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Anna-rexia. The costume was pulled from several online retailers after causing uproar for making light of a serious eating disorder- anorexia nervousa
This Anne Frank costume was pulled from Halloweencostumes.com after social media backlash for trivializing her memory with a costume
This “Thug Life” mask was pulled from Walmart shelves for the obvious racial insinuations
This appalling “Suicide Scar” makeup kit was pulled from Walmart shelves after several health advocates and customers called the costume insensitive to mental illness and accused it of glorifying self-harm.
Target pulled this controversial “Illegal alien” costume from shelves after civil rights and anti-discrimination activists called it distasteful, mean-spirited, and ignorant of social stigmas and the current debate on immigration reform
This “peeper creeper” costume was pulled from Home Depot shelves in Canada after complaints that it made light of voyeurism. The costume is still available in the US and online.
This ‘Tranny Granny’ Halloween Costume was initially Recalled by Amazon, Target, and WalMart after sparking outrage from LGBTQ nation for the offensive nature of its depiction of trans people, but is now back on shelves at some retailers, even under a different name.
Less than a week after Disney debuted kids’ costumes for their film “Moana,” the company has pulled several products from their website including the costume pictured above, after the items sparked outrage for appearing to promote “brownface.”
Garrethban
Fucking snowflakes ruining all the fun
StrayBullet
Halloween is becoming The Purge. Instead of killing each other we have one day to be offensive as fuck because we can't ever be otherwise.
GroovyGhoulie
Being half Mexican the illegal alien is funny
BinaryShutter
Some of these are funny, but I like how people here are offended these costumes are pulled. Not like you were going to wear them anyway.
SprinklesMckitten
Tagging your product as "tranny *" is inviting trouble
trekkie
My Samoan nephew was crushed when that costume didn’t come out. He was so excited. Fuck the idiots that got that pulled
stabbedintheface
DrBinkleton
DildoNecklaceDesk
You double dipping motherfucker. +1
mrsmeat
All I’m gathering from this is that only white kids dress up for Halloween . . .
Meloncov
So "discontinued" and "banned" aren't actually the same thing. At all.
NoxRiddle
That's what I was thinking when I saw the title. Banned? Or just stores stopped choosing to sell the product? Massive difference.
kim71PositivityWrecker
Actually the anne frank costume isn't an anne frank costume. Its a brittish ww2 childrens refugee costume .
ThatsMySecretCapImAlwaysHorny
It is Anne Frank, the costume was meant to be on the company's pages for schools/reenactments, somehow got on the Halloween promo
DrBinkleton
Yea but prior to yanking it they had a bit about Anne Frank and how she was an “inspiration to us all” on the costume description
valen00
How dare people be inspired 'n shit!
mzattyk
I'm just happy they pulled it from the shelves and put it back in the attic where it belongs
AnitaNewusername
Brutal
coolguy4206969
Obviously some of these are fine (alien, peeper) but Anne Frank? Really? This isn't 4Chan and that's a kids costume.
alpacasaurusrex
I was super obsessed with Anne Frank as a kiddo, tbh.
StillPimpin
I mean I think if you give costumes dumb names then yeah people will bitch.
DownvoteDanny
I always had to be a hobo.
SpiderEyes
I've heard of people being offended at making fun of homelessness by going as a hobo. Nothing is safe anymore.
PissingINaShotglassSpinningOnRecordplayerStrappedTOaCheetasBack
otternonsense85
I don't understand the outrage of the Anne Frank costume. If she is someone a little girl admires then why shouldn't dress up as her. 1/2
otternonsense85
2/2 now if someone was to dress up as Anne Frank dying in a concentration camp, then there is an issue.
DrBinkleton
That was my thought too! Kids dress up as their heroes all the time whether it’s a fireman or Superman.
Asteroidrules
Out of production is not banned.
DeviantPhuq
Most of these aren’t even scary
reverendbonobo
The Anne Frank costume is just wrong. Halloween is for Trick-or-Treat, not Hide-and-Seek.
YaFavBoiChris
Aw well there goes my fun this year...
moon2A
What are you doing way down here?
reverendbonobo
Hiding from Hitler.
moon2A
On point +1
TeDmund
Some of these made me laugh, some seemed offensive, which makes me realize that just because I'm OK with something maybe others aren't
DrBinkleton
That’s a really good insight. This should be top comment.
PugTrashcan
I thought that it's always Sunny cleared up the whole issue on whether or not "blackface" was tasteful?
frankenbarrie
People are overly sensitive.
fbutt09
PC gone mad....
lazysombrero
Ya, they need to calm their titties
jfd8u438fdsfkds
It's not even that they're sensitive. They just want an opportunity to announce to the world how conscientious they are.
hardytardigrade
Apparently. Lots of people here are pretty offended that these costumes aren't commercially available. Just go ahead and make your own!
BlondieSayWhat
Cry baby costumes are now banned for making light of those truly concerned with political correctness.
rophiandis
#6 isn't a costume. It's a decoration that assholes were putting on other people's windows, and it's creepy as fuck
PartOfTheRebelAllianceAndATraitor
Well, creepy is sort of appropriate for Halloween.
thisisprocrastination
So what? Boo fucking hoo.
EsportsLawyer
lol
eli808
I would have a mother fucking heart attack if someone put that outside my window, hahahaha
DocWino
Your address?
Cereaza
Yeah, and 90% of halloween is using kitschy stuff to spook your friends and relatives.
ItsRealTalk
The anorexia, thug life, and Anne Frank costumes are all pretty offensive. I think if the "tranny granny" costume didn't have "tranny" 1/2
bond674
How the heck is that an anorexia, All i see is skelehooker.
ItsRealTalk
The vital part of that costume is the tape measure, which she uses to measure her waist in the way anorexia suffers often do. 1/2
ItsRealTalk
It's also literally named after the disease. 2/2
ItsRealTalk
, a slur, in its title it wouldn't be so bad and I'm on the fence about Maui. Otherwise the other ones seem kinda hypersensitive. 2/2
TohruH3
It's a bit confusing because tranny used to only be for transvestites, not transgender. My mom used to work at a bar called TrannyTown 1/2
TohruH3
Pub. Owned/operated/frequented by men who liked to wear make-up and dresses. So tranny just hasn't phased out of some people's vocab yet 2/2
ItsRealTalk
My only issue with that is that language evolves, and I hear it used much more often to put down transgender people than define men who 1/2
ItsRealTalk
dress in women wear (which is now usually referred to as "drag"). I understand some people's vernacular takes time to line up with the 2/3
TohruH3
I have to say, I only recently learned that tranny wasn't appropriate anymore, simply because I'm no longer around such a community.
Spaceballsthelunchbox
The illegal alien is hilarious. Now I want it.
AgentHomo
I think it's perfect for a Halloween costume store to sell, but not Target
ThatJuanMexican
It is hilarious tbh
TrendyOP
I’m an illegal alien and I approve this message
theOtherBeardofZeus
I bought one for Halloween. Threw a mustache on it. You can't see anything through the eyes.
Jackpody
Call the costume 'Englishman in New York' and be done with it :D
Zobaken
Just check near the border, there's always a few there.
sunfried
It's pretty good satire, too.
mellino19
Found my costume
SarminBandit
Now its truly illegal
rodfood
Couldn't we just change the name to "Undocumented Alien"?
MrPredator
I want that shit too. It's funny and makes me think of MIB.
GibsMcKormik
It's about as clever as the sexual predator and other recycled jokes
Raecracy123abc
As someone who deeply incensed by ppl calling humans illegal& generally anti the term "illegal aliens" -I love it. I think it's poignant
LXA591
If I see a black Han Solo or Luke this year I’m gonna let their parents know white face is offensive!
Jakersbakers
Exactly
WhiteningMcClean
Here I'll color your lightsaber purple for you
DrBinkleton
I thought so too. Could probably make your own though pretty cheap and easy, and say it was your own original idea
Spaceballsthelunchbox
Step One: Go to prison
Spaceballsthelunchbox
Step Two: Aquire orange prison jumpsuit
Spaceballsthelunchbox
Step Three: Profit
WhyEvenName
You are so right
QUIBICUS
Step Four: buy khakis with the profit
GreenYawgmoth
It's the only one there that's actually funny. The rest are in horrifically bad taste (or "meh" in the case of Maui).
GibsMcKormik
Yeah, fuck people escaping a horrific situation. Isis, North Korea, etc. they need to lighten the fuck up bro.
UsernameTheMusical
Yeah, I cringed hard at Anna Rexia (why?), but that one is a good pun that I would construe as mocking the phrase, not the subject.
GibsMcKormik
I think you may have miss construed that as a clever pun
JoshuaCM0408
An argument could be made both ways for each of these costumes. Point is, there will always be someone who will get offended.
MrPredator
My problem is at what point can "grow up, stop being a pussy" be said and let something be w/o it getting pulled, removed, or taken down?
LordOfTheDownvotes
Change Anna-Rexia to Skele-Whore and tranny granny to Mrs. Doubtfire and you don't even have a problem anymore.
Commeatus
Exactly! That's what the backlash is saying. It's so easy to not be rude with these costumes but the sellers couldn't be bothered.
Begotten
And it only takes one complaint to scare a billion dollar company these days
ISaidSarcastically
I’m offended that you’re offended about people being easily offended
thisisagoldfish
wow add another level. I'm furious..
YesYouJustLostTheGameAgain
Aaaaaand I'm triggered
randoigno
DavidBodyTerror
This is offensive.
JiffyGee
I think if they renamed some of them it wouldn’t be as bad. Like the scar/cut kit. The only truly bad one is the Anne Frank costume.
ProphetofEntropy
cause its not an anne frank costume, its the girl from the lion witch and wardrobe
Kalylia
It was actually a mistake on the company’s part - they own multiple costuming subsidiaries, including ones that sell costumes for 1/2
Kalylia
school programs and the like - which is where the Anne Frank costume was supposed to be listed - not on their Halloween site. 2/2
Sparkydoodaa
Or so they say
MyStarterWouldBeCharmander
I depends on how you see it. Some people might consider Anne brave and a role model and want to dress their child as her.
fulminatrix
If they didn't include the tape measure or name tag, the skeleton would be fine. Weird and kind of tacky, but fine. Call it an X-ray nurse.
spaceindian
I thought it was a boner nurse or something before i read the caption
IllCaesar
That's what they do with half of these costumes to begin with. Most are minor variations with just a change in name to sell it.
DrBinkleton
The Anne Frank one was the only one I didn’t see offense in at all
Ceraphyma
It has been renamed from the original https://www.smiffys.com/world-war-ii-evacuee-girl-costume?nosto=productcategory-nosto-2
EsportsLawyer
It's not really offensive. It's just a stupid costume. Just looks like an orphan or something really generic.
Ceraphyma
The actual costume is for a refugee girl from the World War II era and relates to schools in the UK having book weeks where they
Ceraphyma
encourage children to read. It is part where the children moved from the cities to the country. Read The Railway Children.
Ceraphyma
It is not offensive, it teaches history that needs to be understood.
AyyLmaoZedong
It's not outright offensive, just very insensitive and tasteless.
EsportsLawyer
It's not really offensive. It's just a stupid costume. Just looks like an orphan or something.
jjm152
Why is it insensitive and tasteless? Is it worse than dressing up as any other historical figure?
AyyLmaoZedong
Because by turning it into a "fun costume" the figure is decontextualized and her suffering trivialized. Have you read her diary?
VoxStellarum
Ok, so, how about we stop being hypersensitive about stupid shit and put that effort into solving actual problems? Stop with the butthurt.
Xeroxblaze
bigfatninja
Honestly tho
Kyoshi6
Amen Vox, amen.
NobodyWantsToBeMrPink
You need a podium with a very microphone turned to 11
DoggoPicsMakeMeHungry
A very very microphone indeed
Rengii
My President strongly disagrees and will be tweeting about it momentarily.
hardytardigrade
Successful companies need to consider what everyone thinks. Building insensitivity into mainstream culture contributes to actual problems.
DoggoPicsMakeMeHungry
Companies selling products doesn't build insensitivity. The destruction if families and moral relativism does.
hardytardigrade
Insensitive products don't build insensitivity? Destruction of families builds insensitivity, rather than vice versa? That's an odd view.
gingerayyIe
This. Cultural divide in America is a serious issue and costumes like these (while harmless in intention) can cause lasting misconceptions.
thegrandfalafel
Interesting fact: people who frequently complain about hypersensitivity tend to have the thinnest skin of all.
dustmywets
Anyone feel like thr fell asleep 8 years ago and woke up to bizzarro world? Just me? Ok nvm...
NautibyNature
Continue to do as we want and quit worrying about what others have to say. I know where my morals and ethics stand. Not my fault theirs suck
usersubmittedgod
Hypersensitive.... Lol you mean like how imgur people are?
ImKimJongUnAndEverythingIsFine
Imgur? You mean the place where if I say I like my iPhone more than I did my Samsung I’ll get downvotes and hate mail?
mecalise
Exactly
CamelaShy
Internet I'd say!
YesYouJustLostTheGameAgain
Couldn't agree more friend
spattr
Some people have terrible hemorrhoids. The butthurt is real.
ubrek
I was looking for your comment. Have an upvote.
AustinTOth
Stop with the butthurt!!
ItsRealTalk
Things like openly offensive content are actual problems though. People making light of serious mental illnesses contributes to 1/x
ItsRealTalk
the mocking of people who suffer from them. People openly using the term "tranny" (a slur for transgender people) and making fun 2/x
ItsRealTalk
of people transitioning actively victimizes that community. Just because a thing doesn't bother you doesn't mean it's a non-issue. 3/3
JackBurtonME
Really.. It's just words
ItsRealTalk
Read literally any scientific study on the effects of words on people and you'll learn there's no such thing as "just words". Also 1/2
VoxStellarum
My question is why can't we all just cut the shit and NOT have to make another person feel small so we can feel better about ourselves?
ItsRealTalk
I'd love an answer to that myself.
cogitoro
Emotionally, I agree with you. But I know that none of these have to do with me, so it's too easy for me to just say "get over it."
Velexis
But my boyfriend likes it when his butt hurts ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Brocktooon
That's a fallacious argument. It's possible to worry about more than one issue at the same time.
rmiGod
I think he's saying "stop making a problem out of every stupid thing that isn't an issue in the first place".
VoxStellarum
That's precisely what I meant. :)
DoggoPicsMakeMeHungry
No that's a straw man. He's not saying you can only worry about one issue at a time. He's saying fix real problems, not trivial ones.
Brocktooon
"Straw man" is a type of fallacious argument. This is a "first world probem" type of fallacy.
GIHunter6
No, it's a stawman. He never said we couldn't focus on more than one issue. Just that this one is trivial bullshit that isn't a real issue
heygee
You got downvotes by the people who want to dress their daughter up as Anne frank
VoxStellarum
Maybe children who have read about Anne Frank would choose to dress as her because they admire her. Why assume they'd do it to mock her?
heygee
Sure man. Idk... I'm not even a huge fan of the holiday. ...I guess you got me ...
Brocktooon
That's not the argument against selling the costume.
VoxStellarum
Then I'm not sure what is. Perhaps I didn't understand what the problem was with that particular costume.
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hardytardigrade
Yes, STFU minorities, we are making America great again
bringbakfirefly
Please look up the definition of the word minority cause I was not talking about races.
hardytardigrade
I must have been confused by all the references to minority race and ethnic groups in the post you were saying "STFU minority people" about
GodEmperorOfImgur
Really? Usually when I see it, it's white middle class women starting this shit.
bringbakfirefly
Wow you guys really need to look up the other definitions of the word minority.
GodEmperorOfImgur
Damnit, I've been conditioned to equate minority with "non-whites" thanks to all the news lately. God fucking damnit.
bringbakfirefly
I refuse to refer to any group as minorities. I just call people people.
Jamason
It’s a small minority of people, not exclusively minorities, is what I think they are trying to say.
VoxStellarum
White suburban soccer moms and young white "hipster" types.
heygee
There were a couple there that were pretty fucked up though. I don't get sensitive about anything but there still should be a line somewhere
daftthoughts
If you're part of the group that's being ridiculed and have your struggles turned into a mockery, you get to decide whether it's offensive.
hardytardigrade
Maybe that line is profitability. These decisions were made based on that factor, not the "butthurt police" or whatever people are afraid of
sention
But then there's the ordeal of who gets to decide where that line is and why THEY get to put it there. Everything can be found offensive.
heygee
Social tact is not always the same as being blatantly P.C.
GaySocialistLiberalMuslimCommieAtheist
"But.. but that means it's not okay to be an asshole like I want!" *man baby wailing*
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KalYahna
#1 is horrifying!
heygee
There is no Halloween party where anyone would laugh if you introduced yourself as an anorexic skeleton or Anne Frank.
JackBurtonME
Maybe not your crappy party
Alsenoth
The Maui one had nothing to do with "brownface". It was about the sacred meaning behind the tattoos, and about how the costume made...
kanihaznaiph
Maybe could have kept the tattoos off the costume, but included a marker so that the kid could make their own meaningful tattoos?
kanihaznaiph
Get the kid interested in the culture so they do research & learn
Alsenoth
...them not seem as important as they are in their culture. Not saying I agree or disagree, just stating what it was actually about. Hence..
Alsenoth
...why the Moana costume is still in circulation, but not the Maui one.
ImKimJongUnAndEverythingIsFine
You know what I think about that?
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TigerViking
People still make priest, nun, Jesus costumes
ZOMGNO
People will dress as Thor, but they won't dress as one of my Gods, Maui? He is a bad ass God who fished up the land I am on now!
ZOMGNO
Oversensitive, man. Don't make light of him, hes a Demi-God, but that costume is dressing as the movie character, not the God.
2000boxes
isn't he a god that's raised by humans in the actual legends?
ZOMGNO
Pretty much! His mother thought he was stillborn, so chopped her hair off, wrapped him in it, and threw him into the sea...
ZOMGNO
But he washed up in front of, coincidentally, his uncle, and was raised for years with him. He returns to his mother later on. (IIRC!!!)
ZOMGNO
*Demi-god, his mother was human.
5NoteHalf
I have briefly looked into Hawaiian gods, and every time, I realize I REALLY need to take some time on it. It's awesome.
ZOMGNO
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ZOMGNO
Some of the legends are amazing! Maui is a God all over Pasifika, I'm in the North Island of New Zealand, living on the tail
5NoteHalf
My favorites so far have been Kalamainu'u, and Laka, god of the hula. ^_^
ZOMGNO
Ooh, fun! I'd love to go to Hawaii and hear about them in person. Those are good ones!