• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      It literally says in the very headline that it’s a lot more complicated than you think and that’s your “slam dunk” example? 🤦

      Also, wasn’t even a kimono, which is revealed in the very first paragraph of the article itself.

      If you’re going to deliberately lie and distort to fit reality around your claims, at least make a fucking effort!

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        9 months ago

        Yeah, the complicated nature is that Chinese people weren’t offended, and white people were.

        Yes, it was a kimono. A qinao is a type of kimono. As it says in the article.

        I’m not lying, and I haven’t made any claims other than that this incident was a false alarm. Don’t confuse me for the other user.

        For the record, my view is that cultural appropriation is a real and serious issue, but some people are quick to jump the gun with such accusations, out of a misplaced (and potentially racist) paternalistic need to “defend” marginalised people, as if they themselves can’t call people out, especially when said people are saying such a thing isn’t even offensive, just like the OP.

        See? That’s the complicated part. I can actually describe it. You didn’t even try. Just waved at the word as if it made your point for you.