Halloween for Black Dudes…..
…sucks.
Halloween 1998:
Friend: Hey Galen, what are you for Halloween? Me: (in superman costume) Uhhh…I’m superman. Friend: Huh? What? Superman’s not black. Me: Yeah….well I’m black superman. Friend: Oh (shrugs)
This exact conversation has happened to me many-a-halloween. in the
weeks leading up to halloween, I would always discuss possible ideas
with friends. They never understood my struggle, saying something
like, “Dude, you have plenty of choices for halloween, you should be
But the fact of the matter is, being a black dude on Halloween just isn’t easy. As I pour unlimited amounts of Pabst Blue Ribbon into my body this halloween weekend in New York, I can already predict the costumes that other black dudes will wear:
Tiger Woods The Old Spice Dude Antoine Dodson Bishop Eddie Long A Rapper A Famous Athlete Steve Urkel A Will Smith Character
My costume is none of the above, but hopefully it’ll do the trick. Maybe I should think about my costume for next year…now lol. Or maybe I’ll retire from Halloween Costume Parties…sike!
