native appropriation

• Ms. Magazine speaks with Samhita Mukhopadhyay on her book about the "romantic industrial complex"—which we also have a snazzy review of in the new issue (/horn toot).
• Help make a young feminist's day and sponsor the Crunk Feminist Collective's first Feminism 101 workshop.
• Dear Halloween Pocahotties and Indian warriors, Native Appropriations has an open letter for you and so does the Ironing Board Collective. (FWD:Our post on appropriation and costumes).
• Unsurprisingly, Fox & Friends was douche-y about Grinnell's new gender-neutral dorms. 
• Transgriot kicks back and opens a box of Thin Mints after hearing that the Girl Scouts openly welcomed a trans scout.
• Check out the NY Times piece on Lynda Barry's writing workshops.
• Help get this Alice Walker documentary made over at Indiegogo!
• Not to mention, Portland plus-size clothing boutique Fat Fancy could use your help, too!
• At Amptoons, Jeff Fecke writes "You Are Not Amber Cole's Father." Bianca Laureano discusses how "We're Still Blaming the Victim" at Media Justice.

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Halloween is a notorious time for offensive outfits. If you're still not sure what your costume is going to be this year, make sure you don't go the culturally appropriative route. Dressing up as "another culture," is racist, and an act of privilege. Fortunately, thanks to some college students behind Students Teaching About Racism in Society (STARS), an Ohio University organization, cultural appropriation is getting some more attention through their series of posters boldly challenge racist costume ideas.

Well, today's Columbus Day, a time when we feel weird about getting a day off work because Columbus and the genocide that followed his "discovering" of America is not someone we should celebrate in any sense of the word. If you're currently feeling conflicted about staying at home on the couch watching Real Housewives reruns, take a minute to call out some of the Native appropriations for sale at a retailer near you.