I would assume this is a respect situation in which you dress appropriately for the culture. Similar to when women have to cover their heads when visiting certain places in the Middle East.
This is my thinking too. They aren't wearing them as costumes.
Thank you, I truly didn’t know if it was okay for white people to dress in traditional clothing for a wedding if they are not part of that culture. Specifically it was the face jewelry and turbans I was questioning. Now I know, thank you.
I was a bridesmaid for my friend, who is Indian, and we all wore saris made by her aunts (my favorite bridesmaid dress EVER by far). I assume the wedding pictured was similar - Indian dress at the request of the bride and her family.
I guess you don't have any Indian friends married to white people, lol. This is very typical. It's a celebration that honors her culture. If it was only white people up there just because they liked Indian dress, that would be another story.
No. Cultural appropriation would be if white people dressed this way for Halloween or to a costume party. Traditional dress worn in culturally-appropriate settings isn’t cultural appropriation.
The third definition is “To make use of without authority or right” — in the case of this wedding, those people were essentially given permission to dress that way because they are participants in that ceremony.
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They had two ceremonies - American and Indian. This is fairly common afaik; I know a number that have done the same or similar. The families and guests wear the boring cocktail/formal/garden dresses you find in your closet or local department store for the first ceremony (American/European - Day 1) and for the Indian ceremony (and the far better party, imo) on the second day guests are encouraged to go all out, if they're comfortable doing so, and family and closest are more than encouraged to do so...it's pretty much a requirement. (For my friend's wedding I wasn't required though she pulled out a couple she wanted me to try. Even the "casual" non-sari were gorgeous formal gowns with lots of embellishment. I would have really stood out in my cocktail length dress. )
There’s no requirement to dress in traditional Indian attire at an Indian wedding. But if you are not Indian and you’d like to, then sure, we will help you find something to wear.
Signed, a once upon a time Indian bride who had a groom who is white and wore traditional Indian clothes.
I was a bridesmaid for my friend, who is Indian, and we all wore saris made by her aunts (my favorite bridesmaid dress EVER by far). I assume the wedding pictured was similar - Indian dress at the request of the bride and her family.
A good friend of mine is white and her bridesmaids wore saris (2 are white, 2 are Indian), because her husband is Indian. That was for their traditional western wedding, too - they also had an Indian ceremony. In fact, I think every white/Indian married couple I know has had 2 ceremonies.
Another one weighing in that it's not cultural appropriation. For my BFF's wedding we wore tunics and pants (I forget what the outfit is officially called) with scarves. The makeup artist who did our makeup, under the watchful eye of my BFF's mother, also put facial jewelry on all of us white bridesmaids. They had both Hindu and Methodist ceremonies in the same day and then a great party that followed.
No. Cultural appropriation would be if white people dressed this way for Halloween or to a costume party. Traditional dress worn in culturally-appropriate settings isn’t cultural appropriation.
Hope this helps!
Cultural appropriation isn’t only about white people dress up for Halloween. It happens ever day.
No. Cultural appropriation would be if white people dressed this way for Halloween or to a costume party. Traditional dress worn in culturally-appropriate settings isn’t cultural appropriation.
Hope this helps!
Cultural appropriation isn’t only about white people dress up for Halloween. It happens ever day.
But not that day.
I think VillainV was just trying to give one example of cultural appropriation, not saying that was the only definition of it.
No. Cultural appropriation would be if white people dressed this way for Halloween or to a costume party. Traditional dress worn in culturally-appropriate settings isn’t cultural appropriation.
Hope this helps!
Cultural appropriation isn’t only about white people dress up for Halloween. It happens ever day.
I was trying to provide one example that we commonly see and discuss here to provide a counterpoint. I can see how my choice of words didn’t make that clear.