Many people can unintentionally offend others with their Halloween costumes. For example, dressing up as a “Native American girl” can offend Native Americans by making a costume out of their stereotype. Being a “Native American” is so popular among girls because there is a cultural beauty behind the costume; they do not purposely try to offend the people. On the other hand, I was appalled by the extremely racist costumes that a few young men came up with this year.
Three young men from Chicago dressed up as Korean flight attendants who died in the July Asiana Airlines crash this year. Not only did these men make a joke about the deaths of 3 people, but on their costumes, they used fake, offensive names of 4 pilots. Posted on their jackets were the names “Captain Sum Ting Wong,” “Ho Lee Fuk,” “Wi Tu Lo,” and “Bing Dang Ow.” They used these names from a KTVU report that many viewers saw as a rude, racist joke. Another man from Lake Tahoe, CA wore a similar costume with the same names. To read more about this, click here.
Maybe these costumes offended me even more because I am Korean American, but I could not understand why these men would wear these costumes. I think that these men knew that they were going to get bashed on for being racist and for mocking the death of 4 people in a plane crash. Sadly, I think that there will always be some sort of discrimination in the world. I know that people make fun of Asians with small comments and such, and that's a reality that I already understand, but I find it rude how they blatantly made fun of Asians.
What are your thoughts on racism in the U.S.? What do you think were the intentions of these three young men? Is unintentional racism just as bad as intentional racism? What about racism in the mind vs. racism in public?
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