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I’ve been studying racist costume parties for a decade, and colleges are failing at educating the students about why they’re wrong
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A researcher who has studied racist costume parties at colleges for a decade argues that educational institutions are inadequately addressing why such events are offensive, using a 2014 Bowdoin College Thanksgiving party incident as an example.
I’ve been studying racist costume parties for a decade, and colleges are failing at educating the students about why they’re wrong
The campus of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Catherine Robotis/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
In 2014, a group of students at Bowdoin College thought it would be fun to dress up as Pilgrims and Native Americans for a Thanksgiving-themed party. This is not the first or last event like this, nor is it unique to one college.
Attendees later told me that, at the time, they did not understand why others might find the theme offensive. After all, many had dressed as Native Americ
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