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stylemic:

Cultural appropriation is already a problem in fashion and culture at large. However, on Halloween people find it particularly OK to mock and imitate cultural symbols, icons — or even skin colors — that aren’t their own. Here are 7 appropriating costumes we should banish — and 7 ways we can appreciate their cultures instead.

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“Last but not least: Blackface — just don’t do it.
Just don’t do it. Ever. It’s pretty well documented that painting one’s face to mimic someone who is black has a clearly racist history. Other stereotypes about African Americans, like big butts and big lips, are also almost always offensively reductive and mired in painful history.”