The Duke of Dorks is at your service

By Debbie Reese

Excerpt:

Those who are following the news on this story know that major media is reporting on it, excerpting a few words from a stream of tweets, or, from a blog post. Below are links to items by Native writers. Please read and share them. I’ll be adding others as I find them, arranging them chronologically by the date on which I add them. If you see others, please let me know in a comment. Items added on March 10, 2016 March 7, 2016: “Magic in North America”: The Harry Potter franchise veers too close to home by Adrienne Keene of Native Appropriations March 7, 2016: #MagicInNorthAmerica smh as an Otoe Missouria & Choctaw woman…(series of tweets) by Johnnie Jae March 7, 2016: So @jkrowling chose to appropriate… (series of tweets) by Aaron Paquette March 8, 2016: Yo, @jkrowling, my ancestors… (series of tweets) by Brian Young March 8, 2016: Obviously, I’m heated over this whole #MagicInNorthAmerica… (series of tweets) by Johnnie Jae March 8, 2016: JK Rowling is… (series of tweets) by Native Beauty March 9, 2016: When we say…   (series by tweets) by Johnnie Jae March 9, 2016: Magic & Marginalization: Et tu, JK? by Tate Walker on Righting Red March 9, 2016: Why it’s more than fiction by Mari Kurisato March 9, 2016: In last 30 hours or so… (series of tweets) by Debbie Reese of American Indians in Children’s Literature March 9, 2016: J.K. Rowling on Native American Wizards - Called Skin Walkers on Pottermore Website by Vincent Shilling at Indian Country Today March 9, 2016: J.K. Rowling Has Got Nothing on US History Textbook Fiction by Simon Moya-Smith at Indian Country Today March 9, 2016: J.K. Rowling Gets a Howler by Robert Saxton at Robert Saxton Books March 9, 2016: William Apess (Pequot) on Depictions of Native People in Stories by Debbie Reese of American Indians in Children’s Literature March 9, 2016: Navajo skinwalker slams JK Rowlings ‘Magic in North America’ series, a satirical response at Tlo'chi'iin News March 9, 2016: When I was little… (series of tweets) by Megan Red Shirt-Shaw March 9, 2016: My Navajo family… (series of tweets) by Jacqueline Keeler March 10, 2016: Why it burns me by Mari Kurisato March 10, 2016: This week in #SettlerNonsense: Fantastical Natives and Where to Find them, or, WHY JK ROWLING, WHY?! WHYYYYYYY! by Cutcha Risling Baldy March 10, 2016: From Sandy Littletree on Facebook, comments about Navajo people and skinwalkers. ~~~~~ Many Native people on Twitter sent out individual, unlinked tweets. Start with the one I link to and read through the TL to find their other Rowling tweets. March 8, 2016: Yes, it’s fiction… by Martie Simmons March 9, 2016: Skinwalkers? Really? by Jourdan B-B March 10, 2016: My grandfather is a #MedicineMan by Pamela J. Peters ~~~~~ Here, I’ll list media stories that, in my view, are listening to Native voices: March 10, 2016: JK Rowling is criticised for writing web post about Native American wizards at BBC Newsbeat/Entertainment March 10, 2016: It’s Not Only a Story: Why it Matters How JK Rowling Depicts Native American History by Elizabeth Minkel in New Statesman. ~~~~~ Items added on March 11, 2016 March 9, 2016: We Aren’t Magic, We Are Real by Fox Spears at Robohontas March 11, 2016: I think I’m finally ready… (series of tweets) by Dia Lacina March 11, 20016: So, I read the 4th installment… (series of tweets) by Johnnie Jae

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October 22nd, 2009 NSP uploaded their first music video, I Just Want To (Dance). Although this was not the beginning of their formation, starting in early fall of 2009, and not having planned on actually utilizing YouTube at their creation, I Just Want To (Dance) was a beautiful taste of what was yet to come.

Bonus What is also today?

my reblog button fucked up and i almost had a heart attack

I did it in the first try.

MY COMPUTER BROWSER FROZE AND I DIDN’T REALIZE IT. I COULDN’T BREATHE.

JESUS.

Eggs/The Technician: You’ve kidnapped me?! NOOOO!!! 

Baby: Relax, I’m not going to kill- 

Eggs: It’s not that! I need to find out if Clara gets her child support payments! I need to know if she and Vlad can rekindle their love!!! I can’t miss my show!!

Baby: 

When I was a child, from the time I was about four and could understand things, my mom told me and my brother that we should have a secret word. That way, if we were ever in trouble or felt unsafe and we didn’t want the people around us to know we needed her to come get us, we could let her know. So she let us pick the word and my brother and I chose the phrase “peanut butter cups.” (I’m happy to share the phrase now since both my brother and I are adults now). 

I used the phrase twice in my life. Once, I was at a friends house when I eight years old. Her dad got really drunk and was throwing things against the wall. I was really scared and I didn’t want to draw attention to myself on the phone when I called my mom to come get me because I didn’t know if he would get more violent if I asked her to come get me. So I called her and was calm and after a couple minutes I asked “Hey mommy, did you get me those peanut butter cups from the store?” And she said “I’ll be right there.” And she came and got me within minutes. 

Second, I was a teenager spending the night at a friends house. Her brother and dad were drinking and they started talking about things that made me uncomfortable - ie: what they liked to do to women. My friend didn’t seem perturbed and said that was normal for them and that I shouldn’t worry. But I was worried because they were really drunk and I was 15 and the only ‘woman’ around that wasn’t related to them. I went in my friends room, told her I needed to call my mom and say goodnight. Before I hung up with her I asked “Next time we go to the store, can we get some peanut butters cups? I’ve been craving them.” And she came and got me, just like that. 

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