How to avoid being offensive in your Halloween costume

The hardest part of the Halloween festival is to find the perfect womens costumes for your needs. Everyone wants to enjoy the Halloween festival but unfortunately, some people get offended by different types of costumes. For instance, if you turn religious attire into a costume you are likely to offend a lot of people. If you want to wear costumes and respect those people around you, here are some things to avoid during the Halloween festival.

Leashes and chains

Leashes can be problematic in different contexts. For example, when a white woman walks black women on chained leashes. This can be considered to be racist by some people. The optics of such costumes are offensive to people mindful of power structures and the history of slavery.

Blackface

Some people wear offensive costumes without a clue of being offensive. Some people don’t understand that wearing blackface can be offensive. Blackface is considered by many people to be offensive because it dehumanises and exaggerates the black experience. It also perpetuates racist stereotypes. So, when looking for womens costumes in Australia, avoid putting on a brown face unless you were born with a brown face.

Religion

Religion matters can be sensitive and people should avoid making costumes that imitates religion. If you are not a Muslim, there is no need to wear the Islamic hijab as a costume. Muslims will find this to be offensive. To be on the safe side, avoid wearing costumes that imitate religion.

Criminals

When looking for womens costumes, you should avoid glorifying criminals. For instance, wearing costumes to imitate sexual assault offenders can be offensive to some people because they will think that you are glorifying the offender and the act. It is also highly offensive to dress up as a person who has violated another person’s rights. The costumes can be triggering to the survivors.