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I don't think we are doing cartwheels because a white collegiate woman was poised under pressure in what could have been a sticky race confrontation. Personally, I cringe to hear of theme parties that are intentionally ridiculing another culture, but sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. This appears to be a situation where a costume was not worn in ridicule but in celebration of a culture. And that is a nice change of pace.
My 1st grader is dressing as a leprechaun tonight for Halloween. He is not doing this to degrade or ridicule the Irish tradition. Rather, he is celebrating the three drops of Irish blood that course through his veins. Plus, he looks super cute in his bowler hat, red stick-on beard, and his little pot o' gold that he will fill with candy. He's repping that micro-heritage well.
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