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Cultural Appropriation

Overthink

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Is There a Cringe in Indian Outfits?

Ellie Kohn: I think the idea of something being cringe implies that it's really just like a bad look rather than necessarily having a deeper problem to it. So about three, let me tell you a story here about how this played out in my life quite recently. About three months ago, I went to this queer trans Indian party in San Francisco at a bar on acquaintance of mine, who is an Indian activist. And I swear to God, Ellie, every single person that showed up decked out in Indian clothes with Hannah tattoos with the nose to ear chain were all the widest, blonde, most cis gay men I've ever met. Only they were the ones that showed up in

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