I Am Not a Costume!

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

You caught me in mid-edit when I added "no disrespect to amIblue...?" If I was lumping you with those idiots I would not care about disrespecting you.

And regardless of whether you "understand," what you said about not being offended by whiteface is an extremely common and cliche` response from white people. It is not only embedded in personal opinion but also embedded in white privilege. It is an overall pattern beyond a personal preference.

Thanks for not lumping me in with the idiots.

I know I can never really live what nonwhite people have lived, but I do make an effort to be as empathetic to others as possible.

ETA: Just read the trainwreck that happened after my post this morning. If I recall, I believe DrPhil posted earlier in this thread that whiteface is not OK, which was what prompted my statement about how it wouldn't bother me.

Also - Slutty AND Culturally Offensive costume for sale

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

ETA: Just read the trainwreck that happened after my post this morning. If I recall, I believe DrPhil posted earlier in this thread that whiteface is not OK, which was what prompted my statement about how it wouldn't bother me.

LOL. This thread has yet to reach the trainwreck/GC race war stage. There is still hope.

This is practically my normal hair and outfit (minus those shoes and being able to see-through) so I don't know where "African princess adult woman's costume" comes from. I guess I'm an African princess on some days.



Caption: "Discover your roots and celebrate your heritage in this authentic looking adult women's African Princess costume."

Oh well...there are pros and cons about that site. At least some (not all) of the people wearing the "more ethnic" costumes appear to be people of that ethnic group. It looks like they may have done better at that for the African Diaspora and Asian Diaspora costumes than the Native American (it is difficult to tell for some of the costumes) and Mexican costumes.