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By Quintez Brown —
Another year of thrills and chills calls for another reminder that CULTURES ARE NOT COSTUMES.
It’s not a hard concept to grasp. You would think people would learn by now to not be so insensitive with their costumes. It’s not difficult to see how blackface, headdresses, sombreros, etc are derogatory and offensive, even if unintentional.
James Ramsey, president Neeli Bendapudi’s predecessor, learned his lesson after his disastrous sombrero picture a couple years ago.