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Y–Kalinga yuppies counter scripted docu on tattoing by YKPO Release “Discovery Channel and Lars Krutak have done great disservice both to journalism and scholarship by grossly sensationalizing an aspect of Kalinga culture. The ‘staged authenticity’ so evident in ‘Tattoo Hunter: Philippines’ was calculated to titillate a global audience hungry for the exotic in places claimed to be ‘far out from civilization’.” This was part of the statement issued by a Baguio-based Kalinga group, Young y-Kalinga Professionals Organization (YKPO) in protest to the popular reality show which featured Whang-ud, a tattoo artist in Buscalan, Tinglayan, Kalinga. “Staged authenticity” refers to what may be popularly be described as a “scripted” presentation of traditional culture which can often lead to stereotyping an ethnic group. According to YKPO president Scott Magkachi Saboy, the statement followed a lecture-forum this month at the University of the Philippines Baguio in which anthropologist Analyn Salvador, a PhD candidate at the University of Oxford and an expert on Kalinga tattooing, critiqued the documentary in question. The YKPO claims that Krutak misrepresented the Kalinga with the historical inaccuracies, mistranslations, and played up images in the film. The group said, “What the Kalinga and other indigenous peoples need are not academics who are ready to sell out genuine scholarship for juicy media productions, but researchers who are solidly committed to a balanced and respectful presentation thereof; not tourism ventures that prioritize profit over cultural integrity, but programs that can aggressively showcase cultural treasures without bastardizing cultural heritage and jettisoning traditional value systems that still prove useful for indigenous peoples to navigate the waters of a global economy.” The statement which was signed by all YKPO officers and the board of directors called for the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples and the Kalinga officials to investigate the issue and to ensure that “appropriate measures be strengthened or put in place to guard [the Kalinga] from exploitation by both locals and foreigners.” The Philippine episode of the Tattoo Hunter series saw its premier showing early this year and continues to be featured in the Discovery Channel and Living Asia Channel. Source: http://www.baguiomidlandcourier.com.ph/kalinga.asp?mode=archives/2010/april/4-4-2010/kal1.txt Edited by News Watch, Sun 11 Apr 2010 14:55:42.
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