{"id":1279,"date":"2015-10-21T13:00:48","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/chers-most-copied-looks-x-factor-american-indian-appropriation\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T08:20:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T15:20:28","slug":"chers-most-copied-looks-x-factor-american-indian-appropriation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/2015\/10\/chers-most-copied-looks-x-factor-american-indian-appropriation\/","title":{"rendered":"Cher’s Most Copied Looks, X-Factor, American Indian Appropriation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cher Style<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This week I found a beautiful article about Cher\u2019s "most copied looks" from the website Racked<\/a>. However, I don\u2019t think they even scratch the surface. But it's always nice to see how influential those Norman Seeff sessions were. It confirms my love of them!<\/p>\n

Dolly and Cher<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There are new reports that Cher will be on X-Factor<\/em> (along with Dolly Parton and Rod Stewart)<\/a>. I think this is the third rumor of its kind over tenure of X-Factor<\/em>. None of the other rumors have panned out; so, I\u2019ll believe it when I see it.<\/p>\n

\"Cher-dolly-hell-heaven\"<\/a>Does this Cher\/Dolly\/Rod combination remind you of anything? It should. It's the same line up (minus The Tubes) of Cher Special.<\/em> Rolling Stone<\/em> magazine must have been thinking this too because they recently found Cher and Dolly\u2019s performance in the "Heaven and Hell" segment<\/a> on that very same 1978 special. They name the sketch \u201cnow-infamous\u201d but I think that\u2019s a pretty big overstatement. It's still pretty obscure as wacky celebrity 1970s variety mash-ups go. But it's still pretty awesome! Watch it for yourself<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Peripherals<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Cher-look-alike\"<\/a>What\u2019s Cher\u2019s choreographer Doriana Sanchez<\/a> up to now? <\/p>\n

Is Cher\u2019s Sarkisian family related to Steve, the USC coach who just got fired<\/a>?<\/p>\n

This reminds me, I saw Cher\u2019s doppelganger on my employer\u2019s website a few weeks ago. Doesn\u2019t this nursing student from a bygone era look like Cher?<\/p>\n

An interesting story that broke last week about Randy and Evi Quaid being captured in Vermont while trying to enter back into the U.S. from Canada. They've been on the run from "star trackers," court appearances and unpaid hotel bills in no particular order. I never did understand this story so I located a 2011 Vanity Fair<\/em> article that catalogs their descent into Canada.<\/p>\n

\"Cher-Sandy<\/a>Interestingly, the story includes two peripheral Cher characters: Evi once modeled for Chrome Hearts back in the day and the Quaids once lived next door to Cher's one-time manager Sandy Gallin. Read the full story<\/a>. See Cher and Sandy to the right.<\/p>\n

Lesley Gore died earlier this year (in February). Did you know she wrote Fame<\/em>\u2019s \u201cOn My Own\u201d which Cher sang at Celebration at Caesars<\/a>?<\/p>\n

American Indian Appropriation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I recently came upon this picture below in a magazine. It\u2019s of Paris Hilton at a 2010 Playboy mansion Halloween party. She's dressed in skimpy American Indian clothing. In the magazine, the column is about offensive Halloween outfits worn by celebrities. One reviewer called Paris \u201cgauche\u201d and the magazine says Hilton never apologized. This is all very interesting to me in light of last years gaff involving The Flaming Lips and a similar American Indian headdress<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Paris-hilton-sexy-costume-halloween-2010\"<\/a>So we have to ask the following questions as fans of Cher:<\/p>\n