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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"But dressing up as a "Chinese person" or a "Native American" still, to me, isn't ok."

We've heard your objections, and since you have no further arguments than it "isn't ok" to you, we disagree with you.

[b]Veterans have traditionally been a marginalized group[/b], and they are a protected class. Is it offensive to dress up as a soldier or sailor?[/quote]

NP here.  The bolded is absurd.[/quote]

How do you figure?[/quote]

Veterans have traditionally been one of the most honored groups in the US.  They are applauded, celebrated, and honored in any number of ways, and rightfully so IMO.[/quote]

LOL. You clearly don't know any history prior to 1991.[/quote]

I have records from my far-back American ancestors showing their pensions from serving in the US military, back to the Revolutionary War.  We also have the GI Bill (fun fact - they were structured in a way to be all but unusable for Black veterans), the VA, and veteran's preference for federal jobs began in 1952. [/quote]

So if there are direct government payments, that means the group is no longer marginalized? Interesting.[/quote]

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