Episode 12- Cultural Appropriation: What Halloween Costumes NOT to Wear

With Halloween coming up, choices in costumes can go from creative to culturally insensitive (or, racist) very quickly.  In this Episode, Stephanie and Donald talk about Cultural Appropriation, how it differs from Cultural Appreciation, and how you shouldn’t just wear any costume you want.

Other resources:

Book: Everything But the Burden- What white people are taking from Black Culture (Greg Tate)

https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/g22363821/cultural-appropriation-examples-celebrities/

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/cultural-appropriation-appreciation-difference-meaning-fashion-examples-chinese-prom-dress-a8332176.html 

https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/7-ways-of-honoring-other-cultures-that-are-really-just-cultural-appropriation/ 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/23/halloween-cultural-appropriation-questions/780479001/ 

https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/06/cultural-appropriation-wrong/ 

https://www.bustle.com/p/7-things-you-might-not-realize-are-cultural-appropriation-that-are-60679

http://www.mtv.com/news/2891156/stolen-language-the-strange-case-of-meghan-trainors-blaccent/