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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No I've never pretended to be another race. I've worn various ethnic costumes for 'culture day' depending on what country or culture we were learning about and families from that culture/country would let us borrow clothes/teach us info and customs. Have never darkened skin, etc. [/quote]

Wearing those cultural costumes alone is racist because it’s a form of appropriation.[/quote]

We weren't appropriating but teaching/learning- there was no theft or clothing-wearing that other families didn't approve. All the cultures/races WANTED to be doing this. No one was offended- all involved got paired with other cultures (family to family) to learn. All the cultures were teaching/learning/sharing and eating various foods/borrowing clothes for each other to wear. Does it really sound like we were appropriating? When everyone wanted to be doing this instead of opting out (as that is always a choice)? So confusing. I remember actually giving Haitian and Vietnamese friends some of our kilts and step dancing costumes as they LOVED them, and I also got amazing saris and kimonos from our East Indian/Japanese friends. Making the trades was really fun and we ended up wearing the clothes all year until we outgrew them. [b]This was in Canada, though, where people actually tend to want to learn about/respect differences.[/b][/quote]well, as long as you don’t include the indigenous populations of Canada - if you talk to their representatives they would disagree with your statement.[/quote]

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