White girl wears traditional Chinese dress to prom and gets blasted. Thoughts? (Page 3)

Anonymous · 2018-04-30T10:11:11Z

So this 18 year old white girl, Keziah, decided to wear a qipao (cheongsam) dress to her prom. The qipao is a traditional dress in Chinese culture, some say it actually evolved into what it is today through influence from western culture during the Republic of China era. Now normally I couldn't care less about some girl's dress choice, but it seems quite a few people do. Twitter user Jeremy Lam lead the charge against the 18 year old, As a result, thousands of people have attacked Keziah for her 'cultural appropriation' and labeled her a racist. But hang on a second. If Keziah had happened to look Asian, no one would have cared... But because she happens to be white, suddenly she's being attacked on mass. That sounds a little racist to me. Here we see Asian people dressed up in St Patrick's day attire and celebrating Irish culture. No problem there whatsoever, but when a young white girl respectfully opts for traditional Chinese attire, it's an outrage. Now as someone who's half Chinese myself, I've attended multiple wedding's wear women have worn the qipao. It's not a sacred or religious dress, however it is a formal dress. Weddings are a formal occasion, so is this girl's prom. It's not like she was wearing it whilst getting drunk at a club. Music producer and DJ, Deadmau5, has shown strong opposition to the hate directed towards the girl by tweeting.. And I have to say, I'm on his side. Especially considering our man, Jeremy Lam - who seems to be so outraged about this appropriation against 'his culture'... Isn't so nice when it come to other cultures... Anyways, feel free to share your thoughts on this topic if you have any. Debates welcomed, but let's all try to be respectful too!

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I think people should wear whatever they want to

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Lord who cares let people where whatever they want

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Nothing wrong about it

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That's her problem. I have nothing to do with it.

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