30-04-2018, 05:40 PM
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Prom dress prompts 'cultural appropriation' row
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-43947959Twitter user Keziah, who is not Chinese, posted pictures of herself wearing a cheongsam, or qipao - a traditional Chinese dress - for her prom in Utah, USA, last week.
In a widely-shared response to the pictures, one Twitter user, Jeremy Lam, tweeted: "My culture is not your... prom dress".
The original tweet, and Lam's criticism on Friday night, have attracted hundreds of thousands of likes, tens of thousands of retweets, and thousands more comments as supporters and critics clashed over the weekend over the concept of cultural appropriation - the adoption of minority cultures, typically by dominant cultures.
30-04-2018, 07:40 PM
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Re: Prom dress prompts 'cultural appropriation' row
Originally Posted by Omah
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They went the same way as quilted housecoats:http://www.monstervintage.com/mercha...0/a/11521a.jpg
30-04-2018, 08:08 PM
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Re: Prom dress prompts 'cultural appropriation' row
Originally Posted by Sweetie pie
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Very fetching I must say. Is it yours?
During the 1960's, I was working on the natural gas project and had to inspect thousands of houses for gas appliances. Inevitably, many of the ladies I encountered in their own homes would be wearing such an item, usually until lunch-time but often until tea-time.
However, there were exceptions, ladies who came to the door dressed like this:
IIRC, several of the ladies looked like Yootha Joyce:
30-04-2018, 08:16 PM
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Re: Prom dress prompts 'cultural appropriation' row
Originally Posted by Omah
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Sadly, no ..... During the 1960's, I was working on the natural gas project and had to inspect thousands of houses for gas appliances. Inevitably, many of the ladies I encountered in their own homes would be wearing such an item, usually until lunch-time but often until tea-time.
However, there were exceptions, ladies who came to the door dressed like this:
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