Halloween is Racist

That's right, Halloween is racist. More specifically, it was not meant for Asian people. If you're like me, you're someone who likes the idea of Halloween, but doesn't want to put that much effort into their costume. But if you're gonna dress up, you don't want to be something generic, like a cheerleader or a nerd. If you're white, you're lucky because you can just put on a suit, slick your hair back, create uncomfortable situations and be Michael Scott. A girl could throw on a short black wig with blunt bangs and a black dress and be Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction. People will get it. If an Asian guy puts on a suit and slicks his hair back, people will think he’s an Asian gangster. They will also think he's too lazy to come up with a less lazy Halloween costume and that he's an asshole for creating uncomfortable situations. If I were to put on a short black wig with bangs, people would think I’m Ms. Swan or Asian correspondent Tricia Takanawa (by the way, when did this hairstyle become a token Asian woman thing?). If you’re Asian and you want your face to be part of your costume but you don’t want to be an elaborate anime character, and you don't want to be anything generic, you’re limited to the following costumes:

If you're a guy:
Bruce Lee
Jackie Chan
Jet Li
Yao Ming
Manny Pacquiao
A background guy from The Fast and the Furious
Ryu or E. Honda (video game characters are borderline anime characters)
Hiro from Heroes
(By the way, you would have to explain all of these costumes, or walk around with a name tag.)

If you're a girl:
Mulan (but people might thing you're a geisha)
Nail Salon Employee
Obscure mutants from X-Men, like that chick that was like Wolverine but with nails instead of claws (See costume above: coincidence?)
Trini, the yellow Power Ranger
Tila Tequila
Kristi Yamaguchi
Cho Chang
Lucy Liu (I have no idea how anyone could even dress up like her and be recognized as such. People would just think you're too lazy to come up with a real costume.)
Gi from Captain Planet (also involves a short black wig with blunt bangs)

Here's a fun fact: I Googled "Famous Asians" and clicked on the first link that came up, and it was a list of 8 people. I'm not complaining, I'm just saying...you're not making it easy for us, Halloween.

**This situation can, of course, be applied to other minorities. But I'm writing about my personal experience here. Also, I'm more inclined to offend the minority of which I'm part of because it works as an excuse for when people call me racist.