My response to that, if I bothered to make one (eta: to that person, obvs, not to you, since I AM responding to you, but no way will I post it to her), would be two-pronged; first, that as mixed-race, she's lower down on the privilege ladder than your average WASP, and even though I'm nowhere near well read enough to lay it all out coherently and flawlessly I know that better brains than mine have talked about how very different it is for the less-privileged to appropriate bits of the culture of the more-privileged (see also: reverse sexism/racism, rape jokes that shit on the victims vs. those that "punch up," etc.); and, second, that even if it were theoretically straight-up appropriation, in actual fact the London of Dickens' time was pretty bustling and international and there's no damn reason she couldn't play a mixed race Victorian Londoner with prefect historicity and no appropriation at all.

But I'm not gonna, because that way lies madness.

le n, what the what? DAMN. That's some truly impressive tone-deafitude.

O, for a bingo card.

Number of days since the last time people have disappointed us: 0.

le n, what the what? DAMN. That's some truly impressive tone-deafitude.

Given she is dating John "I have a racist penis" Mayer, I am not surprised.

Woo-hoo, my modem DID magically fix itself while I was at work! Hooray!

First batch of Sausage Stuffing Spheres with Cranberry Centers assembled and in the freezer, also woohoo! I have so much more stuffing than I need for this recipe, which is good because I decided I need to make a double batch for the pot luck tomorrow. I think for the batch I make to bring to my parents I will not try not straining the cranberry sauce, see how that goes.

Good luck, Consuela, even though the interview wasn't really what you were hoping for.

Yeah, can I just say, on behalf of my people, fuck Katy Perry, and fuck all the supporters/racists.

job~ma, Sue. Argh Consuela - still sending job~ma anyway.

Catching up on the Katy Perry - ugh. ugh. ugh. ugh.

The people I'm backing away from aren't even folks I would ever have said were racists, but they are seriously bugging the fuck out over what seems to me a pretty measured (mildly impatient and eyerolling, but all told still measured) response.

One person got nigh hysterical about how "I dressed up as a geisha for Halloween a couple of years ago, so I guess I'm racist now, huh, huh, is that what you're saying?" and it is taking all I've got not to just screencap her post (or possibly the entire thread) and send it to Yo, Is This Racist?

They're good people, generally, but holy fuck are they flipping out like mammals.

Yes, yes I am. I am saying you're a racist now. Fuck you.

Man, I had a really tough, nuanced conversation this summer with a young camper who had appropriated Native American costuming for Halloween in the past. I asked her for details (she'd dressed as a specific person and had tried to include tribal specific design) and explained what she did right and why some people would still find what she did problematic. She was thoughtful, inquisitive, and ultimately apologized. Why can't you be like this bright young woman, all other white people?

Is it hard to be called out on your past mistakes? Of course. Would you have made the mistake if you knew better? Probably not. But learning about it after the fact doesn't make it not your fault or not a problem. It just makes it a problem you now know not to repeat! Handle it with grace.

Sheesh.

(Also? That was not a fucking kimono. Just saying.)

it is taking all I've got not to just screencap her post (or possibly the entire thread) and send it to Yo, Is This Racist?

Yes. Do EEEt.