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[quote=Anonymous][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]

No, but when a group makes up a disproportionate percentage of our ruling class, as veterans do, I'm going to say they fundamentally do not fit under the umbrella of "marginalized."

Now, due to intersectionality, some veterans are certainly marginalized, but in those cases, they are primarily marginalized for being poor, Black, gay, or whatever, with the veteran's status being only a small part of the marginalization.  [/quote]

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