I was looking through the Chasing Fireflies halloween costume catalog tonight and remarked that the kimono costume was cute. My DH says its insensitive and he doesnt want to ring the doorbell of our elderly Chinese neighbors w our DD wearing a kimono for Halloween. Thoughts? One of the neighborhood kids wore an Indian sari last year and I thought it was beautiful and my DH also thought that was not PC. |
We have outfits from all over the world, including kimonos. Of course it's okay.
It's insensitive if you do somehow make a joke out of it. |
Er.......kimonos are Japanese, not Chinese. |
Racially insensitive. Yes! |
Only if it's done as a joke... Would a Japanese kid dressed in a cowboy costume seem offensive to you? Same deal. |
DH is Indian. I found 4 gorgeous Indian outfits today at goodwill. DH was extremely offended to find out they were among Halloween costumes. I was thrilled to find $200 outfits for $6.99 each LOL |
Someone's heritage or culture should not be used as a Halloween "costume". |
co-signed. Because there's nothing at all racist about this: http://www.chasing-fireflies.com/mens-native-american-costume/productinfo/42068/ or this: http://www.chasing-fireflies.com/mens-indian-brave-costume/productinfo/32740/ or the fact that the costume you mentioned pops up when you seach "geisha": http://www.chasing-fireflies.com/red-kimono-princess-costume/productinfo/34987/ I'd avoid that catalog on principle... You could dress up as any muthafuckin' mythical made up whatever you want, and you pick "caricature of another person's culture" for your kid's costume? C'mon. |
Why? |
HOw about the burka chick |
Because its disrespectful. |
How's that disrespectful? Is a cowboy costume disrespectful? |
Grrrrr. 2013 political correctness gone mad. |
Not political correctness gone mad, just evolution. We live, we learn. |
Cowboy isn't a heritage or a culture. |