Prom dress prompts 'cultural appropriation' row

[TygrBright]

10. I get this, I think.

If you look into the attempts of Asian women to explain the particularly repulsive types of combined misogyny/racism to which they're subjected, and then go and look at ALL the pictures in the linked article, you might understand better.

In particular, the pic where she's lifting her leg to show the long slit up the side of the garment, which plays into the whole "dragon lady chic" thing that's part of the sexual objectification specific to Asian women.

It's a learning opportunity.

I often buy or wear ethnically-inflected garments because I admire how they look and/or (if they're Fair Trade items) I want to support the crafters who make them.

But in future I'll be a little more attentive to which stereotypes any particular garment might project, whether intentionally or not, and whether that might be hurtful or insensitive to people who have experienced cultural victimization.

interestedly,
Bright