While this year’s festivities may look different, that hasn’t stopped people from doing the Monster Mash and dishing out a lot of cash - an estimated $8.0 billion will be spent on Halloween this year (source: The Balance). As ghouls and goblins alike prepare for the 31st, we are forced to revisit the annual Halloween conundrum: what costumes are considered offensive this year, and why? This question inevitably leads to the cultural appropriation v.s appreciation debacle - a debate that is still highly contestable. But what is cultural appropriation?