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Bäckadräkten's release was covered by news outlets in Sweden,<ref name="Stenhede" /> the UK,<ref name="Stenhede" /> Finland,<ref name="Stenhede" /> and South Africa.<ref name="Mazibuko" /> The [[Swedish Institute]] announced the release on the official [[Facebook page]] of Sweden,<ref name="Facebook">{{cite web | url = https://www.facebook.com/swedense/posts/pfbid02WxQjDLSRYd53sQ5wqKJXsYcPAPzg1VPYtqoFXe9QC6qgmRS8hbRQ22QSpkqfhW32l | title = This is Sweden's First Unisex Folk Costume | author = [[Swedish Institute]] | date = July 12, 2022 | website = [[Facebook]] | access-date = February 29, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240301125107/https://www.facebook.com/swedense/posts/pfbid02WxQjDLSRYd53sQ5wqKJXsYcPAPzg1VPYtqoFXe9QC6qgmRS8hbRQ22QSpkqfhW32l | archive-date = March 1, 2024 | url-status=live}}</ref> and the Hälsingland Heritage Association included a photo of Clue wearing Bäckadräkten on the back cover of the 2022 edition of their annual publication, ''Hälsingerunor''.<ref name="Ljusnan">{{cite news | last = Andersson | first = Felicia | date = November 22, 2022 | title = Mattskatt och Queer Folkdräkt – nya Runan ger Inblick i både då och nu | url = https://www.ljusnan.se/2022-11-25/mattskatt-och-queer-folkdrakt-nya-runan-ger-inblick-i-bade-da-och-nu/ | work = Ljusnan | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240525083245/https://www.ljusnan.se/2022-11-25/mattskatt-och-queer-folkdrakt-nya-runan-ger-inblick-i-bade-da-och-nu/ | archive-date = May 25, 2024 | url-status=live | access-date = May 25, 2024 | language = sv}}</ref> The release sparked discussions on social media about the relationship between gender and folk tradition.<ref name="Welin" /> Many in the media and Sweden's folk community welcomed the development.<ref name="Koldenius">{{cite AV media | people = Koldenius, Jon (host) | date = June 2, 2022 | series = [[Sveriges Radio P4|P4 Sjuhärad]] | title = Fredys Könsneutrala Folkdräkt Möts av Motstånd – 'Det Finns Många som Går Igång' | type = Radio | language = sv | url = https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/fredys-konsneutrala-folkdrakt-mots-av-motstand-det-finns-bara-man-och-kvinnor | access-date = February 27, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220618153351/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/fredys-konsneutrala-folkdrakt-mots-av-motstand-det-finns-bara-man-och-kvinnor | archive-date = June 18, 2022 | url-status=live | location = Stockholm | publisher = [[Sveriges Radio]]}}</ref> Culture critic and ''[[Borås Tidning]]'' journalist Agnes Brusk Jahn praised what she saw as the potential for non-binary Swedes to participate more in folk traditions.<ref name="Jahn" /> ''[[Independent Online]]'' lifestyle writer Thobile Mazibuko described the costume as an innovative development with the potential for contributing to a more respectful and curious world.<ref name="Mazibuko" /> BBC culture writer Matilda Welin described a need for folk costumery to evolve, calling Bäckadräkten "the Scandinavian folk clothing right for now".<ref name="Welin" /> The [[Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore]] credited the costume with encouraging growth in the folk community.<ref name="Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore" />
Resisting the broader social change they associate with Bäckadräkten, many social media users and folks arts participants expressed discomfort with what they say is a validation of the non-binary gender identity.<ref name="Koldenius" /> Clue referred to detractors within the Swedish folk community as the {{lang|sv|dräpo}}, or {{gloss|dress police}}, saying: "Many people feel threatened, they feel that men and women are being blurred".<ref name="Welin" /> As of July 2022, Clue had not heard any opinions from the organization responsible for maintaining the definition of the official national costume of Sweden.<ref name="Jokinen" />
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