Halloween is almost here, and fortunately, the past year has been a great one for movies, TV, and pop culture on the whole. There's been a huge variety of iconic cultural touchstones in 2023, from ...

Every Halloween, it is a chance for people to get creative with costumes, but for Native Americans, seeing their culture turned into a costume highlights a persistent problem of cultural appropriation ...

But culturally appropriative Halloween costumes are offensive because they reduce culture to a literal costume — one that certain groups of people can take off, but others live with every day.

And that means this is a great time to talk about how some costumes might seem like a great idea, but actually hurtful to many people because they are a form of cultural appropriation.

Bucknell University's Division of Equity & Inclusive Excellence is leading a campaign called "My Culture Is Not a Costume" to raise awareness of the problematic nature of certain Halloween costumes.

Examples of cultural appropriation: kids' Halloween costumes that are described as “Mexican" (or "Cinco de Mayo”) that come with sombreros and ponchos, "Arab" with keffiyehs and robes or ...

Celebrities often use cultural elements as a way of courting attention. Franklin points to Lady Gaga’s controversial decision to wear a burqa in 2013. “When pop stars play dress-up, they too ...

New York Post Shopping rounded up the 10 best pop culture Halloween costumes in 2023, from Barbie and Mario Bros. to The Little Mermaid and Bridgerton.

Niño-inspired costumes during the Giniakan Festival and won as the grand champion with P200,000 cash prize. (Photo: ADD/PIA-10/Lanao del Norte) BAROY, Lanao del Norte (PIA) – Residents of this town ...

And now, the 33 best pop culture Halloween costumes to wear in 2024 (and a few honorable mentions from 2023). They're all pretty affordable and easy to put together—leaving you more time to make ...

Barbie, Super Mario, Star Wars, and more, are just a few of the great costumes you'll find for kids ahead of Halloween 2023 from Amazon, Spirit Halloween, and more.