Debate erupts over Halloween costumes crossing racial lines
October 26, 2018
PHOENIX (AP) — When Colorado attorney Jeff Schwartz asked his 7-year-old son what he wanted to dress as this Halloween, the answer was clear: his favorite movie superhero, "Black Panther."
Schwartz said his white son's choice of a black character didn't give him pause.
"I didn't give it a second thought," said Schwartz. "I think that if my son wants to idolize a character — be it a black character or a white character — race doesn't need to come into it at all."
NBC talk show host Megyn Kelly's comments about blackface on Halloween have reinvigorated a debate over costumes that cross...
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