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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An antebellum party is racist because it is a celebration/replication of the lifestyle of the uber wealthy, slave owning, white people living on plantations in the pre Civil War south.  These people owned and amassed their wealth, and were afforded this opulent lifestyle and their parties because they were slaveowners and amassed ridiculous wealth by owning other human beings.

Why would anyone have a party to celebrate this dark chapter in american history?  Not a great choice for a theme for a party.  Do you understand?[/quote]

An antebellum party is about the clothes.  I've never been to one, but I can tell you that is what I see.  It also includes mint juleps.  Lots of them.[/quote]

It is very specifically about the clothes that the richest and most elite class of southerners wore.  So everyone goes to the party dressed like elite, wealthy southern plantation owners, aka people who are wealthy from human slavery.  [/quote]

The opulent lifestyle of the wealthy today is still based on exploiting other humans.  So, I hope you enthusiastically refuse to attend corporate functions. [/quote]

lol, actually I would refuse.  I refuse to do a lot of things.  We're not all hypocrites... You should try it.[/quote]
DP.  Good for you.  I'll continue to dress like the world's  corporate elite at corporate functions and weddings and eat opulent elitist confections at such events.  I just love Napoleons.  It's not hypocrisy if you really do think it's okay to dress like that.[/quote]

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