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Halloween costumes are fun, but they can quickly become controversial. (See: all new new"sexy"Tale of the hand get up.) And every year, someone is inevitably viral because their Halloween costume was deemed deaf and offensive. In most cases, the controversy stems from a case of cultural appropriation, defined as "the adoption of elements of a minority culture by members of the dominant culture".

Let's be clear: Cultural appropriation on Halloween is offensive. "What happens with Halloween costumes, people are starting to dress as individuals of other cultures and that people from these other cultures feel almost unleashed." Like what I am? A ghost? Am I a unicorn? I'm really another human being, '"Susan Scafidi, author ofWho has culture: credit and authenticity in the American law,RecountUnited States today. "[It can] make people feel that people as if they are basically degraded. "

What really matters like "cultural appropriation" can be discussed strongly in discussed, and the line between celebrating another culture and appropriate it is not always easy to see. So, read it to know which costumes you should certainly avoid and the reasons why others will find them offensive. And for some resolutely safe Halloween costumes to try this year, here's15 good last minute Halloween costumes, you can fish together in no time.

In 2016, a student at the University of Kansas City was viral after publishing photos of herself "Blackface" - the duration of the 19th century that made reference to the practice of white performers carrying a Black makeup to show African Americans in front of the white public. The student apologizedon Facebook And says she "never wanted the offense image to anyone." It does not matter, she was expelled from school.

"Blackface is part of a dehumanization story, of the citizenship refused and efforts to excuse and justify the violence of the state," wrote David Leonard, Professor of Breed Culture at the University of Washington State, In the Huffington Post. "Lynches with mass incarceration, whites used blackface (and resulting dehumanization) as part of its moral and legal justification of violence ... BlackFace is never a form of neutral entertainment, but a Incredibly loaded site for the production of damaged stereotypes ... the same stereotypes that underlie individual violence and state, American racism and an injustice of several centuries. "

In other words: do not be part of your Halloween costume.

Earlier this year,Kim Kardashian Backlash received to wear Fulani braids, a hairstyle also known as "cornrowows". Kim itself defended itself, claiming that it was not a case of cultural ownership because it is perfectly conscious that the hairstyle is original from the hairstyle from the people of Fula of West Africa - and That she only wore it because her daughter, half African-American, asked her to.

Here is the thing: even if you are fully aware of what you do (and even if you are married to someone from African american), wear cornrows as an infro-American or African American, is a Cultural Ownership Manual - So do not do it. And for more ways not to offend people, make sure you know the20 things you say you did not know how to be offensive.

Wear dreadlocks as a white person has become particularly controversial at the end of the hairstyle, because those who adopt the hairstyle affirm that this could be from Africa - has since evolved in addition to a statement of fashion, especially in The Rastafari movement.

The adoption of an ethnic statement from someone else as a fashion statement is a clear case of cultural credits and will inevitably lead someone to (legitimately) reminds you that their culture is not a suit.

In 2013, actressJulianne Houghwas slammed to dress likeUZO ADUBAThe character of Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren, the show of Non-NetflixOrange is the new black. HugsexcuseBy saying that she was a "big fan" of the show, the actress and the character she created and did not want to offend anyone.

This is an important incident to note because you might be tempted to think: "Well, do not dress like a fictional character you admire some kind of exception to the rule?"

It's not. Do not do it.

Unless you are really Muslim, the same goes for Niqab, Burka or any other garment in Muslim countries and communities. Now, here is an important note: when a Westerner goes to a Muslim country in which there is a strict dress code for women, they are often encouraged to wear fewer revealing clothes as a gesture of respect. If you wear a scarf while traveling, saying, Morocco or you visit a mosque, that's fine. It's just a sign that you respect the rules of this culture. But wearing it like a Halloween costume enters the mock and its disrespect, even if it's not your intention.

In 2015, Indian writerAarti Olivia make a list Culturally commonly appropriate Indian accessories and explained why it is offensive to wear them as fashion statements. For example, you might think that a bindoi (a colorful point worn on the center of the forehead) is really beautiful and, likeGwen Stefani Before you, you feel obliged to wear it.

But Olivia explains that, for her, it is offensive, because wearing it as a statement of fashion removes from its deep cultural meaning as a symbol of the superior consciousness. The same goes for many other commonly appropriate Indian accessories. Olivia notes that there are times when it is acceptable to wear some of these accessories (mainly: when you participate in an Indian wedding). Halloween is not on the list.

It's a no-non-major. For all the reasons described above, you should not wear Geisha costume unless you are really Japanese or you wear an Native American cap unless you really have a newlyindician. But wearing a "sexy" version of one of them? Particularly terrible.

You may think you will live that Pocahontas or Jasmine are exceptions to the rule because they are fictitious characters. But the way Disney Films has always represented people from different cultures has become a massive and long-standing point of discussion, given how many beloved characters reinforce racist stereotypes.

Given all media coverage on Disney's problematic history with the race in recent years, the company has made a real effort withMoanaAnd critics and fans have largely congratulated the film 2016 to be inclusive.

But they took a step back when they published a costume of one of the main characters of the film, a demi-god God named Maui, as many people felt that to paint a non-p.o. The child in a body suit with dark skin is similar to Blackface.

You might think it's "fun" to dress as "gypsies", but the word itself is a slur; Many people do not even realize that Roma has been systematically persecuted in Europe for hundreds of years, which makes it particularly offensive as a costume. (This rule also goes for any other group that has ever suffered from colonialism, oppression or genocide.)

In 2016,Hillary Duff And his boyfriend has received a major reaction for a couples costume: she is dressed as a pilgrim and him in a traditional Amerindian gar. First of all, it should be obvious from here that, unless you do not have a Native American, you dress like one on Halloween (or any other time, really) is a bad shot. But having your girlfriend appear dressed in one of the people who have almost wiped Native Americans, are particularly poor.

Once again, cultural ownership is a complicated subject and often a vehement debate. But the best way to avoid it is to be sensitive to how a person from another ethnic group or religious history could react to your entire culture in costume.

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