Is Your Halloween Costume Racist?

By on October 26, 2011 15 Comments
Photo courtesy Ohio University

What are you going to be for Halloween? It’s a question we ask and answer over and over again at this time of year, whether we will be taking our children trick-or-treating for the first time, or trying to out-do our friends at the annual costume party.  And there are many of us that put [...]

Mamas, LET Your Babies Dress Up To Be Zombie Cowboys

By on October 31, 2009 Leave a Comment

From the New York Times:  "In some classrooms across the country, the interpretation of what is too scary — or offensive, gross or saddening — is now also leading to an abundance of caution and some prohibitions.In a school district in Illinois, students are being encouraged to dress up as historical characters or delicious food [...]

Halloween Gone Bad

By on October 30, 2009 Leave a Comment

You got small children? You’ve got a golden opportunity: take advantage of their lack of strong preferences regarding Halloween costumes now, while you have the chance. Some day soon, they’re going to have opinions about dressing-up. Until then, impose your own.