It’s officially fall time which means it is time for the weather cooling just a smidge, jeans, pumpkin spice, cute scarves, and people getting offended.

The newest political correctness movement garnering support across the different social media has come right at the spookiest time of year. Their matra? “My culture is not your costume.”

The idea behind the movement is basically attacking halloween costumes that stem from an explicit  culture. Ways to offend this movement include wearing a sombrero, a mustache, dressing as an Indian, wearing make-up to echo the sugar skulls of Mexico during Dia de los Muertos, and a multitude of other seemingly standard costumes.

Yes the costume resembles a very specific culture. But do you honestly think that every person who wears a sombrero on the 31st is out to offend Mexicans?

No, they are not. They are just getting in the spirit  of the season. When someone dawns a sombrero and a bright poncho, they are not trying to diminish the Mexican culture, they are just wearing a costume.

It is just astonishing to me how society can warp almost every concept into something offensive. Dressing up for Halloween is a tradition dating back to eighth century first implicated to celebrate the end of summer. It was believed that on this day, the spirits could cross over from their world, to ours. The tradition of trick-or-treating and dressing up as ghosts came to life, and soon the streets were peppered with adolescent children with pillow cases collecting candy. Many variations of the holiday within separate cultures. Our society took one of the earliest holidays that has been celebrated for centuries, and found something to be offended by.

I totally understand that there are offensive costumes out there, and people do wear them with the intention of grinding someone’s  gears. However the movement is not targeting the people who are dressing up as Caitlyn Jenner. Being culturally sensitive is extremely important, but there comes a time when there are bigger battles to fight.  

So please, just let it be. There are so many bigger things to be offended by than someone wearing a feather headdress this spooky season.