Byline：由Bloom的Dei顾问Jessica Regan撰写

亲爱的布鲁姆，

I am a Digital Marketing Director and also a Black man. Our office is hosting a virtual Halloween costume contest this year. I want to dress up asYasuke, the African samurai（Netflix展览中的实际1500年的日本非洲武士）。我的日本伴侣向我介绍了Yasuke的节目。经过进一步的研究，我发现Yasuke挑战了反黑的态度，并体现了武士文化的神圣核心信念。我想代表这一点。

作为一个黑人，我担心我的服装可能被认为是令人反感的。但是像Yasuke一样，我是一个黑人，这增加了一些值得庆祝的细微差别。他的故事是关于文化交流和接受的。其他值得注意的事情，我坐在我组织的执行领导团队中，恐怕如果我穿这种服装，我可能会从事文化占用。我担心这可能会损害我们组织更具包容性的DEI努力。我应该怎么办？

- 令人欣慰的武士

Dear Hesitant Samurai,

首先，我们喜欢一场服装比赛！作为Bloom的Dei和人力资源顾问的集体，我们理解为什么人们可能会犹豫着打扮 - 特别是如果对包容有担忧。理解文化占用可能会令人困惑，尤其是当我们存在于一个拥护世界的世界中文化多元化同时在系统上擦除，选择和利用历史上边缘化社区的文化。

我发现您的问题很有趣的是，它为工作中的拨款影响开辟了更深入的讨论。文化占用不仅仅是办公室庆祝活动。我们观察到营销，广告，公司文化和雇主品牌的文化占用。文化欣赏和拨款之间的细微界限是历史上对于大多数组织而言很难绘制的。让我们挖掘您的问题，并努力培养工具，以识别和避免在工作中（及以后）进行文化占用。

首先，什么是拨款？为什么这有关系？

就您的问题而言，犹豫不决的武士，您对文化占用的关注并没有毫无根据。拨款是指使用文化的要素，如果不深入了解文化对象或实践与其所属社区之间的重要性和关系。拨款是对习俗，传统，富豪，富豪，物体，发型或一种文化的习俗，不合适的，不合适的，并且是非同意的，而另一种文化则是另一种文化（通常具有更多社会和政治权力的人）。文化占用也可以表现为从神圣的物体，实践或自我表达（例如头发，指甲和衣服）中获利，同时不关心它来自的社区。像许多其他亚洲文化一样，日本文化也受到种族主义，仇外心理形式的反亚洲仇恨模型少数族裔神话, and东方主义。日本文化也被恋物癖和过度化。例如，当格温·史蒂芬妮（Gwen Stefanior the western world’s obsession withconsuming anime虽然没有挑战反亚洲种族主义信仰。尤其是在Covid-19之后也工作。

重要的是要质疑当一个人想消耗文化时，在仍然使这种文化边缘化的空间中消耗文化时发生的认知失调。

文化占用如何在工作中表现出来

Our culture often places the responsibility of dismantling systems of oppression, like racism and capitalism, on individuals rather than critically examining the broader systems in which we operate. As such, cultural appropriation goes beyond Halloween and offensive costumes. It rears its ugly head when organizations attempt to stay relevant by misusing AAVE in their marketing campaigns (also known as “数字黑脸”）。或当数十亿美元的集团（例如Kardashians）启动产品时Kimono, acting as though they invented this traditional garment. It’s the unchecked exploitation, misrepresentation, behaviours of objectification, and dehumanization of marginalized identities. People often forget that cultural appropriation also includes misrepresenting cultures through messages that reinforce stereotypes and reduce people’s cultures to more palatable versions for mainstream (read: white) consumption. Like Kim Kardashian’s “Kimono,” it removes the intricacies that make specific cultures unique and beautiful.

这就是为什么您不能成为“牛仔”或其他白人文化元素的原因。拨款需要权力不平衡 - （MIS）使用或采用文化元素froma culture that has been historically subjugated经过a more powerful and/or dominant culture. And guess what? Many historians say黑色的and土著男人实际上是第一批牛仔。

Understanding, honouring, and celebrating the intricacies and nuances of a culture is what sets appreciation aside from appropriation. As such, if one truly understands all elements of the culture in question and understands why those elements are sacred, one is less likely to wear it as a costume or position it as a piece of marketing material.

因此，犹豫不决的武士，如果您仍然对服装围栏（如果您担心将组织的DEI进度处于危险之中），这里是一个清单，可以帮助您做出决定。

1. 目的：Why are you wearing this costume?
   我知道穿这种服装的目的。[是还是不是]
   我没有穿这个来保持时尚。[是还是不是]
2. 用法：您如何使用此项目？
   我不是通过穿这种服装来开个玩笑。[是还是不是]
   我之所以穿这种服装，是因为我喜欢它的代表，而不是因为这是尝试新事物的便捷机会。[是还是不是]
3. 意义：这件服装的意义是什么？
   我知道这种服装的历史。[是还是不是]
   我知道服装的代表。[是还是不是]
   This costume doesn’t represent anything sacred. [Yes or No]
4. 来源：您从哪里购买了这套服装？
   该项目直接来自社区。[是还是不是]
5. 频率：您多久与这种文化来的社区互动？
   I consume or celebrate aspects of this culture more than once a year. [Yes or No]
   我全年提倡影响这个社区的原因。[是还是不是]
6. 影响：这可能会伤害谁？
   我认为穿这种服装可能会受到影响或其他人的影响。[是还是不是]
   I have made my best effort not to misrepresent this culture. [Yes or No]
   我没有改变服装的任何核心元素，因此它仍然是原始文化的真实元素。[是还是不是]
   这种服装不需要额外的上下文，不要将其视为文化上的适用性。[是还是不是]
7. 同意：I have permission to wear this as a costume. (This is a tricky question because communities are not a monolith. No one person can permit cultural objects. However, being a part of the community makes one more likely to have insight into whether this is something to be shared with outsiders.)

If you answered no to any of these questions, this is a sign to find another costume.

There is unfortunately no straightforward answer to your questions, Hesitant Samurai, without first engaging in self-reflection. As we’ve highlighted, there are many things to consider before dressing up as Yasuke. By being a member of the executive leadership team, you hold significant power and privilege within your organization. To make your costume choice more inclusive, you most likely would have to explain the Yasuke origin story and what it means to you as a Black man. Due to your status within the organization, team members may not feel comfortable asking you to explain your costume, especially those with less power. So that you can wear this costume and feel confident that you’re not engaging in cultural appropriation, you need to ensure that you have cultivated a space where folks from all levels of the organization feel safe to engage in dialogue and ask questions without fear of retribution. The reality is that folks in executive-level positions will always hold more power, making it more challenging for people to really understand the nuances of your costume.

My suggestion? Find an alternative costume — one that doesn’t require ongoing explanation and one that better matches your organization’s DEI efforts. You can always go with The Black Panther. Chadwick Boseman was one hell of a hero on and off the screen.

为了帮助您为31日举行的庆祝活动做准备，这是无挑剔的非包装万圣节服装清单保持距离：

• 死亡的一天/糖头骨化妆
• 阿拉丁
• 凯特琳·詹纳（Caitlin Jenner）
• 如果您不积极参与社区，拖拉皇后/国王
• 用黑脸/棕面完成的任何事情
• A Holocaust victim/survivor
• Sumo西装，身体羞耻服
• Moana
• Pocahontas
• A terrorist
• 饮食失调的人
• Someone who is mentally ill (ie. wearing a straight jacket)
• Someone with a substance abuse issue
• 家庭暴力夫妇（例如雷·赖斯，惠特尼和鲍比）
• An unhoused person
• A sex worker
• 黑人生命的时刻
• For white folks or white-presenting folks: any character in which their likeness is directly tied to their race/phenotype; ie. Foxy Cleopatra, Aladdin, Mulan, The Obamas, etc.

Not sure why a certain costume is on this list? We have you covered. On October 24th, we’re hosting a 1-hour session titled包容庆祝：解构拨款。了解更多并注册here。