{"id":928798,"date":"2021-10-27T14:29:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T18:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=928798"},"modified":"2021-10-27T14:29:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T18:29:39","slug":"costumes-can-elicit-trauma-michigan-state-university-warns-students-about-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/costumes-can-elicit-trauma-michigan-state-university-warns-students-about-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Costumes Can Elicit Trauma\u2019: Michigan State University Warns Students About Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcostumes-can-elicit-trauma-michigan-state-university-warns-students-about-halloween%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=928798&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michigan State University (MSU) officials on Wednesday sent students an email about the upcoming Halloween weekend and the school\u2019s football game against the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Included at the bottom of the email, which was shared with The Daily Wire, was a reminder for students to be mindful of what Halloween costumes they choose to wear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m asking you to think about this now, before heading into the excitement of the weekend. Make a plan, be respectful (including being mindful of Halloween costumes that perpetuate stereotypes and cultural appropriation) and do what is best for you, your fellow Spartans and the East Lansing community. Read this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/inclusion.msu.edu\/news\/costume-selection-matters.html\">article<\/a>&nbsp;for more information about appropriate costumes,\u201d wrote Vennie Gore, senior vice president for residential and hospitality services and auxiliary enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>The included article mentions \u201cvisible and invisible identities\u201d having concerns about Halloween costumes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile most think of Halloween as a time to dress in costume and celebrate all things spooky, it also can become a breeding ground for racist, sexist, culturally insensitive and biased behaviors,\u201d the article says. \u201cHalloween can be an opportunity to creatively dress and decorate, but experts say it\u2019s important to consider how costumes that portray specific groups of people in demeaning ways \u2014 as criminals, hyper-sexualized and or grotesque caricatures \u2014 can perpetuate harmful stereotypes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The article then quotes Dennis Martell, MSU\u2019s director of health promotion, who claimed \u201cMisrepresentation and acts to dehumanize others have long been a way for certain groups to exercise racial superiority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The article also claims that \u201ccostumes can elicit trauma if they poke fun at the experiences of historical harm, bigotry or displacement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Genyne L. Royal, MSU\u2019s assistant dean for Student Success Initiatives and director of the Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative, said in the article that it \u201cis crucial to avoid costumes that mock or show insensitivities around traumatic experiences.\u201d MSU provided a list of some \u201cexperiences\u201d that shouldn\u2019t be the basis for costumes:<\/p>\n<p><em>Pandemic victim<\/em><em>Black face<\/em><em>Holocaust victim<\/em><em>Cultural stereotypes<\/em><em>Body-shaming and objectifying<\/em><em>Islamophobia<\/em><em>Transphobia<\/em><em>Mental illness<\/em><em>Sexual harassment<\/em><em>Homelessness<\/em><em>National tragedies<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCultures are not costumes; marginalized people carry the hardships coming with their identities every day of the calendar, and cannot simply shed our identities after Halloween night. My peers should reflect on what a costume signifies and consists of to make wise decisions about dressing up,\u201d one senior is quoted as saying in the article.<\/p>\n<p>MSU then provides a four-question process to determining whether a costume is okay to wear:<\/p>\n<p><em>What does my wearing of the costume convey?<\/em><em>Does the costume challenge or<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan State University (MSU) officials on Wednesday sent students an email about the upcoming Halloween weekend and the school\u2019s football game against the University of Michigan.Included at the bottom of the email, which was shared with The Daily Wire, was a reminder for students to be mindful of what Halloween costumes they choose to wear.\u201cI\u2019m asking you to think about this now, before heading into the excitement of the weekend. Make a plan, be respectful (including being mindful of Halloween costumes that perpetuate stereotypes and cultural appropriation) and do what is best for you, your fellow Spartans and the East Lansing community. Read this\u00a0article\u00a0for more information about appropriate costumes,\u201d wrote Vennie Gore, senior vice president for residential and hospitality services and auxiliary enterprises.The included article mentions \u201cvisible and invisible identities\u201d having concerns about Halloween costumes.\u201cWhile most think of Halloween as a time to dress in costume and celebrate all things spooky, it also can become a breeding ground for racist, sexist, culturally insensitive and biased behaviors,\u201d the article says. \u201cHalloween can be an opportunity to creatively dress and decorate, but experts say it\u2019s important to consider how costumes that portray specific groups of people in demeaning ways \u2014 as criminals, hyper-sexualized and or grotesque caricatures \u2014 can perpetuate harmful stereotypes.\u201dThe article then quotes Dennis Martell, MSU\u2019s director of health promotion, who claimed \u201cMisrepresentation and acts to dehumanize others have long been a way for certain groups to exercise racial superiority.\u201dThe article also claims that \u201ccostumes can elicit trauma if they poke fun at the experiences of historical harm, bigotry or displacement.\u201dDr. Genyne L. Royal, MSU\u2019s assistant dean for Student Success Initiatives and director of the Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative, said in the article that it \u201cis crucial to avoid costumes that mock or show insensitivities around traumatic experiences.\u201d MSU provided a list of some \u201cexperiences\u201d that shouldn\u2019t be the basis for costumes:Pandemic victimBlack faceHolocaust victimCultural stereotypesBody-shaming and objectifyingIslamophobiaTransphobiaMental illnessSexual harassmentHomelessnessNational tragedies\u201cCultures are not costumes; marginalized people carry the hardships coming with their identities every day of the calendar, and cannot simply shed our identities after Halloween night. My peers should reflect on what a costume signifies and consists of to make wise decisions about dressing up,\u201d one senior is quoted as saying in the article.MSU then provides a four-question process to determining whether a costume is okay to wear:What does my wearing of the costume convey?Does the costume challenge or misrepresent my value system?Might this costume perpetuate harm or violence that a group has experienced?Does this costume reference a certain culture or identity and, if so, is it mine to claim?\u00a0MSU is the latest school to take action regarding Halloween. East Lansing Public Schools announced earlier this month that it was canceling Halloween to be more \u201cinclusive\u201d and \u201cequitable\u201d to those who don\u2019t celebrate. A school in Seattle also canceled its \u201cPumpkin Parade\u201d for supposedly marginalizing people of color.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-928798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=928798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=928798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=928798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=928798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}