Halloween

CHECKLIST
IS YOUR COSTUME OFFENSIVE?
Check yourself and your friends.

Ask: Does this costume...

mock cultural or
religious symbols
such as dreadlocks,
headdresses, afros,
bindis, etc.?

attempt to
represent an entire
culture or
ethnicity?

trivialize human suffering,

oppression, and marginalization
such as portraying a person who
is homeless, imprisoned, a
person with disabilities, or a
person with mental illness?

UNSURE IF YOUR COSTUME MIGHT BE OFFENSIVE?

Dont be scared to ask questions.

Dean of Students - dos@geneseo.edu (585) 245-5706
Multicultural Programs and Services - multcult@geneseo.edu (585) 245-5620
Fraternal Life - kinney@geneseo.edu (585) 245-5968
Leadership and Service - gold@geneseo.edu (585) 245-5857
Student Conduct and Community Standards - conduct@geneseo.edu (585) 245-5714

We encourage you to STAND UP

for each other and our community.
This poster inspired by and adapted from Halloween Checklist campaigns
from Hampshire Colleges Community Advocacy Department, and at UMass Amherst, and Wesleyan University