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The Chinese dress is the most important issue of our time. Where ya stand? by Freddie 05/02/2018, 8:54am PDT ‘It’s just a dress’: Teen’s Chinese prom attire stirs cultural appropriation debate It’s that time of year in high school, the season of the highly anticipated, stress-inducing rite of passage called prom. Like many other teenagers preparing for prom, Utah senior Keziah Daum wanted to find a dress that would stand out, “something that would be more unique and bold and had some sort of meaning to it,” she said in an interview with The Washington Post. Daum decided to browse a vintage store in downtown Salt Lake City, where she came across a red cheongsam, also known as a qipao — the high-collared, form-fitting traditional Chinese dress. “I thought it was absolutely beautiful,” said Daum, who is not Chinese. She appreciated its high neckline, a difficult trait to find in many prom dresses. The dress, she said, “really gave me a sense of appreciation and admiration for other cultures and their beauty.” Where you fall on this, Caltrops?

The Chinese dress is the most important issue of our time. Where ya stand? by Freddie 05/02/2018, 8:54am PDT     Chinese Americans can't gatekeep a culture they're not part of. NT by Worm 05/02/2018, 11:20am PDT         Are you guys chinks or Americans? NT by Make up your gold farming minds 05/02/2018, 12:38pm PDT     If we don’t protect the fashions of the wealthy elite from the poors, who will NT by Rafiki 05/02/2018, 2:54pm PDT     The dress is heavily influenced by European fashion of the time. So she's NT by approriating appropriated approriat 05/09/2018, 7:26am PDT     I want to nut in a girl wearing one of these things NT by dictionary.com 05/11/2018, 9:49pm PDT         Nut in that girl NT by eventually 05/11/2018, 10:08pm PDT