Cultures as Costumes
I found that all the costumes in the video were extremely offensive and stereotypical, and that those who are apart of the culture are being portrayed incorrectly. As an individual who can relate to the costumes in question, I understand the different ways these costumes are offending others. The costumes themselves are physically offensive because of how they are made. The real clothing these costumes are suppose to look like are made through hard work and effort; and expensive resources. Personally speaking, I haven't encountered such costumes but knowing that they do exist does bother me. As for the people wearing the costumes, I do not think their intentions were to offend anyone in our outside the costumes background but rather they didn't have any intent at all. They see the costume in stores and simply like what it looks like, they consider it like another piece of clothing; they like it, and they buy it. The costume creators / production behind the costumes are the re...