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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's a quick rule of thumb: would someone FROM the culture of X item possibly be made to feel "other" for wearing X item in your area? That is, would the object serve to mark her as *different* in a way that was connected to her race or ethnicity?

If so, don't wear it, because then it IS kind of offensive that you can "dabble" in it as a fashion without being marked as "different" whereas s/he cannot.

According to this rule: bangles are fine, nothing too remarkable about bracelets. Bindis, not so much. Baandhni dupatta (colorful scarf) over tshirt? Fine. Full on dupatta + salwar kameez? Maybe skip it unless you're going to a South Asian event.

And so on.[/quote]

This is a great explanation. [/quote]

Yes, thanks for this thoughtful response.

I'm a teacher and POC. Every Halloween, we get at least one white kid in an offensive outfit that tiles the school up for days. However, there's a more frequent issue of total ignorance about the cultural or spiritual significance of certain things that are now mass marketed. We don't talk about it and misunderstandings are compounded.[/quote]

I don't understand this word salad and the reference to tiles.[/quote]

+1. And the reference to a white kid?  Completely unnecessary. Dear Teacher, please give us an example of the white kid's offensive outfit. [/quote]

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