I Am Not a Costume!

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Well this was quick

I would find this humorous if I believed that people are capable of overlooking distractions and grasping the point. The "Halloween costume debate" (http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/10/we-...ons-halloween/) and resulting sarcasm are predominantly being led by white people who tend to rarely be concerned with such things (no disrespect to amIblue but for an extremely common and cliche` example, see amIblue's post about not caring if nonwhite people wear whiteface). Therefore, white privilege prompts not only a debate over something that rarely impacts "you" but also making fun of a movement. Not everything is so complex that having it removed from "your" life's options will floor you. "You" don't have to be able to say and do everysinglething.