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Forum: Winning the lottery

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December 15, 2022
A selection of wigs for sale at Party City. Two of the wigs for sale, titled the “Rasta Vibration Wig” and the “Dreadlock Rasta Wig,” respectively, seem to appropriate Rastafari culture. There are also several wigs available that attempt to replicate elements of African American culture, including the “Black Afro Wig,” “Brown Afro Wig,” “Short ‘Fro Wig,” and “Runway Fro Wig.” Each one of these wigs appears to play into some sort of racial or cultural stereotype, and many of the other products for sale at Party City also play into stereotypes. Although, to their credit, Party City does not appear to carry costumes based on the Indigenous Peoples of America anymore, so that’s something.

Halloween costumes: cultural appreciation or cultural appropriation?

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