It’s Spooky Season! Over the past few years costumes have brought a new kind of attention to Halloween revelers: disciplinary action from employers for wearing racist and insensitive garb. What many may intend to be satirical can be cruel, and implications can involve perpetuating a cycle of beliefs that are rooted in especially brutal times in history. We talk about what freedom of speech (and costume-wearing) really means, cultural appropriation vs. cultural appreciation, and having fun without making fun of others’ cultures and identities. 

Article: Cultural Appropriation, A Perennial Issue On Halloween
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/29/773615928/cultural-appropriation-a-perennial-issue-on-halloween

(Supplementary reading) Article: JetBlue worker's homeless Halloween costume upsets Puerto Rican community
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/jetblue-worker-s-homeless-halloween-costume-upsets-puerto-rican-community-n1075271


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Intro - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Tumbling_Dishes_Like_Old-Mans_Wishes/Green_Lights
Outro - https://audionautix.com/