t say Chayanne IS a racist, but this sort of costume is no less harmful than a white frat boy dressing up as a “day laborer” or stereotypical Mexicano caricature (giant sombrero, sarape, fake moustache, chanclas, etc.) or a sorority girl dressing up as a chola/pachuca.

11.02.2009 | 4:00 pm | Link
Iris wrote:

And I am so with you Pablo - it is exactly the same thing.

Bottom line - don’t disrespect cultures. PERIOD.

Think a little harder before you do something and be sensitive to people’s beliefs.

11.02.2009 | 4:48 pm | Link
Idalia wrote:

Chayanne looks HOT!!!! It is halloween and people dress up. Maybe he admires native americans and that is why he choose that costume. People dress up as dead brides, pregnant grandmas( I’ve seen it), Ninjas, Geisas, Elvis, you name it! NOTHING wrong with dressing native american. It is not disrespectful. It’s not like he was running around with a bloddy scalp in his hand.

11.02.2009 | 4:50 pm | Link
Edgar wrote:

I dont know if he’s racist, but hes dumb for sure. And yes it is not right to dress up like a native. Thats not the clothes they used to wear. Its a cheap imitation and i think thats where the issue is right? I dont think he meant wrong but he should not have done that. What’s up with that stupid vest? That is not something they wore. Anywayz - I agree with the rest of the comments here. It’s just not right to do that.

11.02.2009 | 4:57 pm | Link
Yesenia wrote:

GET A FUCKING LIFE IRIS. COME ON PEOPLE. CRAZYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY get a life crazy lazy

11.02.2009 | 8:48 pm | Link
ricse wrote:

its freaking halloween!! i dont see nothing wrong wit it. just lame ppl that like to make a huge deal out of nothing

11.02.2009 | 9:37 pm | Link
MIJA#1 wrote:

SO, IF THATS NOT THE CLOTHES THEY USED TO WEAR, THEN WHAT THE FUCK IS THE PROBLEM?

BTW, PEOPLE WITH SUCH STRONG BELIEFS SHOULD NOT BE ON THIS KIND OF SITES OR THE INTERNET FOR THAT MATTER SINCE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO UPSET & OFFEND THEM. THEY SHOULD STAY IN THEIR LITTLE FUCKING SHELL SO AS TO NOT BE BOTHERED BY ANYTHING.

I KNOW I SURE AS HELL DONT GO AROUND HALLOWEEN GOING “MMMH, I’M GONNA BE A SERIAL KILLER, LET ME RESEARCH & SEE EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF CLOTHES THEY WEAR & HOW THEY KILL, & HOW THEY TALK & WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN” ITS A FUCKING COSTUME….
GET OVER IT. GET A FUCKIN LIFE LIKE YESENIA SAID!!!

11.02.2009 | 11:07 pm | Link
La Verdad wrote:

I think the costume fits him perfectly, after all, he got the nickname Chayanne (he’s real name is Elmer) when he was little because he looked like a native-american character of a TV series. He definitely has Taino indian features and is a costume and is Halloween. Take a chill pill.

11.03.2009 | 12:43 am | Link
SUAVECITO wrote:

Hey Chayanne is Meztizo like the majority of us, so he’s got Native blood..so no biggie! I for one am proud of being part INDIO!! Now if you really want to get technical, he is wearing a Prairie cheif head dress which were not worn by the Indios del caribe..but besides that..it’s kool…..

11.03.2009 | 10:35 am | Link
Carmen wrote:

wow crazy comments here. I completely agree with those who are against what he did. Yesenia & Mija I think ur problem is that you cant think outside the box. Just the way you talk shows that ur pretty stupid urself. Ur example about the serial killer is lame. That has nothing to do with culture.

11.03.2009 | 11:16 am | Link
Nativa and proud... wrote:

OK

ENOUGH OF THIS!!!!

I AM HALF NATIVE AND LATINA.

I AM 100% AGAINST IT.

IT IS REALLY OFFENSIVE LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE ALREADY SAID.

I SAW A BUNCH OF KIDS IN MY DAUGHTER’S SCHOOL DRESSED LIKE THAT AND MY DAUGHTER EVEN SAW THEM “CHANTING” AND ACTING LIKE THEY WERE INDIANS. MY DAUGHTER DIDNT LIKE IT AND NEITHER DID I.

THAT’S THE ISSUE – IT CONTRIBUTES TO NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES.

TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE WHO IS NATIVE OK!

11.03.2009 | 11:25 am | Link
SUAVECITO wrote:

uhhhh all Latinos have some combo of Native, black and spanish blood….Like i said in my last comment, his mistake was maybe doing the plains headress thing. Caribe Indians didnt use those…

11.03.2009 | 11:52 am | Link
brenda wrote:

omg chayanne looks hot

11.03.2009 | 1:47 pm | Link
Emy wrote:

No puedo creer que aun existan personas tan ignorantes sobre su propia cultura, y esten de acuerdo en este tipo de acciones, pues denigran aun mas a la cultura Nativa.

No creen que ya fue suficiente con lo que han sufrido y aun sufren para que alguien tan ignorante como Chayane (que hasta el nombre Indigena tiene), y aun asi se disfrace de sus mismos antepasados?.

Nos quiere decir con eso que la forma de vestir de un Indigena es sinonimo de SUSTO Y TERROR? No se da cuenta que aun existen personas orgullozas de sus origenes que seorgullecen de sus vestimentas en lugar de avergonzarse?

EL GUSTO QUE ME DA ES QUE LA MAYORIA DE LOS QUE HAN ENVIADO SUS MENSAJES ESTAN CONSCIENTES DE LA FALTA DE RESPETO DE CHAYANE PARA LA CULTURA INDIGENA.

GRACIAS A DIOS EXISTEN PERSONAS CULTAS Y ORGULLOZAS DE SUS RAICES.

QUE TENGAN BUEN DIA.

11.04.2009 | 12:15 am | Link
cindy wrote:

if someone dressed up as a black person, would it be okay? what about say, a white woman, with the stereotypical ’stupid blond’ look? all of those would not be okay. so why is it okay to stereotype a native american? what makes me sick about my own people is that they willingly humiliate themselves and discriminate their own ancestors, while they love and protect their oppressor. how brainwashed!

11.04.2009 | 12:44 am | Link

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