So, given the interesting events that transpired at Brock recently, I had a question thats been perplexing me for a while. The story so far: after people dressed up as another race at Brock, a shitstorm was brewed, and the general consensus is that the costume itself isnt an issue, its when people treat another race as a novelty, especially when they go as a stereotype. And yknow what, if the majority of a race/stereotyped group of people find Halloween representation offensive, just for the sake of decency, Im all for agreeing that people shouldnt, just to make sure feelings arent hurt and the wrong intention isnt assumed, on a personal level. That said, its when a *race* or *stereotype* is taken as a novelty that people are offended. So, my question is, if, say, I wanted to go as Sitting Bull or Squawking Bird for Halloween next year, without using a skin taint and while trying to make my costume as real, respectful and authentic as possible, would that be offensive? As far as Im concerned, you can dress up as Ramses but not an Egyptian, as I see. I dressed up as Stalins informant last year, not as a stereotypical Russian, and teachers didnt complain. So with the abundantly clear taboo on dressing as a Native American stereotype, is dressing up as a tribal chief because theyre a world figure, not because they happen to be Native American, okay?
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 03:39:14 +0000
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