Students actually demanded advance warning of when Christakis would be coming to the dining hall, so they wouldn’t have to be disturbed by the sight of her.Īnd all this didn’t even involve an actual offensive costume - just the mere idea of one! She and her husband - who defended her email - were harassed, lambasted, and so fully shouted down by certain students that they both wound up resigning. You’d have thought she’d locked the kids in the attic. An associate master of Yale’s Silliman college named Erika Christakis dared to wonder if warning college students about offensive Halloween costumes wasn’t going a bit too far in protecting them from anything that might prove the least bit uncomfortable. Then came the Yale University mess of 2015. Heidi Klum was ridiculed for a blue-skinned portrayal of a Hindu goddess of destruction. Actress Hilary Duff drew ire for dressing as a sexy pilgrim. Singer Chris Brown got in trouble for dressing as Osama Bin Laden. The issues seemed to swell in recent years, as a few high-profile firestorms made everyone skittish.
Now you can’t even dress like an angel, for fear of offending atheists. After all, it’s a pagan holiday that used to involve devilish images. How Halloween devolved to this point is a mystery. So is a Mexican mariachi singer, the Sheik of Araby, Princess Jasmine, anyone from “Mulan,” a kimono, a samurai outfit, or Kim Jong Un.Īnd don’t even think about a pillow around your midsection. Yeah, like Moana from the Disney movie! Oops. There are so many other (better) costumes you can choose!” Hobo? Are you kidding? Here's a tip on hobo costumes from Good Housekeeping last week: “In reality, homelessness is a devastating circumstance that affects millions, including kids. Cowboys? They destroyed life for Native Americans. Pretty much everything we wore as kids is on the no-no list. Besides, with that hair, people would just think you were Trump.ĭon’t use childhood as a guide. Haven’t you heard how Harry and Meghan are suffering? The Queen? That’s ageism. A Hindu priest? Who are you to dress like a Hindu priest? Unless, of course, you are actually a Hindu priest. A nun? Are you kidding? A rabbi? Even worse. If you’re Latin-American, don’t dress as a Middle Easterner.ĭon’t dress Catholic. If you’re Indian, don’t pretend to be Latin-American. If you’re African American, you can’t dress like you’re Indian. If you’re white, you can’t dress like an African American. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a no-no, unless you are, actually, in fact, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.ĭressing as anything you are not is taboo. Joe Biden is off limits ( and no false teeth, please). It is probably not a good idea to go as President Trump, as half the houses will refuse to give you candy, or Nancy Pelosi, as the other half will slam the door. In case you’ve been out of the Halloween loop for a while, allow me to sum up the lists of costumes the experts agree you should NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT WEARING.Ī handful are obvious. It’s enough to keep you home, eating tofu. Articles that used to pop up every October about “Great Costume Ideas for Halloween” have been replaced by articles entitled, “The 10 Most Offensive Halloween Costumes for 2019.” There are warnings, scoldings, everything but whirring sirens to prevent you from donning an outfit that someone on the planet might not like. That’s because, thanks to our hyped-up, politically overcorrect, point-fingers-and-yell society, there is almost no Halloween costume you can wear without offending somebody, being ridiculed on the internet, perhaps even losing your job.ĭon’t believe me? Go online. Today, if that kid rang my doorbell, I’d have to give him double candy, an approving nod, and a pat on the back for being so forward-thinking.
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Such lack of effort, we decided, was hardly worthy of a Milky Way bar, let alone a full pack of Necco Wafers. “He didn’t even try to dress up!” we’d whisper when he left. We’d give him candy, but our faces reflected our disappointment. We’d open the door, all excited, and some teenager would be standing on the porch in jeans and a sweatshirt. The doorbell would ring, usually at night, when my siblings and I were already home from our candy walks. This happened every Halloween when I was a kid. Watch Video: Watch what Detroit Zoo animals do with Halloween pumpkins
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