The tweet garnered tens of thousands likes and thousands of comments from people who either supported her decision to wear the dress or criticized it as cultural appropriation, referring to when a dominant culture adopts minority cultures. When asked by a fellow user whether she was Chinese, Keziah responded "Nope! It's just a pretty dress I found and it's a vintage dress from a vintage shop!
Lam said the pictures bothered him because the qipao was initially used as a loose, formless gown used for domestic chores and house cleaning. He later added: "I'm proud of my culture, including the extreme barriers marginalised people within that culture have had to overcome those obstacles. For it to simply be subject to American consumerism and cater to a white audience, is parallel to colonial ideology.
Other users joined him in lambasting her choice of dress, with some even calling for her to take down the photos. I wouldn't wear traditional Irish or Swedish or Greek dress either. There's a lot of history behind these clothes. Sad," she wrote. The original photos were posted on the evening of April The fierce response prompted Keziah to respond. I mean no harm.
I am in no way being discriminative or racist. I'm tired of all the backlash and hate when my only intent was to show my love," Keziah wrote. I'm simply showing my appreciation to their culture. I'm not deleting my post because I've done nothing but show my love for the culture.
It's a fing dress. And it's beautiful. She isn't Chinese, and many say it was cultural appropriation. Daniel Hampton , Patch Staff. What you said shows no appreciation but shows plenty of appropriation.
But there are also others who came out in support of Ms Keziah, encouraging her to "stay strong". There's absolutely nothing wrong with wearing a dress you thought was beautiful," another user said.
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