On the website The Good Men Project, Jarune Uwujaren of Everyday Feminism considers the blurry distinction between cultural exchange and cultural appropriation, particularly as it relates to clothing and other practices (via @ghazalairshad): This isn’t a matter of telling people what to wear. It’s a matter of telling people that they don’t wear things in a vacuum and there are many social and historical implications to treating marginalized cultures like costumes. It’s also not a matter of ignoring “real” issues […]

Categories: Reflections • Tags: Costume, Cultural appropriation, cultural exchange, Good Men Project, Halloween costume, Jarune Uwujaren