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This beautiful young lady chose a super nice dress, looks great in it, and never intended any of the stupid shit being thrown at her......'Leave them kids alone!!!!!!'
Teen shamed for wearing Chinese dress to prom sparks cultural appropriation debate
Eighteen-year-old Keziah Ginger Daum wanted a unique prom dress, so she visited a vintage shop in downtown Salt Lake City. The dress she chose was a qipao, a traditional Chinese dress that has become a cultural symbol of Chinese female empowerment.
In the week since Daum posted her prom photos on Twitter, her outfit has come to symbolize a debate over cultural appropriation. Many online have called her out for ignoring the history of the qipao and turning her prom into just another instance of white people wearing offensive things.
Instead of apologizing or walking back the concept behind her outfit, Daum stood her ground. “I don’t see the big deal of me wearing a gorgeous dress I found for my last prom,” she wrote on Twitter. “If anything, I’m showing my appreciation to other cultures and I didn’t intend to make anyone think that I’m trying to be racist. It’s just a dress.”
“I chose the dress because I admired it and its cultural history,” Daum tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “Some argue cultural appropriation. However, it wasn’t. I was in no way making fun of the culture. I was quite surprised because I did this out of love.”
Others have accused Daum of outright racism or ignorance, while friends and fans are coming to her defense.
Photo cohttps://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/teen-fire-wearing-chinese-dress-prom-defends-decision-no-way-making-fun-culture-171740408.htmlurtesy of Keziah Ginger Daum
Teen shamed for wearing Chinese dress to prom sparks cultural appropriation debate
Eighteen-year-old Keziah Ginger Daum wanted a unique prom dress, so she visited a vintage shop in downtown Salt Lake City. The dress she chose was a qipao, a traditional Chinese dress that has become a cultural symbol of Chinese female empowerment.
In the week since Daum posted her prom photos on Twitter, her outfit has come to symbolize a debate over cultural appropriation. Many online have called her out for ignoring the history of the qipao and turning her prom into just another instance of white people wearing offensive things.
Instead of apologizing or walking back the concept behind her outfit, Daum stood her ground. “I don’t see the big deal of me wearing a gorgeous dress I found for my last prom,” she wrote on Twitter. “If anything, I’m showing my appreciation to other cultures and I didn’t intend to make anyone think that I’m trying to be racist. It’s just a dress.”
“I chose the dress because I admired it and its cultural history,” Daum tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “Some argue cultural appropriation. However, it wasn’t. I was in no way making fun of the culture. I was quite surprised because I did this out of love.”
Others have accused Daum of outright racism or ignorance, while friends and fans are coming to her defense.
Photo cohttps://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/teen-fire-wearing-chinese-dress-prom-defends-decision-no-way-making-fun-culture-171740408.htmlurtesy of Keziah Ginger Daum