Posted on 10/23/2009 11:21:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Bigotry isn't funny, said Cesar Baldelomar in Sojourners. But Forum Novelties Inc. is trying to cash in on racist stereotypes by selling—through Walgreens, Target, and other major retailers—an "illegal alien" Halloween costume, featuring a space alien mask, an orange prison jumpsuit, and an oversize green card. Maybe the joke would be funny if undocumented immigrants weren't still being beaten to death by young men raised on xenophobic hatred. (Watch reactions to the costume)
What "absurd outrage," said commentator Debbie Schlussel in her blog. "You can sell Nazi memorabilia on eBay," but let a secure borders group, Americans for Legal Immigration, try to sell a "funny illegal alien costume" and eBay yanks it. Sorry, but the marketplace has spoken—many costume stores that carried the costume have sold them out.
Some stores—including Walgreens' website and Target—have pulled the costumes, said Alan Colmes in Liberaland. But "my fellow pro-immigrant friends" should "lighten up." If pro-immigration groups think the Illegal Alien costume is "distasteful, mean-spirited, and ignorant," maybe we should "just call it an 'Undocumented Worker' costume and leave it at that."
Related video:
http://www.theweek.com/article/index/101858/Video_Illegal_Alien_costume_sparks_outrage
Groups that advocate the breaking of laws and rewarding those who break the laws.
Legal immigrants won’t be offended
Here’s where you can buy the costume!
http://www.buycostumes.com/Illegal-Alien-Adult-Costume/60504/ProductDetail.aspx
I’d wear it, but with my Latina appearance some INS type might take it a little too seriously. LOL
Some of the costumes/catagories available at Target (and whom they may offend):
Boys Transformers (Ken Jennings?)
Kids Bat Girl (see above)
Infant Turtle (PETA alert)
Womens Magical Angel (NOW Nags)
Pet Rooster (PETA again)
White Costume Boots (NOW)
Teens & Tweens (swell, just swell....)
When I grow up (ah, the current administration)
Animals and Insects (.....? )
That looks like Erkel.
“Bigotry isn’t funny, said Cesar Baldelomar in Sojourners”.
...define “funny” wet back.
**“Bigotry isn’t funny, said Cesar Baldelomar in Sojourners”.**
NO ... but Scoffing at CRIMINALS who Break in to our country IS...
We should MOCK, SCORN, and LAUGH AT ALL who BReak our LAW and Especially at “SCUMSUCKERS” Like CEsar who AID AND ABET such Criminal Behavior.
Posted by David, Thursday, October 22, 2009, 3:40 pm
Peace and love my fello humans we need to learn to live with eachother, toleration and compassion is the key. If it makes you happy to wear such a disguise, do so. We are all citizens of this planet, wether this is our original encarnation or not. Stop the blind hate that only brings stress into your soul. It's time to accept who we are ever living, ever loving, ever wiser souls.
Where do they find these yahoos?
What, me?
Isn’t it interesting how a costume that has absolutely NO indications of any particular race is immediately seized upon by the PC liberal whackjobs as being against Mexicans? Maybe Mexicans should be more concerned about why they as a nationality have become stereotyped as illegal aliens instead of enabling criminal behavior by making excuses for it.
well done!!!
If the “alien” has a green card, then he’s not an “illegal” alien - a green card is proof of lawful permanent residency.
“Those are the people who really built the infrastructure of this country, banking, industry, farming, etc.”
So the few percentage of our population that came from Africa is responsible for all good and strong in this country. Ok, gee, thanks for letting me know.
It's a counterfeit green card.
Tell the Mexicans in Mexico and Spain bigotry isn’t funny. They throw bananas at the black soccer player and sell black jockey statuettes that crap something akin to a fireworks snake when you light the bare butt. Yeah, let’s hear it for those highly moral and race-neutral mexicans.
Almost forgot the ching chong eyes students from Spain. These folks have taken making fun of others to a higher art form. Or maybe it’s more of a lower art form.
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