Offensive headdresses

 Something a good friend of mine posted on Facebook got me thinking about Halloween costumes and unfortunately political correctness as well. Being "pc" can seriously be a pain in the ass sometimes. Or maybe "being pc" is the wrong term to use here since politically we still recognize Columbus Day but I digress...

What I am asking is this: is dressing up as a Native American offensive? Check out this link from what Colleen posted and think on that:

Your friend's Halloween costume:
Face it: You're likely to have at least one non-Native, non-thinking friend decide to go the headdress route come Halloween this year. Speak up and let them that their costume is not cool—and let the retailers who sell these costumes know how you feel too. You can start with Costume Craze and their "Adult Super Deluxe Indian Woman" outfit:

Type in the coupon code INDN45 and save 20%! Seriously.
Contact Costume Craze here.
Again, these are just a few examples of the Native appropriation happening RIGHT NOW on Columbus Day. Share yours in the comments, and use your day off to call out some of the exploitation and racism that's been a part of this country since 1492.

Is it offensive to dress up as Hitler? Bush? A geisha? A pimp? A hillbilly? A suicide bomber? A Jehovah Witness? A Mexican? A jailbird? A ninja? The devil? Harry Potter? A sexy nurse? A nun? An Amish person? The typical "ball and chain"? A fairy? A ghost?

I am sure that all of these costumes could offend someone...some of them more than others of course. Some of them offend me, and some of them don't--I think it tells me a lot about where my passions lie and what is important to me.  
Where do you draw the line?

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