Role Reboot

Is Your Halloween Costume Racist?

Sometimes what makes a costume funny is the fact that a white individual is wearing another ethnicity or race. And let me tell you, that is straight racist. Halloween is a holiday about glorifying all things spooky and scary, a day to dress up in a costume for the sake of having fun. Unfortunately, sometimes […]

On Katy Perry And The Problem With Pop Culture: Why Cultural Appropriation Is Never OK

Pop singer Katy Perry, who recently dressed as a geisha on stage, told Rolling Stone magazine that she doesn’t understand how her performance was racist.  There is a difference between appropriation and appreciation, although Katy Perry might not know it. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the pop singer reflected on criticism of a […]