Ep. 139: No, It's Not Too Late to Talk About Halloween

EQ: To what extent is the world trying to steal our hallowed peace at this time of year?  

Today’s episode a mix of fun and shade. We bring back one of our favorite segments, Timeless or Terrible. Surprisingly, we’ve never discussed Halloween on the show so we decided to tackle this wacky, short season. We talk about how folks should be intentional about having a fun costume that isn’t race-ish or glorifying a serial killer. We also discuss some local news such as a recent transrights protest in Tacoma and the Paul Pelosi attack.

Related Links:

• My Culture is Not a Costume 

• The History of Racist Halloween Costumes & Progress We’ve Made in Saying Goodbye to Them

• “Dear POC: Think Again Before Wearing Racism This Halloween”

• USA Today: “cultural appropriation has to do with dominance and power”

• Baylor Inclusion & Diversity Page

• Ebay banning Jeffrey Dahmer Costumes

• Bars in Milwaukee Banning Dahmer Costumes

• Transrights Protest Dissolves into Shouts & Pepper Spray 

• Even in the coverage, Fox News included anecdotes of their garage being graffitid with traditionally left talking points like “universal income now”

• Another Fox article: Paul Pelosi attack should be a ‘wakeup call’ to Democrats about crime, but they won’t change

Do Your Fudging  Homework:

• Hope: keep an eye out for bots & help orgs/people you love; promote good work on itunes, etc.

• Megan: outshout the haters; post positives