Comments | debunkingwhite: "We're a culture, not a costume."

alephz in debunkingwhite

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

Oct 22, 2011 00:06

President of Ohio University's STARS (Students Teaching About Racism in Society), aka Tumblr's Saucy-Sarah, caused my Tumblr to explode with awesome earlier today when she began showing the posters for STARS' "We're a culture, not a costume"/"This is not who I am. This is not okay." poster series which will be appearing around the Ohio University' ( Read more... )

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carlyinrome October 21 2011, 22:33:15 UTC

Those are great. I was at Party City today and saw a costume called Chief Big Wood.

_samalander October 21 2011, 22:35:54 UTC

And for ladies, one called Makin' Reservations

BRB, writing an angry letter to party city.

carlyinrome October 21 2011, 22:36:57 UTC

The descriptions are almost worse than the costume names.

carlyinrome October 21 2011, 22:36:08 UTC

There's also Pocahottie.

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iolarah October 22 2011, 01:24:08 UTC

Those are fantastic. I'd like to print the First Nations one out and plaster it to the front of the American Apparel store in my town.

alephz October 22 2011, 02:34:23 UTC

Well, I can't say for certain, but I'd imagine if you send the creator a pm, she'd probably let you.

'Cause from what I hear about American Apparel stores? Heck with those people. For serious.

teaberryblue October 22 2011, 01:29:58 UTC

I sent these to my mom; she's going to pass them out to her elementary school teachers.

romp October 22 2011, 02:05:09 UTC

Those are great and look worthy of a national campaign. *looks at all other unis*

jezabel_pheonix October 22 2011, 06:42:51 UTC

Wonderful series! I hope it continues and it's nice to see a more public attack on these. I won't even begin on my rant on the culture rape those costumes make and how much they infuriate me...