It’s (almost!) officially fall, which meansHalloween is right around the corner— and we couldn’t be more excited. It’s truly the most wonderful time of the year. Costumes, guilt-free candy, and parties — what could be better? Speaking of costumes, once upon a time, Halloween costumes were simple. Witches, nurses, zombie brides, vampires, and ghosts surfaced on All Hallow’s Eve as the most popular get-ups. But things have changed, and not in the best way.
These days, it seems many people have decided to use their costumes to make a bold statement. And unfortunately, more times than not, these statements are racist or anti-Semitic, like that time Julianne Hough went asOrange Is the New Black’s Crazy Eyes— blackface and all.
Fortunately, it’s still possible to find a great costume without offending anyone. Here are a couple you should definitely avoid this year — and every year.
1. Anything involving “black face” We’ve said this before and we’ll say it again: Blackface isneverokay. So stick to keeping your skin its actual color. It’s ridiculously easy to dress up as your favorite celebrity without making a fool of yourself and offending an entire group of people. Blackface is degrading, demeaning, and just plain racist.
2. Racist stereotypes Racist costumes don’t stop at blackface. We continue to see them year after year: the Native American costumes, the sexy Geishas, the drunk mariachi bands with giant, fake mustaches and ponchos — and they need to go away. We get that you might be trying to show your “appreciation” for other cultures, but what you’re doing instead is culturally appropriating — which is actually disrespectful because you continue to perpetuate tired racial stereotypes.
Jonathan Jones
3. Transphobic costumes As it is, the LGBTQ community is already marginalized, especially the trans community. There are endless jokes being made at the expense of trans people, and your “hilarious tranny granny” costume isn’t making things better. Transgender is not a costume. Stop it.
4. Victims of abuse and their abusers We love couples costumes! Convincing your person to dress in matching outfits for Halloween might be the cutest thing, but you know when it isn’t cute? When you use Halloween to recreate someone’s most vulnerable and broken moment and turn it into a costume. Please don’t offend victims of abuse with your fake black eyes and busted lips; don’t attempt to downplay their pain by playing dress up.
5. Homeless people Homelessness is a serious issue all over the world; people are struggling to find food to eat and a warm place to rest their heads. You might think you’re being funny with your cardboard signs, but pretending to be homeless as a joke is incredibly insensitive.
6. A national tragedy Another note on couples costumes: Remember the couple that dressed up as the Twin Towers on a 9/11 anniversary? Yeah, you should avoid doing that.
7. Hitler/Nazis/KKK Have you even seen the news lately? Just don’t do it!
8. Anything that requires a fat suit Costumes thatrequire a fat suitto poke fun at someone’s body type aren’t funny, and are completely inappropriate.
Happy Halloween when it comes! Stay safe and be considerate when you’re picking out your swag.
Anthony Gonzalez
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Grayson Perez
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Carter Wood
>leaf
Aaron Morgan
Yeah I remember the thread we had last year about this too, fucking leafs, they seriously need to all be banned
Colton Taylor
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Kayden Davis
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Angel Kelly
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Caleb Fisher
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Henry Ross
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Ian Mitchell
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Levi Morgan
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Ryan Kelly
do you think Wiccans get pissed off whenever someone dresses up like a witch?
Julian Cruz
Why does this fat spaniard care if someone dresses up as an Indian?
Jason Edwards
I was living in Japan during the whole katy perry "appropriation" thing. Guess what? All the nips thought it was awesome kimono and japanese culture was getting attention in the west.
This faggotry is 100% pushed by white guilt lefties
Ryder Sullivan
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Zachary Roberts
fucken black woman, culturally appropriating shit like clothes, bet she lives in a house and uses electricity and clean water too, fucken stealing bitches, its not ok to wear a costume of civilization you sheboon, you dont seen other stealing your shitshacks and mosquito cakes
Hunter Thompson
Beat me to it...
Jace Rodriguez
I actually made this one back in the day.
Lincoln Brooks
Would I be racist for dressing up as a Canadian lumberjack? Or an American cowboy? Or a Russian gopnik? Or a Scandinavian viking? Or a Bavarian from Oktoberfest?
Brody Myers
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Grayson Gutierrez
At times like this I wish I had actual friends and parties to attend with them. Then I would have a reason to care about costumes. I will have to settle for second hand photos of girls in the generic "slutty x"
Wyatt Richardson
How fragile are their egos if they are offended by Halloween costumes?
Sebastian Diaz
Way too sensitive. Just for laughs do the same if they dress as Superman, Batman, Cowboys, Fireman etc.
Sebastian Barnes
As a respectful white man, I'm dressing up as a nigger faggot goat fucking clown... I fucking love this timeline...
Isaiah Scott
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Jose Diaz
>dressing up as a geisha >badwrong cultural appropriation
Any native Japanese is going to laugh in your face if you tell them this. Japan is a culture exporter; they WANT you to learn and share in their culture, so that you can become more Japanese and stop being such a filthy fucking gaijin, you fucking leaf.
Jack Russell
you are retarded.
Dylan Russell
Just go as white culture No fucks given
Nolan James
Okay I'll add a suicide vest to my burka costume then. If she wore one too it would only be one day in her life as well.
Liam Bailey
That was my costume last year. It was very popular. I live in a small white redneck town where that shit is all a okay though.
Dylan Hernandez
If their culture is so important, why did they leave it then? They have no right to dictate *our* culture, which involves wearing whatever the fuck we want one day out of the year.
Grayson Campbell
Fuck off. You can't open your borders to the world and then pretend their culure isn't everyone's. Either you get diversity or you don't. There is no picking and choosing.
Ethan Stewart
Quick someone recommend a Halloween costume for my corgi
Landon Evans
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Owen Ramirez
Fuck off kike
Lincoln Bell
fuck off
Brody Johnson
Read until the end brainlet. Christ.
William Rivera
>AHAHAH faggot he works a respectable career, is smart, works hard and makes a ton of money!
Gabriel Gomez
>Hitler/Nazis/KKK ive never seen this before
Andrew Barnes
In my experience, the only people who don't like costumes of another culture are white liberals.
Levi Rogers
Check'd
John Robinson
got it, thanks for the info. pic related is what ill be wearing for halloween
Lincoln Turner
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Aiden Bennett
Last halloween, guys from my school dressed into SS and rode scooters in the Jewish neighborhood (where they don't celebrate halloween) shit was cash I heard.
