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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I say let your child dress up however she wants, so long as her intent is joyful. That is pretty much the extent of it for a seven year old. I think that we start getting into murky territory when we start legislating dress. Also, when we try to draw bright lines saying, for example, that only Chinese girl can dress up as Mulan, it sends a message that we can't appreciate other cultures. [/quote] No one is saying only Native kids can wear Native clothing, or only Chinese girls can dress up like Mulan. We are saying that throwing on a pair of silk pajamas and "binding" your feet would be an offensive way to dress up as Mulan, because it would be a stereotypical and thoughtless "Chinese" costume rather than dressing as either the folk hero or Disney princess. [/quote]
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