DCUM does not need to define cultural appropriation. Plenty of experts have already helped shape these conversations without disgusting and distracting input from trolls.

Take 5 minutes to learn about the subject and then go enjoy a safe Halloween with your children and neighbors.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids will wear whatever they want. Everyone else can shut up and deal with it. That is all.

The problem isn't really people "shutting up" about it. But sure, dress your child in racially insensitive costumes. That's a great look...

If a black child wears a Batman costume would you consider that racially insensitive? Let's be honest....no costume is ACTUALLY racially insensitive. That is just made up hysteria.

+1

The Halloween is in 2 months!!! You are worse than a department store with their Christmas trees in October.

To me, one can dress up as an actual person - Geronimo or Obama or RBG or Trump or Jose Andres or Miguel from Coco. But, one can not dress up like a generic category of people - Native American, White Person, Black Person, Spanish Person, Gay Person - because to do that is invoking stereotypes and other generalizations.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids will wear whatever they want. Everyone else can shut up and deal with it. That is all.

The problem isn't really people "shutting up" about it. But sure, dress your child in racially insensitive costumes. That's a great look...

If a black child wears a Batman costume would you consider that racially insensitive? Let's be honest....no costume is ACTUALLY racially insensitive. That is just made up hysteria.

Please go back to your planned/gated community in Ashburn or somewhere equally as awful.

If y'all are that damn scared of being on the wrong end of political correctness then why don't you just stick with traditional Halloween costumes - ghosts and witches and vampires. Far less likelihood that someone will take offense. Don't want your toddler in something scary? Fine, put em in a pumpkin outfit (so cute, love those) or dress them up as an animal or a robot or doctor or an astronaut. My personal non-offensive favorite - Darth Vader. Beauty of Lord Vader is that you can't tell who's underneath the mask so anybody and everybody can rock that costume. Point is, it's not as hard to stay away from potentially controversial costumes as y'all seem to think.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids will wear whatever they want. Everyone else can shut up and deal with it. That is all.

The problem isn't really people "shutting up" about it. But sure, dress your child in racially insensitive costumes. That's a great look...

If a black child wears a Batman costume would you consider that racially insensitive? Let's be honest....no costume is ACTUALLY racially insensitive. That is just made up hysteria.

Are you feigning utter ignorance or are you this dumb in real life?

I think it's obvious they're that dumb in real life.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids will wear whatever they want. Everyone else can shut up and deal with it. That is all.

The problem isn't really people "shutting up" about it. But sure, dress your child in racially insensitive costumes. That's a great look...

If a black child wears a Batman costume would you consider that racially insensitive? Let's be honest....no costume is ACTUALLY racially insensitive. That is just made up hysteria.

Are you feigning utter ignorance or are you this dumb in real life?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids will wear whatever they want. Everyone else can shut up and deal with it. That is all.

The problem isn't really people "shutting up" about it. But sure, dress your child in racially insensitive costumes. That's a great look...

If a black child wears a Batman costume would you consider that racially insensitive? Let's be honest....no costume is ACTUALLY racially insensitive. That is just made up hysteria.

You are willfully ignorant and likely a troll.

Only witches can wear witch costumes.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids will wear whatever they want. Everyone else can shut up and deal with it. That is all.

The problem isn't really people "shutting up" about it. But sure, dress your child in racially insensitive costumes. That's a great look...

If a black child wears a Batman costume would you consider that racially insensitive? Let's be honest....no costume is ACTUALLY racially insensitive. That is just made up hysteria.

Anonymous wrote:My kids will wear whatever they want. Everyone else can shut up and deal with it. That is all.

The problem isn't really people "shutting up" about it. But sure, dress your child in racially insensitive costumes. That's a great look...

Anonymous wrote:My kids will wear whatever they want. Everyone else can shut up and deal with it. That is all.

I like you.

My kids will wear whatever they want. Everyone else can shut up and deal with it. That is all.

So we don't get 500 posts all asking about individual costumes.
What is off limits beside painting skin?
Wigs ok? (afro, black, blonde, red, rainbow)
Real people ok? (barak obama, ruth bader ginsberg, donald trump,
Characters ok? (Ariel, Black Panther, Batman, Little Bo Peep)
Accessories ok? (sword, tomahawk, whip)