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In response to "Katy Perry's geisha performance at the AMAs... racist or not? -- (link)" by Mop (200 lbs)

As a white person, and not an Asian, I don't think I can accurately judge. I don't see it equalling "dressing in blackface" though.

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Nov 25 '13, 14:19

So if she dressed as a ninja would that be bad? Or a samurai warrior? What about a Sumo wrestler? Is that racist?

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Just equivocating, but it might be more along the lines of someone dressing "American" by wearing an Uncle Sam suit with a mountie hat -- nm - con_carne Nov 25, 14:47 2
- those bastards!!!! -- nm - groiny Nov 25, 14:53 1
  - Exactly. Part of the sensitivity might be that geisha culture is on the way out and people would hate for it to be remembered incorrectly - con_carne Nov 25, 15:00
All of those *can* be - there's a long history of Westerners mocking Asian culture from a position of superiority. -- nm - Roger More Nov 25, 14:29 4
- But this didn't seem to be mocking in any way. The outrage generally seems to be a white person in Asian garb. -- nm - spamlet Nov 25, 14:30 3
  - I'm talking about the examples in Jax's IM generally, not Katy Perry's performance. - Roger More Nov 25, 14:40
  - I'm thinking the outrage is PR plants trying to get some media attention for Ms. Perry - Epiphany Nov 25, 14:31 1
    - well, thank god she is not trying to out crazy Miley. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 25, 14:37

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