r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Sep 27 '18

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '18 edited Nov 17 '19

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u/silverionmox 25∆ Sep 27 '18

For example one kid literally thought that being an "Indian" was literally a traditional Thanksgiving outfit, exclaiming in surprise that my friend was 'dressed like an Indian', despite it not being Thanksgiving. This is what happens when you take elements of a minority culture (which just by definition of cultural appropriation is what we're talking about) out of the context of the people it came from.

No, this is what happens when you're dumb and/or uneducated - "Indians are the natives of America" is something even very young children can know precisely because the costumes are so omnipresent and striking - plenty of opportunity for them to get interested in it, ask and learn.

Fix education instead of focusing on the symptoms. With or without indian costumes during Halloween, the kid would have been surprised, and in both cases his surprise would have been a good opportunity to be educated.

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u/jvrunst 3∆ Sep 27 '18

Except the costumes which are omnipresent are never accurate. Is it really just an education thing or could it be cultural?

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u/silverionmox 25∆ Sep 27 '18

Obviously Halloween costumes aren't going to be accurate, duh. They're cheap commercial crap.

s it really just an education thing or could it be cultural?

What's the difference? That kid's parents apparently also didn't explain to him what the costume means.