This Asshat Gives All the Other Asshats in Native American Headgear at Coachella a Bad Name

okay. let's be real. an article hating on his dancing? not cool. it's actually pretty stellar (and no, i'm not from his friend legion who clearly rolled out deep to defend his honor, which is pretty adorbs). 

BUT. native american headdress?? i mean. i'm just going to defer to those who have said it best: http://nativeappropriations.bl.... go head.. educate thyself!

(yes, i read the comments where his friends point out his 1/10 ancestry... but does he claim it and wear it all the time? Does he see himself as a member of the First Nation and possess the self identification as Native American? Or does he identify as white, and only brings up the ancestry when he wants to justify wearing things like the head dress?. i'm not trying to hate, but let's be real when we talk about this and not just throw out distractions. a lot a lot of people can trace their heritage to include Native American, but it's maybe not a fair shield to hide behind if you only use it when accused of racism)

I don't understand why the rest of the crowd isn't dancing with him.  The Hives were about to play! 

If you want him to blog the next Fest just let me know. I'm Rickey Sheldon's god damn manager.

This article is turbo lame. Very asshaty

I don't know this guy, but I love him!

I'm so sorry the writer of this article had such a boring (obviously) time at Coachella...This wonderful man is what a music festival is all about. Expressing yourself and your love for music while having a great time and taking the time to entertain make others around him smile. Too bad you saw it as "Asshat" ....I think the asshat is on your head and squeezing all the joy out of your head!  I believe his headress gives props to our native americans no matter what his heritage! REPRESENT!!!

Yeah. I served with this Guy in Afghan. He's the furthest thing from an assht there is. Thanks for putting his awesomeness one the interwebs though. If only there was a way to make your pathetic little attempt at slander go.away....

this dude is my hero, doin exactly what you should be doing at a music festival, feeling the music and losing your mind.

This guy's a buddy of mine from high school, is a sailor, has traceable Native American heritage, is a fantastic guitarist, and loves Jesus, too. I fail to understand how dancing to a band he likes (you can tell he's familiar with their repertoire by the well-timed shimmy he deftly performs) qualifies him as being an "asshat." 

You're tempting me to make a youtube video called "LEAVE RICKY SHELDON ALONE!"

HAHA!!! That guy is my freakin hero!!! Here's to enjoying life and having fun while the jealous watch and poop their pants. :)

... I guess you think blazing saddles is horrible too...

I'm sorry, I fail to see how this guy did anything to warrant such a negative article.  What did he do that's so wrong?  Wear an Indian headdress although he's not Native American?  Should I be ashamed of putting chopsticks in my hair because I'm not Japanese or donning a poncho if I'm not Mexican?  Why is he limited on what he can wear just because of the color of his skin or his nationality?  Did you even ASK him why he was wearing the headdress?  Maybe it made him easier for his friends to find and recognize in the sea of music lovers.  Maybe he had a friend who passed away that adored that headdress and he wore it in honor that person.  Maybe he WAS Native American.  You could've asked.  You didn't.  Instead you decided to publish an ignorant article, making fun of a guy who isn't hurting anyone.

Is it wrong of him to be excited to see a band?  Is it wrong of him to dance to express that excitement?  If I paid upwards of $300 to rock out for 3 days at a giant music festival, you bet your sweet butt I'd be dancing and leaping and pointing to my favorite band, too!  His happiness, his exuberance, his joie de vivre doesn't do anything but add to the festival.  He's no different than anyone else enjoying Coachella.  Even in the longer version of this video, 24 seconds in, another gentleman passes who's rocking out hard to The Hives and, at 45 seconds, a pair of girls racing by, arms outstretched as though they are soaring, celebrating just like this guy.

So, who's the REAL asshole?  The guy who's enjoying life and not hurting anyone or the person who posts an insulting article on the internet that this guy's co-workers, friends, and family can see?  

You guys are ridiculous. Walking around, snapping pictures, and then talking shit about people who are having a good time. Quite the career you have going for you ...

So why are all these negative assholes even going to Coachella? I saw a lot of crazy outfits and  lots of interesting characters at the festival, but isn't that part of the allure of Coachella? To get the full experience of great music, great environment, and great people. Don't like what you see or hear? Guess what? You have the "luxury" of walking away. But, to go around posting stuff like this, really shows how people can turn a great experience like Coachella into another chance to judge great people that they don't even know. Here's and IDEA! Go to Coachella with an open mind, enjoy the music and leave your negative attitude at the gate. 

Don't rain on anyone's parade....he was having a great time. Who are you to judge? Too bad your Coachella sucked so much you had to live it through someone else's eyes...

You people are fucking ridiculous. This lively character was with a large group of HIS friends, and we were all having an amazing time laughing and dancing with him. You can make him out to look as annoying or racist as you want, but he is AWESOME, and an AMAZING person. He's even a marine, so show some respect, asshole. You haters can SUCK IT.

This guy is the farthest thing from "bro" that you could only hope to piece together on your best day. We, him and myself, consume hours of our pastime making a ruse of the very being "bro". Also, I completely remember talking to you (filmer and article writer/hater) and you came off all nice as if you were cool enough to understand the humor and fun behind this dancing. Also its Coachella, we go to enjoy ourselves and have an amazing time along with so many others, so expect to see awesome people BEING AWESOME! In this scenario there are two kinds of people, those who are there to express themselves and have fun and those that are insecure with the culmination of their being and only know how to hate. That pretty much narrows down your role. Let’s face it, you stuck around and watched because you were entertained and enjoyed it. So why not decide to be awesome and report it as such. I also remember your outfits being absolutely terrible. perhaps you should post a picture of yourself that day if you disagree as a rebuttal. And boom!

 Report.  Don't police. 

I came to the realization last summer at Outside Lands that if racist white kids want to dress like Native Americans, then individuals like myself should be allowed to scalp them.

who's the bigger asshole here, this guys for dancing, or you still thinking Coachella is still relevant?