Friday, October 31, 2008

Happy Halloween!

Now here's some food for thought around why dressing up as an Indian or Geisha or Mexican, etc. for Halloween is offensive:

Take Back the Halloween

Here's something to draw your attention:
"The reason why “ethnic costumes” are so problematic is because they posit a cultural identity as a costume - they compress the complexity and intricacy of an entire culture into dress-up; into something that anyone (or really, usually someone with class and race privilege) has the right to use for the most superficial purposes."

Now go read!




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