Brief comment on cultural appropriation / racism discussion

[firecat]

bcholmes cut-tags an excellent post (go read it!) with the text ( My Privilege Looks Like This: I've Been Staying Silent in the Conversation ). That's what mine looks like too and that's what I am doing for the most part. I will talk about it if anyone asks me to, but so far I don't have anything to say that vito-excalibur and sparkymonster and badgerbag didn't say better.

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[firecat]

This particular discussion has mostly to do with white people using of non-white/non-European cultures and characters in their fiction, and whether they made enough of an effort to be sensitive and respectful.

I have also seen discussions around using another culture's traditional mode of dress (e.g., white Americans wearing saris or kimonos).