In American culture, I would agree with you that the distinction of who is marginalized and not marginalized is pretty clear cut. What I meant to communicate is that the intent to marginalize is there with any racist act, but that the ability to marginalize may not be depending on historical precedent.

Well, it looks as if your response really demonstrates your cynical, relentlessly one-dimensional point of view, especially your comment about how if someone of color dressed up as a Native American the racism exists in that context because of white racism. Even if that were the case, the acceptance of those…

It's like some weird, unnatural Devo meets Darth Helmet hybrid. My main question is...is the coverage of the outfit worth the increased bulk and inconvenience of having to wear this jumpsuit thing.

I got the answer with a simple Google query....

I see a problem already with this, as pictured in the article graphic. You think you are going to a Best Western when in fact you are going to a haunted mansion on a deserted dirt road. At least they have Starbucks!

I do PDF editing on my Android tablet. It works well on tablets but regular eReaders are lacking in PDF support.

Oh shut up.

If you assume that whites dressing as stereotypes are indicative of deeper racial problems, then why would you not also assume that the opposite could be true as well. Sure, it may be true that privilege of one race can be quantified over another race, but that is just because the means are there for it to be visible.…

So you are saying that because white people are less marginalized as a race than black people (or any race, to be fair), it is more acceptable to portray racist, negative stereotypes of white people than other races?

This article reminded me of this:

See, I would be more inclined to agree with the majority of others here if they agreed that dressing up as ANY stereotype is a no-no (as in your Appalachia example) and not just dressing up as a minority stereotype.

A little bit of both, actually. I guess the real question is whether it is inappropriate to wear costumes that portray the stereotypes of any race or just races that have been marginalized. Furthermore, what exactly constitutes a marginalized race?

"when in reality kids can still pass on STDs and get pregnant while using a condom."

On a related note, please stop dressing up as leprechauns, beer maids, Vikings, Scottish clansmen, farmers, or cowboys. As a person of Scotch-Irish and German descent, I find all your costumes both degrading and belittling of our great culture...

Oh I was kidding. I know Ubuntu has a good following, I was just being silly.

Next step: iPod speaker dock. He can literally have his own entrance music (preferably pirate-themed).

I've actually been trying to find a wireless system that I can use to "bell train" my dog. Basically, I want him to paw at a lever which sets off a doorbell-like chime I can hear anywhere in the house. Currently we have traditional bells on the door and it is very difficult to hear them outside of the immediate room.

People who claim they are totally thrown off because of DST are either inherently unorganized, lying, or need to move beyond sundials.

People still pay for software?!

I agree that there is more than one demographic group driving this phenomenon, just not to the magnitude that the NYT is claiming.