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Originally Posted by Lady Christine
I don't think history matters, mainly because the steampunk genre is fantasy with elements of the victorian era thrown in. However if you want to argue there was some form of steampunk revolution the more power to you.
Uhm... I don't think that excluding anyone from a group activity or event based on skin color is productive. I still honestly don't see what the point of telling someone not to dress how they wish to is beneficial. That's just my opinion though.
I'm sorry I called you a racist. I just felt that you sorta spun the situation in that case based on the color of his skin. He was interested in victorian clothing and you directed him in the direction of a more common place style of dress in that time period for historical accuracy. I just think that if he's interested in that style that he's allowed no matter what social rung, and I was put off because the impression I got was that you disapprove of people of color dressing in clothing that isn't historically accurate for the common man.
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I can accept that. I'm not telling anyone how to dress, I'm just curious as to how the POC who DO the whole fancypants/cogs and corsets/pantaloons can readily make peace with these eras and how to bridge those -isms with the majority. I just want a little food for thought and just wonder if they DO think about it, if at all.
But it's a shame that other people keen on the steampunk stuff over here aren't debating or talking about it.