Chinese American here, don't care. Is there really an out cry, or is it just a couple of vocal trolls? Also, given China is 90%+ Han and that qipao is actually a Manchurian clothing that got "appropriated" from the Manchurians who ruled China, if it was Chinese Americans that are the ones outraged by this, I hope they have some Manchurian in them to avoid being a hypocrite.
this is why the Hangout is so much better than the D&D. just a bunch of folks you wouldn't mind having a pizza and beer with. oh wait . . . sure hope all of you are Italian and Mesopotamian
I can say I am ok with anyone wearing it, although I think there are better dresses than the Red One. It should be a cultural export and those guys will get used to it. I see some Western beauty blending in right, they sure have those long legs to accentuate it. Spoiler Spoiler
Who cares. Every Halloween, one of the most popular costumes is a stereotypical Mexican with a colorful poncho, a sombrero and a fake mustache. This woman wears this to the prom which is important to girls and she wears it with class. Relax Asian 'Mericans. I'm sure not even Chinese from China would give a damn.
Just watched the video. She's actually really hot in the video outside of the dress and in normal clothing. Sexy BJ eyes. Good. Good. Look forward to letting her 1 minute of fame turn her life upside down and lead to her starring in p*rn to keep relevant. We'll see how many Asians have a problem watching her get bukkakied in her red dress.
I saw an article yesterday that people in China, in fact, don't give a damn. But then, I think this misses the mark of why some people care about this. This whole "cultural appropriation" issue only comes up when you have people from different cultures living side by side with each other. What people on the other side of the world are doing matters a whole lot less.
Even Native Americans can't get a major sports team to change their name from Redskins. A dress is not a big deal when you look at that. Black face? I get it. Buck tooth, rice hat with goofy accent? Of course. Dressing up as a stereotypical Native American or Mexican? Fun! Making fun of Indian accents and calling them Apu? Hilarious. With all that said, in the video, it goes into detail about the actual photo of her and her friends posing in a sexy prayer/bow and that's what the big deal really was about. To wear it + mock it. You're right though. Asian Americans cared more about this than actual Chinese and this happened IN China
Seriously though, I've yet to see original "viral" outrage (trying to find out if they were likey Han or manchurian to see how stupid it is). Most of what I found is the outrage about the outrage. I think their are a lot snowflakes these days that are over sensitive about other snow flake. Like "one" person will make one comment and bunch of over sensitive snow flakes go online and complain people are being over sensitive (and not seeing the irony).
There was some companion photo with her friends where the females were all doing prayer hands that are also associated with Asians bowing, and the guys were all doing gang signs. That additional imagery probably compelled the original trigeree to complain. I don't agree with the complaining at all but I guess I can see forensically where it came from in the current climate. I think there are a lot of minorities right now who only identify with the historical protests of their forebears, and are either trying to continue the tradition or alleviate their own personal insecurities, but are either a little too lazy to do any sociological or historical research on real topics and just respond to stuff in their immediate vicinity, or just grew up in fully integrated and socioeconomically stable environments and are trying to identify oppression without any real experience or exposure to it.
Nothing wrong. She rocked it nicely. Well done. People should be offended with Chinese takeouts instead.
