Colleges Gear Up For Halloween With ‘Cultural Appropriation’ Workshops

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Colleges are getting ready for Halloween by administering warnings about how students should dress for the holiday.

The Center for Student Diversity at Towson University in Maryland, for example, posted a “we’re a culture, not a costume” reminder to students.

“Halloween costumes that are based on ethnic, racial, religious, gender, ability, and other cultural stereotypes are hurtful and reduce people’s identities into caricatures,” The Center for Student Diversity posted on Facebook this month. “Your intent may be far different than the impact: what you might want to wear for one night of fun is a stigma that others wear for life.”

Six pictures are posted with the message, including one of a female in a burka and another with a Mexican man. The pictures are paired with an example of an inappropriate costume based on that identity.

Other higher education institutions across the country are promoting similar Halloween messages.

Humboldt State University in California is hosting an “cultural appreciation vs. cultural appropriation” workshop on Oct. 30.

“With Halloween comes costumes,” workshop organizers wrote on Humboldt’s MultiCultural Center’s website. “Sadly, cultures are disregarded, mocked, or simply dehumanized.”

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