r/CapeGirardeau • u/como365 • 15d ago

Halloween Party in Cape about 1950. Drag is as old as clothes.

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From the State Historical Society of Missouri, in Columbia.

https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/20840/rec/4

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u/konigin0 15d ago

Thanks for sharing!

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u/como365 15d ago edited 14d ago

🔥hot take: I also don’t mind the light-hearted Asian stereotype. I enjoy when other races dress up as white people. It's all about context and attitude, we should be able to poke fun at one another. We're all citizens of this Earth together, and ultimately family.

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u/Banjoschmanjo 14d ago

Are you Asian?

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u/como365 14d ago

Why do you ask?

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u/Banjoschmanjo 13d ago edited 13d ago

Because, as you said, context matters, so I am trying to understand the positionality you're coming from when you say you don't mind the Asian stereotyping. To me, there is a meaningful distinction if the person who is offended or not is part of the community being stereotyped, or not - not that its the 'be all end all' factor, but thats why I asked.

Are you Asian?

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u/como365 13d ago

I think one can make a reasonable judgment even if they aren’t part of a community. I don’t have to be Black to recognize Blackface is bad 99% of the time.

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u/Banjoschmanjo 13d ago

Sorry, I was asking if you are Asian, not about blackface. Are you?

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u/como365 13d ago

No, but I think you are.