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The Appropriated Geisha: Using Their Role to Discuss Japanese History, Cultural Appropriation, and Orientalism - Association for Asian Studies
Why would it be offensive if I (a Caucasian, very clearly white) were to be a Japanese geisha for Halloween? I would prefer insight from those of Japanese descent. - Quora
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