Thanks to Cosmopolitan, we already know that it’s racially insensitive for little white girls to dress as Disney’s Moana, so what else can we scratch off the list as we prepare for the holiday? Well, don’t dress as this thing that “Riverdale” actress Lili Reinhart posted:
Lili tweeted this out but she never intended any harm, as you can see. pic.twitter.com/332i8XnvHR
— nics (@NICKYVIDACA) October 22, 2017
It looks like a demon to us, but apparently, some people online took it as an attempt at blackface, inspiring Reinhart to apologize.
I did not mean for my tweet to come off that way. I can see how it was interpreted as being insensitive, completely. I saw the pic on a Halloween Instagram and didn't think it would be interpreted as being racially insensitive.
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) October 22, 2017
I apologize. Never meant any harm. I can see how it could've been misinterpreted.
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) October 22, 2017
Lili Reinhart has apologized for posting a "racially insensitive" Halloween costume idea: https://t.co/Il6J5iQPse pic.twitter.com/X8UKsxbYkh
— E! News (@enews) October 23, 2017
Apology accepted?
How is that racially insensitive?
WTF is wrong with people? https://t.co/n0LiZ2pE5B
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/EarlBlackman/status/922791483626999809
How the fuck is that costume "racially insensitive"?
I think it's racially insensitive to assume black people would find that insensitive. https://t.co/9vhUiUC4pt— JaackMaate (@Jaack) October 24, 2017
Is it just me or am I the only one that didn’t get blackface from this? https://t.co/AbnK17BuTu
— Xay ? (@hoodopulence) October 24, 2017
Nope — not just you.
I’d think she was a demon before thinking that was black face, not everything has to be offensive https://t.co/Es27273HOc
— Casey ♑️ (@LeanandCuisine) October 24, 2017
I honestly don't find this to be racist. Who tf thought that her costume was black face?! … https://t.co/m7kepKzEXR
— Queen. (@_Folaaa) October 24, 2017
This isn't even offensive…I'm actually more offended that other people think this is an imitation of a black person.
— Traphouse Eddie Snowden (@FlyTyAf) October 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/AudnyHood/status/922785689342705664
This was started by white people. No black person thought this was blackface. https://t.co/HI6L6FEb8Q
— shOoObz (@shOoObz) October 24, 2017
Dressing up as demon = not racist
Comparing a demon to black people = racist
Lol this wasn't racist until y'all made the comparison https://t.co/YeoIUAI3jJ
— i am married go away (@donte5O2) October 24, 2017
This wasn’t racist until y’all made it about race. https://t.co/btFwPE1PkW
— Corlin. (@OGCORLIN) October 24, 2017
If you think black people look like that then you're the problem ?that's obviously a monster/creature not a normal human https://t.co/E5JPqELn1a
— mal (@htownmallory) October 24, 2017
Y’all really gotta stop thinking EVERYTHING is racial… this why the movement never gets taken seriously https://t.co/KvajPpENTX
— Ugly Co❌❌ittee Chair❌an (@_DiscreteView) October 24, 2017
This is not blackface.. This is why our real issues get tossed to the side cuz of dumb shit like this https://t.co/lA2kfgwDCX
— Little Rookie? (@QuirkyJERK) October 24, 2017
Dearest folks of a white persuasion… going after ww for Blackface that isn’t actually Blackface does Black people zero good. Zero. https://t.co/pW2zqsSjYM
— ? to Dickens (@deathtodickens) October 24, 2017
i’m offended that people think i should be offended https://t.co/Ur4dOuZTvg
— peekers®??♂️ (@ChiefPeekaboo) October 24, 2017
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Cosmopolitan tries to put the kibosh on white girls dressing like Disney's Moana https://t.co/n28UI7m7GE
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 24, 2017
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