'We're a culture, not a costume' this Halloween

CNN ^ | October 26, 2011 | Emanuella Grinberg

[ConservativeStatement]

(CNN) -- Thinking about donning a kimono to dress like a geisha for Halloween, or a Mexican mariachi suit?

Students from Ohio University have a message for you: "We're a culture, not a costume."

With ethnic and racial stereotypes becoming increasingly popular Halloween costume themes, members of the school's Students Teaching About Racism in Society are launching a campaign to make revelers think twice before reducing a culture to a caricature, the group's president said.

[Pecos]

I cry “FOUL”. Should have posted a barf alert.

[Maverick68]

I think I’m gonna dress as a squint-eyed, sombrero-wearing, black-faced queer in a burka.....

[Sacajaweau]

Yeh...a witch is culture....Who knew that Pelosi had “culture”.

[albie]

We’re a culture, not a costume.”

...oh shut up you panty waste, metrosexual miscreants. Hey! That’s a good idea! Dress as a panty waste, metrosexual miscreant this year.

[mk2000]

You know I'm Jewish and if someone wore a outfit to make themselves look like a Rabbi I could give two sh..s! Some of these politically correct jerks need to lighten up!

[dfwgator]

"We're a culture, not a costume."

Lighten up, Francis.

[jakerobins]

Hmmm Maybe I should email them a pic of an idea for a Mohammed costume.....(I have a feeling that they may not like it!) LOL...

[ConservativeStatement]

The school's athletic teams are known as the Bobcats. Perhaps the misguided yoot see that as discriminatory against lynx.

[Vaquero]

oh shut up you panty waste, metrosexual miscreants. Hey! That’s a good idea! Dress as a panty waste, metrosexual miscreant this year

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that wont work if you are surrounded by panty waste(waist?), metrosexual miscreants....you'll fit right in.

[IronJack]

Hey! That’s what I was going as ... Oh well, on to Plan B: a fat, ugly, lesbian dwarf ... Oh wait ... Rosie O’Donnell’s already got THAT taken.

[Jack Hydrazine]

You mean those girls in the slutty French maid costumes aren’t really French and don’t represent the French in any way?

[NavyCanDo]

Been a pirate for the last 10 Halloweens or so. This year I am planning on dressing up as an Occupier. Planning for this custume has been fun.

[JimSEA]

My, my - What a horrible family we were. One year my daughter and her two best friends dressed as traditional Koreans, the next year as Thai classical dancers and the next as witches. My daughter is half Thai, one best friend is Korean and the other is White. Go figure. What prejudice!!!

[Allegra]

This year I am planning on dressing up as an Occupier. Planning for this costume has been fun.

You should probably quit taking showers about now.

If you want to be authentic. ;-)

[mkboyce]

Wow, you’re really gonna smear sh-t on your face?!

[MEGoody]

"We're a culture, not a costume."

Bully for you. Just keep in mind, geisha and mariachi ARE part of your cultures.

[Scythian]

My kids are going trick-or-treating in very nice three piece suits and when the homeowner asks who they are supposed to be they are going to say “Wall Street Tycoons” now gimme my candy or I’ll foreclose on this dump ...

[GraceG]

Kimonos..... I would rather wear a Hakuma!

[ConservativeStatement]

Personal hygiene ended, what, about two weeks ago? :-)