With Halloween coming up I just wanted to remind everyone that not all costumes are created equally, costumes of heavily stereotypes marginalized groups ARE harmful and do contribute to ongoing oppressions. Native Americans, Romani people (aka the slur "gyspy"), Asians, Mexicans, Alaskans: These people and their cultures are not costumes! Halloween is a lot of fun for a lot of people, but it shouldn't come at the expense of other people and their heritage and traditions.
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