Is it offensive for me as a man to dress as a male version of a female fictional character for Halloween?'

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• Phen@lemmy.eco.br ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Rule of thumb:

  • are you making fun or otherwise mocking someone?
  • are you doing it for any “bad reason” whatsoever?
  • are you doing something that is/was primarily done by others for “bad reasons”, historically?
  • are you doing something that other groups started doing as a replacement for something else that they were not allowed to (that you are)?

  I’m half asleep so I may have forgotten something but if I didn’t, then answering No to all of those should be the minimum thing you do.

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• JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think as long as you’re not in blackface you can wear whatever the hell you want

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  • friendlymessage@feddit.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m pretty sure there are other exceptions

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    • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My sexy Adolf Hitler got a great reception tonight.

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• Mac@mander.xyz ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  People love the genderbending of characters. Go nuts.

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• neidu2@feddit.nl ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  With all the Bowsettes last year, I’m tempted to say no in the name of equality.

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  • Feathercrown@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh god was that only last year??

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    • neidu2@feddit.nl ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not sure honestly. It may have been the year before. Or even earlier. Or maybe I’m just slow at noticing popular media trends. As you can see, I’m doing great at growing old.

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• tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No, cosplayers do that all the time

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• Orbituary@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Why would it be? Here is me and my ex on Halloween 2020. I was Lydia, she was Beetlejuice.

  i.imgur.com/16EKIWR.jpeg

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• Boomkop3@reddthat.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Go for it! Those offended are not your target audience

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• infinite_ass@leminal.space ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s called “genderful appropriation”. I just invented it. All the cool people will be getting offended by it really soon.

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  • Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m not cool and I’m fucking furious you excluded me

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• theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No

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• iii@mander.xyz ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Be whomever you want to be

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• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No.

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• wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No, assuming the gender bend is respectful.

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• RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I dont think so, nor do I care. Black people dress up as white characters all the time, I consider it the same. Dressing up as a character means that character means something to you, so I dont see where anyone should be offended by it.

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  • Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why make it about race?

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    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In case someone reading had a similar question about race. Why do you care, do people of different races bother you?

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• njordomir@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I can’t see a problem with fictional characters. It’s when you bring in the real people that the drama starts. Trans JK Rowling, KaMANla Harris, Hillbilly Eilish, and Marjory Taylor Peen all seem like they would raise a few eyebrows.

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  • Lauchs@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ha, never heard or thought of trans Rowling but if I knew Harry Potter better I’d be damned tempted.

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  • Feathercrown@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    For the record these would all be hilarious, ESPECIALLY Rowling

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• ultrahamster64@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No

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