I Am Not a Costume!

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

Did you read the thread?

I read the thread but I also fail to see how dressing up as a geisha could offend someone. How many people do you really think would dress up as one to do it out of mockery of asian culture? I'd think that women that would choose this costume would because of the ability to really go all out in terms of make-up and the fact that the geisha "look" was a costume in and of itself. I think that part of the campaign was just the product of political correctness gone over-board.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I did read the thread but I also fail to see how dressing up as a geisha could offend someone. How many people do you really think would dress up as one to do it out of mockery of asian culture? I'd think that women that would choose this costume would because of the ability to really go all out in terms of make-up and the fact that the geisha "look" was a costume in and of itself. I think that part of the campaign was just the product of political correctness gone over-board.

This has all been discussed in this thread. Agree or disagree, dressing up as any representation of another race, ethnicity, and culture of people can be considered a mockery just as easily as it can considered a homage. People who still choose to do so are doing so at their own "risk."