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fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 4 months agoPlease explain!
Well. Robin Williams, a (hilarious) American comedian and actor, gained much of his early fame/notoriety on a TV show called Mork and Mindy circa 1978 in which Robin played an alien named Mork.
The show was actually a spinoff of Happy Days, where the “Mork” character first appeared.
“Bjork and Bindi” is clearly a play on words that leverages this.
And unless I’m mistaken Bindi Irwin is Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin’s daughter. And her name Bindi isn’t culture appropriation of the Indian forehead adornment, it’s a celebration of the Western Australian aboriginal culture (Noongar language) word for “Little Girl” which they appropriated.
The use of the word “appropriation” and “appropriated” seems unnecessary when discussing someone’s name, IMO. Especially given you also used the phrase “a celebration of the Western Australian aboriginal culture.”
The connotation of “appropriation” just doesn’t fit.
Agree to misagree. I think it’s a little funny to defend her name and then pull the rug out when describing how it’s appropriating an unexpected culture. I celebrate our differences.
48954246@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s a play on words for a show from the 70’s called Mork and Mindy. Starring Robin Williams as an alien from Ork