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Keziah Daum

Keziah Daum

Keziah Daum is an 18-year-old from North Salt Lake City, UT.

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Prom Dress

On April 22nd, Daum tweeted "PROM" and pictures of her wearing a Chinese qipao, or cheongsam alongside her piers.

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On April 27th, Jeremy Lam retweeted Daum with the caption "My culture is NOT your goddamn prom dress.

His tweet was retweeted over 41k time and received 178k likes and sparked a debate on cultural appropriation.

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Daum in response to Lam stated "To everyone causing so much negativity: I mean no disrespect to the Chinese culture.

I’m simply showing my appreciation to their culture.

I’m not deleting my post because I’ve done nothing but show my love for the culture.

It’s a fucking dress.

And it’s beautiful."

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An article in the South China Morning Post interviews people living in Mainland China who praised her wearing the dress.

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References

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Citation Linkeveripedia-storage.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.comKeziah Daum
May 1, 2018, 8:37 PM
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Citation Linkfacebook.comKeziah Daum on Facebook
May 1, 2018, 8:39 PM
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Citation Linkinstagram.comKeziah Daum on Instagram
May 1, 2018, 8:39 PM
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Citation Linktwitter.comKeziah Daum on Twitter
May 1, 2018, 8:40 PM
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Citation Linkeveripedia-storage.s3.amazonaws.comTweet and response
May 1, 2018, 8:41 PM
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Citation Linkeveripedia-storage.s3.amazonaws.comKeziah and her date
May 1, 2018, 8:48 PM
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Citation Linkeveripedia-storage.s3.amazonaws.comA head shot of Keziah
May 1, 2018, 8:48 PM
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Citation Linkeveripedia-storage.s3.amazonaws.comGroup picture
May 1, 2018, 8:49 PM
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Citation Linkwashingtonpost.com‘It’s just a dress’: Teen’s Chinese prom attire stirs cultural appropriation debate
May 1, 2018, 8:49 PM
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Citation Linkscmp.comChinese dress at US prom wins support in China after internet backlash
May 1, 2018, 8:52 PM