Our Purpose

The purpose of this project is simple:

We want the Yakima police department to stop using the image of a Native American person in a headdress or warbonnet on it's uniform badge and as it's official logo.

We want to educate the City of Yakima officials and the community more broadly about why this is a problematic racist image that shouldn't be used. 

It is call for the City of Yakima to do better and to be held to a higher standard.

It is not meant as an attack on the police department or law enforcement. Nor is it a statement about the work they do or don't do. Those are conversations for another forum at another time, perhaps.



Comments

Post a Comment

Your opinion is welcome and encouraged but please be respectful. Abusive language will not be tolerated.

Popular posts from this blog

Caricature Defined

Image
 What is a caricature? “a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things,” www.dictionary.com . “Caricature is the distorted presentation of a person, type, or action. Commonly, a salient feature or characteristic of the subject is seized upon and exaggerated, or features of animals, birds, or vegetables are substituted for parts of the human being, or analogy is made to animal actions. Generally, one thinks of caricature as being a line drawing and meant for publication for the amusement of people to whom the original is known; the personal trait is usually present,” https://www.britannica.com/art/caricature-and-cartoon .
Read more

No, I don't like the Ypd logo - responses

Image
These are the 38 no responses so far that were posted in the Other section to the question "Do you like the YPD logo?" that were beyond the choices of 1) It is offensive; 2) It is racist; 3) The YPD log does not honor the Yakama Tribe; 4) All of the above. No editing has been done to the comments and they are listed in the order they were given. It makes a stereotype of a group. All of the above, I think it is a disrespectful depiction of the Yakima Nation/Tribe Yakama people don't live here. Because we forced them elsewhere. They have their own law as a result. Seems like your department could find its own image? This one doesn't seem honorific. It seems to glorify theft. Not appropriate imo Not their culture, disrespectful and blatant cultural appropriation. Twisted and sick considering the USAs bloody history Not tasteful It has nothing to do with the police, nor the Yakama Nation. Time to change! cultural appropriation, etc ...
Read more