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The true horror on Halloween is seeing someone don an inappropriate and offensive "costume". Be in the know and read the helpful articles below. Plus some inspo!
🚫 Cultural Appropriation
Cultural Appropriation is the act of taking significant elements (symbols, dress, words, practices, etc.) from a culture that is not your own and removing all original context or meaning, usually with the goal of using these elements to make oneself seem “edgy” or to make a profit. This can take many forms, such as companies selling headdresses for festivals or clothing companies taking traditional patterning or styles from specific Indigenous Nations without any acknowledgement or consent. Around Halloween, cultural appropriation often manifests in the form of wearing “costumes” that rely on specific culture signifiers or stereotypes. Dressing up as an ethnicity, race or culture that is not your own is problematic and racist, and it’s up to folks who are not impacted by those situations to work together to ensure that it doesn’t continue among our friend groups, families and communities.
🚫 Blackface/Brownface
💡 Inspirations
Get in the Halloween spirit and have fun!
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