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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think this board is probably majority white, but I wonder if those of you saying “of course you can, you dummy!” Are not white. White people know you can’t wear stuff or hairstyles or anything of ethnicities where the people are not white without possibly being horribly offensive. We are constantly told we cannot do it. That’s fine with me, whatever makes other people comfortable is fine. But don’t act like this stuff is universally accepted. [/quote]

I am half white, half Asian, and I have worn things from both of my native countries, even though I don't necessarily look like I "belong" to any of them at first glance. I have also worn things from my husband's country.

DCUM is full of obsessives who are so nervous about potentially offending anyone, and so enamored with being seen as culturally sensitive and accepting of all differences, that they end up being quite intolerant of anything they see as not conforming to those ideals. It's dreadfully ironic, except they don't see it.

I'm not American, and I know the above is only true of certain areas of the US, and that other places are indeed backwards and racist. But dear goodness: most people who use symbols from a culture other than their own do not mean any disrespect!

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