"Illegal Alien" costume which is offensive to so many people, including non hispanics, has been pulled from major retailers such as Target, Walgreen's,Amazon.com at the request of many American's.
Teresa Puente on CHICANISIMA writes:
Halloween is a time when people go a little crazy with the costumes.
We can expect to see some tasteless costumes this year of Michael Jackson and Nadya Suleman, also known as the Octomom.
It’s a costume of an “illegal alien.” It includes an outer space alien mask and a orange prison jumpsuit.
I don’t understand why some people think this is funny. I agree withCoalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles that complained to Target that it’s offensive.
Since the complaints surfaced last week, Target has stopped selling the costumes. And it’s off the Toys “R” Us website and shown as unavailable on Amazon.
But there’s also another costume out there called the “Sexy Illegal Alien” selling on Zoogster Costumes. It includes a metallic mini dress with a poncho trimmed with pom-pom fringe, matching sombrero, handcuffs and alien sunglasses. And on Amazon I found an illegal alien latex mask for sale. It features alien eyes and an exaggerated moustache.
Costumes like these are just as offensive as one of a Sambo or a Chinaman. We should move beyond making fun of those images that exploit cultural stereotypes. To exploit these images is racist.
But a costume that was selling at Target, Toys “R” Us, Amazon and other places has some immigrant advocates really upset…….
We agree with Teresa 110%!
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