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Originally Posted by Lady Christine
Alright, so by your standards you feel I'm making People of Color uncomfortable to participate in a fashion trend? How? I personally don't see the issue with people dressing in something that appeals to them aesthetically. I don't care if you're Caucasian, Asian, African, African American, Middle Eastern, or a grapefruit. If you like it, and if you want to wear it, that's your prerogative. No I DON'T mind someone provoking a debate, and honestly, the color of your skin couldn't matter less to me. Apparently the color of mine matters to you though. I feel that Steampunk is a trend, if it becomes mass produced, well, that's what happens when people think they can make a profit. That's business.
Alright, enlighten me.
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Not you yourself, but that statement is reminiscent of all of the beef that
some of us folks have when it comes to these kinds of subcultures that focus on these kinds of eras. You know, the sentiment of "History doesn't matter here!". And as the OP, it's my job to keep a cool head and avoid the derailment into serious wank.
It really gets difficult when the majority of participants mean well when it comes to including us but either worry about articulating these concerns of -isms well because not much debate is generated and want to keep the peace and/or don't care about anything beyond being well-dressed.
Your color matters not to me, but dubbing me a racist because of mine when it involved another member who shared it with me does when that wasn't my intent. I may read too heavily into these kind of matters but I just don't want to be that token member who never speaks up when it comes to matters like these.
I am trying to work through it all but I wonder what kind of person would I be if I were to forgive all of these -isms wholesale and I feel like I would be a sell-out.