I look at it this way
If I was going to dress up as a stereotypical German for Halloween with the shorts and the hat thing it would be wrong to have a Hitler mustache as if all Germans are Hitler.
But if I was going out as Hitler and I had a mustache it would be ok as I am portraying an individual's appearance not a group.
The rules should be the same and that is how it has been explained to me by people of colour. You can colour your skin for a portrayal of a person just not an entire group.
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