Of course they do, and I didn't mean to imply that Japanese people are walking around in kimonos. I don't think it's moot, in this case, because of the historical context of Native Americans in the United States. The US gov't and the dominant culture did everything it could to destroy Native American culture and…

Whoa, whoa, did you just use the term "colored people"?

Damn, I like that! That would be so cool.

Oooh, you make a very solid point. I like to imagine him alive in some way. He is one of the most beautifully complex and flawed characters of the series.

I love it when I scream at books! I loved the Hound in that scene, it was almost an affectionate clobbering he gave to Arya. Saving her through hitting her on the head. He's definitely dead, right?

Oh, I didn't mean to imply that Maisie Williams isn't pretty! She's super pretty. The character in the book is described as being specifically not pretty, but Maisie Williams does such a fantastic job I couldn't imagine them casting anyone else in the role.

I know! I can't wait for the next two books! Whenever those come out...come on George!

Oh, I know! We're on the same page, just slightly different interpretations. No worries!

I think quite a few others think that, as well. It does make a lot of sense, and the Baratheons are definitely done. Even Melisandre's given up on Stannis, because she met her real servant of Rhllor, or whatever, in Jon.

Right, this picture has very little to do with our conversation, or the one I had with OP. I think the Michelle Williams photo is distasteful. I agree that we are hypersensitive, but in things like this, I'd rather be too sensitive than not sensitive enough.

I might be reading too much into Sansa, but I've always had the thought that she is a super savvy self-preservationist. She has to maintain the mantra that everything is fine and that she's happy to be manipulated, but every once in a while, GRRM shows a glimpse of her inner agony and shrewdness. I like her a lot,…

Oh, I like you.

Well, as for Native Americans, their everyday wear is exactly what a white person would wear. They don't wear their ceremonial or religious garb on a daily basis, so when a white person dresses up as them they're appropriating their religious culture.

I love shipping the two of them, but I can also see this hesitation for Asha. But your reasoning is very sound. And Jon has already demonstrated a fondness for nontraditional women. Ygritte was certainly not a Westerosi woman, and neither is Asha, really. I love Asha. She and Arya are my favorite female characters by…

I know! Is she going to be one of the Faceless Ones? And then go back to Arya? Can she become a Faceless (or is it Nameless? I always forget) One if she can't seem to let go of her killing mantra?

And especially as a kid, we all emulate what we think is cool. I can't imagine anyone faulting 10 year old English swyscforever for dressing up like a Native chief. You're cool.

Exactly. Dressing up in a "costume" of a Native American chief is a further exoticization of them. It others them—"oh, look, I'm dressed like a Native. They're not like US. They're different", further ostracizing them.

I read the five books this past summer, after I'd seen the first two seasons. When I got through them and realized there wasn't yet a sixth book, I nearly cried.

Hm. First caveat: I'm a white American, so take whatever I say with a giant grain of salt. First things first, you cannot dress up like a geisha girl, MLK Jr, or a Native American chief ever again. Queen Victoria? Have at it. William Wilberforce? Rock on, that's a fantastic costume.

Ah man, all I want is her for to find her damn direwolf.