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She really did "just wear a kimono":
https://www.glamour.com/story/qipao-prom-dress-controversy-response
It literally says in the very headline that it's a lot more complicated than you think and that's your "slam dunk" example? ๐คฆ
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!
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.
Fair enough.