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Halloween Taste-Testing: Pumpkin Pudding Kit Kats
Last year, Kit Kat introduced special pumpkin cheesecake flavor for Halloween. Although I liked it quite a bit, I was a little confused as to why the package described pumpkin cheesecake as a...
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Halloween Reader
Happy Halloween, everyone! Here are a variety of links from across the web to get you in the holiday spirit! Gender Fuck No Sexist Halloween Costumes This tumblr blog has a simple concept: side-by-side...
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Feminist Halloween, Day 3: Take Back Halloween
I always do a little blurb on Take Back Halloween, since the site has been around as long as this blog has! The site aims to show readers how to make positive feminist costumes for Halloween. Bessie...
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Feminist Halloween, Day 19: Problematic Costume Reader
Every blog I follow seems to be covering problematic costumes this week, and you’ve still got one day to read up before the big day! Racist, sexist, fatphobic, transphobic, and appropriative costumes...
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Feminist Halloween, Day 7: “Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Wear That Caitlyn Jenner...
Pop culture and topical costumes are always fun for Halloween, but celebrity costumes can be rife with problematic elements. Kat Blaque discusses why dressing as Caitlyn Jenner is not an appropriate...
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Feminist Halloween, Day 13: Is the Disney Store Really Gender-Neutral?
[Image: Screenshot of Disney’s children’s costumes page, with the text “I AM AWESOME.” The costumes are not labelled as boys/girls and there are no models.] SourceThe Mary Sue and Jezebel report that...
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Feminist Halloween, Day 22: Take Back Halloween 2015
2015 Take Back Halloween Costume Contest Every year I do a quick post on Take Back Halloween, a feminist site dedicated to providing costume ideas and designs for girls and women. The costumes,...
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Feminist Halloween, Day 24: Alien Makeup Tutorial
Because who knows, you might be Dlique? Copyright Tayler Smith. Via Autostraddle. {Image: alien makeup tutorial!} Autostraddle’s Tayler Smith did an easy alien makeup tutorial for all you scifi fans...
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Feminist Halloween 2016, Day 24: Warning Labels for Racist Costumes
Content note: contains images of a racist and sexualized costumes. Spirit Halloween always gets a mention on my Feminist Halloween series in the costume fail category because of their racist, sexist...
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Feminist Halloween 2017: Day 27: Halloween Costume Round-up
Still planning your costume? Here are some ideas for costumes as well as some tips to be sure your costume isn’t problematic. Don’t Do It “Wall Costume from Party City Gets Slammed Online” – Teen Vogue...
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