Tilly Kettle, British
How the Kids Dressed Up This Year For Their School’s Cultural Appropriation Day, 1765
Oil on canvas
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Info, or links that point to more info, about this artist can be found here and here, perhaps in addition to what’s in his Wikipedia page.
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/// I don’t think it’s especially mean
to point out toddlers rarely stay clean.
So, how long until milk
has been spilled on this silk?
And the cost to dry clean them? Obscene!
/// Something odd in this painting is showing,
(though, at this point there’s no way of knowing).
That cute turbaned child
seems peaceful and mild,
but I’m sure that’s a gang sign she’s throwing.
/// Wearing clothing from lands overseas
is offensive to some. Look at these.
You may think, “What’s the harm?”
Eastern outfits have charm.
We’re demeaning their culture? Puh-leeze!”
/// But, perhaps we are being unfair,
and the problem is not what they wear.
Could be they are Asians
made up as Caucasians—
powdered “white face” with bleached and curled hair?