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So the Red Indian is bad but the Pilgrim is okay? - because the article implies they've both been offensive in their choice of outfits.
Also, would an Italian dressing up as Jesus be bad, given that he was crucified by the Roman authorities and early Christians were thrown to the Lions?
[As an aside, a good few years ago a friend of mine went to a party dressed as Jesus, and he said the women there were all over him!]
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The pilgrim one I have no idea who was offended and why... maybe some history nuts ;)
The Roman authorities aren't in power anymore are they? Italy is host to the Vatican. So I'm not sure that example applies.
Native people still have shitload of issues due to current powerstructures, lack of land for example to live the way they used to and it's not long ago they were forcefully "re-educated".
I've no experience of it myself, only of cultural sexist attitudes (don't get an unwanted pregnancy in NI unless you like spending money and travel to go to England) that are oppressive ("correct term") / pissing on people in a tight spot. So I can imagine where the touchy feeling comes from.
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So the Red Indian is bad but the Pilgrim is okay? - because the article implies they've both been offensive in their choice of outfits.
I think that the Indian/Pilgrim combo actually makes it less bad than just dressing up as an Indian, or a cowboy/Indian combo. In this case you have a sort of social historical comment, rather than just a single reinforcement of a cultural stereotype.
JWestland
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It's not very nice if you are a cultural/ethnic group that has been pissed on from a great height by another group that is now using your identify as a commercial party thing, with absolutely zero appreciation or understand showed.
[the "official" term is cultural appropriation but that's a whole new ballgame of reading up. If you like reading, don't let the SJW bite there are some very good points and some iffier ones, as always depends on where you read/who comments]