Quote Originally Posted by Bright-Flower View Post
This is just a style of clothing and not a specific uniform right? The comparison to a nazi uniform feels a bit off, when this would be more like what germans wore at the time if I'm understanding the story correctly here. I don't doubt that the occupation was horrific and I wouldn't want it to be forgotten. But it's been 74 years since the end of WW2. If it were a nazu/military uniform, or a uniform of some kind in particular, I'd get it, but is this just the general style that was popular at the time? Because that's very different from a uniform if I'm understanding the parallels here.
It's hard to put yourself in someone else's shoes unless you are also a person whose identity has been erased at some point or another. I might 'get it' more being a part of the lgbt community who has also seen some kinds of erasure happen.

What it represents is an erasure of a human being as a human being. Imagine being enslaved and forced to wear something your master demanded you wear because they are trying to kill your identity and reprogram your mind to identify with them instead. It might be hard to imagine for some folks but I hope that you try for a moment to think about what that feels like.

An occupation is no joke. Occupiers are not friendly people trying to make life better for the folks they just conquered.