NPR: stop appropriating scars for your Halloween costume

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have scars. I don't mind if other people wear scars as costumes. Who doesn't have scars?

Did you read the article? They’re talking about people whose scars are facial disfigurements.

I read the article and have a facial scar from an accident as a kid but it’s on my lip, so possibly not as noticeable as the women in the article. It has never once occurred to me to be offended by anyone’s Halloween costume. Wear as many facial scars as you want.

I’m also overweight now as a middle aged adult. I’m not offended if you wear a fat suit as a Halloween costume either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Halloween, carnival etc are days to reverse the social order and make fun of things. Parody, satire, lampooning are part of the human spirit. It seems really sad to do away with a very non harmful part of the human experience. FWIW don't know a lot of scar masks that are to make fun of people who are disfigured. Some scary and non scary pop figures are scarred...I can think of very few honestly who are incredibly disfigured? Should we also go after witches with big noses and warts, because some people have big noses and warts?

We get it. You don't have compassion or interest in other perspectives. You don't care if something you do is insensitive.

The whole point of many of these perspectives is to alert people like you that what you deem "non harmful" may not be considered "non harmful" by others.

But you just go ahead and keep walking around with your head up your butt.

the reason people roll their eyes at this is because the woke-patrollers are absolutely hypocritical. imagine if a Republican child claimed they felt hurt or excluded by a Donald Trump costume?

[Anonymous]

The main problem with too many "ah poor thing" articles is that it leads to compassion fatigue. Eventually, if you are constantly told that every little thing you do is wrong, you are just going to give up and have fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Halloween, carnival etc are days to reverse the social order and make fun of things. Parody, satire, lampooning are part of the human spirit. It seems really sad to do away with a very non harmful part of the human experience. FWIW don't know a lot of scar masks that are to make fun of people who are disfigured. Some scary and non scary pop figures are scarred...I can think of very few honestly who are incredibly disfigured? Should we also go after witches with big noses and warts, because some people have big noses and warts?

Actually the whole Halloween thing should be cancelled as it makes light of what is a serious holiday for many pagans. It really is cultural appropriation at its finest. The way ignorant people “celebrate” the day is hurtful to so many. Don’t forget the pagans have been a persecuted and oppressed group for centuries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The main problem with too many "ah poor thing" articles is that it leads to compassion fatigue. Eventually, if you are constantly told that every little thing you do is wrong, you are just going to give up and have fun.

Nailed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Halloween, carnival etc are days to reverse the social order and make fun of things. Parody, satire, lampooning are part of the human spirit. It seems really sad to do away with a very non harmful part of the human experience. FWIW don't know a lot of scar masks that are to make fun of people who are disfigured. Some scary and non scary pop figures are scarred...I can think of very few honestly who are incredibly disfigured? Should we also go after witches with big noses and warts, because some people have big noses and warts?

Actually the whole Halloween thing should be cancelled as it makes light of what is a serious holiday for many pagans. It really is cultural appropriation at its finest. The way ignorant people “celebrate” the day is hurtful to so many. Don’t forget the pagans have been a persecuted and oppressed group for centuries.

Are you serious?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The main problem with too many "ah poor thing" articles is that it leads to compassion fatigue. Eventually, if you are constantly told that every little thing you do is wrong, you are just going to give up and have fun.

Yes, it's better to not hear from anyone about their lives and the impacts this or that has on them. We don't want to hear about ordinary people! Silence their voices!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The main problem with too many "ah poor thing" articles is that it leads to compassion fatigue. Eventually, if you are constantly told that every little thing you do is wrong, you are just going to give up and have fun.

Yes, it's better to not hear from anyone about their lives and the impacts this or that has on them. We don't want to hear about ordinary people! Silence their voices!

This isn't about ordinary people. I'm the OP and I do have a scar and it's never occurred to me to be upset about this. I rarely think about my scar and I suspect ordinary people don't think much about this type of thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The main problem with too many "ah poor thing" articles is that it leads to compassion fatigue. Eventually, if you are constantly told that every little thing you do is wrong, you are just going to give up and have fun.

Yes, it's better to not hear from anyone about their lives and the impacts this or that has on them. We don't want to hear about ordinary people! Silence their voices!

speak if you want. but don't kid yourself about what the effect of your speach will be on others.

[Anonymous]

Also, it's news precisely because it is abnormal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Halloween, carnival etc are days to reverse the social order and make fun of things. Parody, satire, lampooning are part of the human spirit. It seems really sad to do away with a very non harmful part of the human experience. FWIW don't know a lot of scar masks that are to make fun of people who are disfigured. Some scary and non scary pop figures are scarred...I can think of very few honestly who are incredibly disfigured? Should we also go after witches with big noses and warts, because some people have big noses and warts?

Actually the whole Halloween thing should be cancelled as it makes light of what is a serious holiday for many pagans. It really is cultural appropriation at its finest. The way ignorant people “celebrate” the day is hurtful to so many. Don’t forget the pagans have been a persecuted and oppressed group for centuries.

Are you serious?

Absolutely. In fact the modern witch costume is based on a vile stereotypical image used to frighten people and further the brutal oppression of pagans throughout the Christian world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The main problem with too many "ah poor thing" articles is that it leads to compassion fatigue. Eventually, if you are constantly told that every little thing you do is wrong, you are just going to give up and have fun.

Yes, it's better to not hear from anyone about their lives and the impacts this or that has on them. We don't want to hear about ordinary people! Silence their voices!

This isn't about ordinary people. I'm the OP and I do have a scar and it's never occurred to me to be upset about this. I rarely think about my scar and I suspect ordinary people don't think much about this type of thing.

That's YOUR story. You are saying your experience is the same as all people with scars?

Also, is your scar on your face, and is it so disfiguring that you could walk into a Halloween party without a costume and could win the contest for scariest costume?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The main problem with too many "ah poor thing" articles is that it leads to compassion fatigue. Eventually, if you are constantly told that every little thing you do is wrong, you are just going to give up and have fun.

Yes, it's better to not hear from anyone about their lives and the impacts this or that has on them. We don't want to hear about ordinary people! Silence their voices!

speak if you want. but don't kid yourself about what the effect of your speach will be on others.

Clearly. Lots of hostility here for one person speaking about her own experience. Can't imagine chiding someone for sharing her story, one that most of us will never experience, just because you're mad to have to think about someone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The main problem with too many "ah poor thing" articles is that it leads to compassion fatigue. Eventually, if you are constantly told that every little thing you do is wrong, you are just going to give up and have fun.

Yes, it's better to not hear from anyone about their lives and the impacts this or that has on them. We don't want to hear about ordinary people! Silence their voices!

speak if you want. but don't kid yourself about what the effect of your speach will be on others.

Clearly. Lots of hostility here for one person speaking about her own experience. Can't imagine chiding someone for sharing her story, one that most of us will never experience, just because you're mad to have to think about someone else.

it’s not about this person. it’s about the endless, nonstop, litany of oppression-porn coming from NPR.

[Anonymous]

What I do is evaluate each child’s costume when they come to the door for a piece of candy. Those that have non-hurtful, suitable costumes may receive a piece. Those children wearing what I consider to be an appropriated or hurtful or problematic costume in any way receive a small pamphlet I made on what is acceptable and why.