Arman · 9 answers · 1y

[Inspired by https://twitter.com/idkred3/status/1552046390477729792] Do you think wearing the traditional clothes associated to a specific culture by someone who is not related to that culture is offensive?

What Sean said. In việt culture we have the traditional ao dai which is common to wear for Lunar New Year and weddings. I've had family members get married to white people who wear the ao dai, which is totally appropriate and makes sense for them to do so at the wedding and I'm not upset by it. I've never seen some random person out and about wearing an ao dai for no reason, though. I wouldn't be outraged by it but I'd definitely be wondering why they're wearing that out and about when there are probably more comfortable options

No. People need to stop being offended by everything and stop being offended on behalf of people who aren't offended.

Only if it is done to mock. Having an appreciation for other cultures is not offensive.

No it isn't offensive though it might appear as cheesy. And even members of the traditional culture might look extra-cheesy when they do it on purpose to just appear as oh-so traditional and conservative.

The context matters - it is when you're doing it to be intentionally obtuse and you have no actual respect for the culture whence it came

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