Excerpt: On Halloween And ‘Native’ Costumes

By On October 31, 2012 · 6 Comments

The Wider Society Says: Totally cool. They are honoring Native Americans…they are just having fun…these people claim Native American ancestry…these are not racist costumes…so its okay…

I guess the Civil Rights Movement was only for certain groups and racism only counts against some minorities but not all.

Society as a whole does not condemn these outfits and they are even considered fashionable at the moment. While all hell breaks loose over other racist costumes, these tend to go without notice to the point that many consider it a legitimate or even fashionable option. Seriously, even progressive websites listing racist costumes conspicuously forget Native American costumes. I honestly did not attend a Halloween party yesterday because if I ran into a well-educated white and affluent peer of mine dressed as a Native American I do not know what I would do.
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  • Elton

    I’m all for fun and candy, but I find the way adults have co-opted Halloween to be slightly fucked up. They’ve transformed a modern children’s holiday into something filled with booze, partying, and “sexy”/racist costumes. They wouldn’t do that to Christmas, would they?

    Speaking of which, the way some normally uptight Christians embrace Halloween, oblivious to its pagan roots and celebration of decidedly non-Christian mythology like ghosts, werewolves, witches, and vampires, is kinda funny.

  • Elton

    I’m all for fun and candy, but I find the way adults have co-opted Halloween to be slightly fucked up. They’ve transformed a modern children’s holiday into something filled with booze, partying, and “sexy”/racist costumes. They wouldn’t do that to Christmas, would they?

    Speaking of which, the way some normally uptight Christians embrace Halloween, oblivious to its pagan roots and celebration of decidedly non-Christian mythology like ghosts, werewolves, witches, and vampires, is kinda funny.

  • EMBDowns

    How can a costume labeled Sassy Squaw not be seen as racist?

  • EMBDowns

    How can a costume labeled Sassy Squaw not be seen as racist?

  • Anonymous

    I know right? Then again there are folks out there who actually think there’s nothing wrong with a costume called “Poc-a-hottie”.

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