So Ruby and I have been out Halloween costume shopping (and just having Halloween costumes in my face when I've been doing any kind of shopping) lately, and I cannot believe the costumes for kids. Target had a geisha costume for toddlers. (White girl in the picture on the package, of course.) It's not exactly the same, but it is some blatant, in-your-face offensive appropriation and objectification. I had to explain to Ruby that concepts like geisha and "Indian princess" (GAG) are not costumes.