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Raggedy Ann. This costume clearly objectifies women.
Werewolf. Offensive to animal advocates and those with male-pattern baldness.
Cave man. The proper term should be "evolutionally challenged"; "man" is overtly sexist; also insulting to those in loincloths.
Cop. Authority figures should not be ridiculed.
Grim Reaper. Trivializes death; may also encourage children to use scythes without the necessary supervision.
Napoleon. Offends the French. (In much the same way deodorant does.)
Frankenstein's Monster. Pokes fun at those with psychological or emotional problems, as well as those with identity crises.
Bride of Frankenstein. Extremely offensive to womenthey should not be known by, or valued more, merely because of their husbands.
Skeleton. Exhibits an insensitivity toward those with eating disorders.
Angel. Mocks religion and the religious.
Hunchback of Notre Dame. Ridicules those with physical deformities, as well as those suffering from "ligyrophobia," a fear of noise.
Dracula. Endorses the irresponsible practice of transmitting bodily fluids.
Sigmund Freud. Insults those with the lifelong opinion that a cigar is just a cigar.
Flapper. Demeaning to women and tassel salesmen.
Gladiator. Insensitive to cross-dressers.
Cowboy. Encourages violence, cruelty to animals and spontaneous "whooping."
Mafioso (mobster, "wise guy"). Unfairly stereotypes Italian-Americans. OK, actually, fairly stereotypes Italian-Americans, but it's still stereotyping.
Tarzan. Condones mistreatment of minorities and animals. Again, hurtful to those in loincloths.
Ghost. Glorifies the occult.
Witch. Religious persecution. Also pertains to warlocks, Gnostics, conjurers, chiromancers, shamans and Druids.
Leprechaun. Shows contempt for the Irish-American community, as well as the diminutive.
Presidents. Encourages scorn and contempt for authority figures, at least half of whom have no criminal record whatsoever. (See also "Cop.")
Characters from Star Wars. Offensive to Star Trek fans.
Characters from Star Trek. Offensive to Star Wars fans.
Mummy. Offends Egyptians, embalmers and the undead.
Genie. Objectifies women; subjects those who may be "buxom challenged" to ridicule. (Note: Same applies to wenches.)
Pirate. Distasteful to those with hooks for hands and the vision impaired (wearers of eye patches), not to mention parrot owners.
Zombie. Disrespectful of the dead.
Princess. Contributes to myth that women must be "rescued" to live happily ever after (same goes for Snow White); also insulting to certain Jewish-Americans.
Gorilla. Condescending to our friends in the wild kingdom.
Medusa. Exploits animals; sends the wrong message to young girls by implying women are defined by their physical appearance.
Gumby. Ridicules those with disfigurements (especially of the head).
Knight. Offensive to dragons, I imagine.
Baby. Promotes a lack of respect for youth, human life and those who drool voluminously.
Biblical Figures. Religion is no laughing matter, except for that part about Noah fitting four million species of animals onto one boat.
Ballerina. Cruelly mocks the short, not to mention the waif-like.
Indian. Native-Americans have been oppressed, slaughtered and persecutedimitation buckskin and feathers are the final insult.
Devil. Affront to demons and those currently possessed by demons; Satanists are people, too, all right?
Sports Figures. Belittles our heroes.
Convict/Prisoner. See "Sports Figures"the groups often seem to overlap.
Fairy. Offensive to interior designers and choreographers. (Note: The same guideline applies to sprites and pixies.)
Priest. The Catholic church has enough to worry about without being the butt of jokes (if you'll pardon the expression).
Bandito. Racial stereotype; subtly condones handlebar mustaches.
Headless Horseman. Blatantly sexist; wrongfully pigeonholes equestrians; also involves another physical deformityoffensive to amputees and the headless.
Viking. Endorses razing; in addition, glorifies pillaging and ravishing.
Porky Pig. Insensitive to members of the Jewish-American community (as well as members of Weight Watchers).
Klingon. Unjustly hurtful to illegal, as well as resident, aliens. (See also "Characters from Star Trek.")
Hobo. Derides the economically and hygienically disadvantaged.
Professional wrestlers. Offensive to just about everybody. (See also "Sports Figures.")
Mermaid. Slights women and aquatic life simultaneously.
Daffy Duck. Unkind to those with speech impediments. (Same goes for Elmer Fudd and Barbara Walters.)
Phantom of the Opera. Unfeeling toward those with physical malformations; shows contempt for those committed to ridding the civilized world of musicals.
Ninja. Perpetuates stereotype of Asians; also promotes "lurking."
Albert Einstein. Insulting to those who have a problem comprehending the particle nature of light.
Chinaman. Sexist; racist; upsetting to immigrants and honor students.
Clown. Deeply offensive to Geraldo Rivera.
Aunt Jemima. Racially inflammatory; serves to exacerbate the already incendiary "pancake vs. waffle" debate.
Robin Hood/Merry Men. Suggests an intolerance for those with alternative lifestyles.
Aside from those costumes, you should be just fine. Get out there and enjoy your Halloween! Oh, and don't use the phrase "trick or treat." Hookers are people, too.
Hagbard Celine said:Well, we wouldn't even have Halloween if religious conservatives had their way. Afterall, it is the devil's holiday!
Hobbit said:I used to belong to a church that half-heartedly endorsed that. It was the type of doctrine that would kill a church through a few elderly members who had qualms against just about everything. If they left, each of them would take their 8 children, 24 grandchildren, and 72 great grandchildren with them. The comprimise? A "harvest party" where people wore costumes and got candy. Most parents took the kids not because of any distaste for Halloween, but because of their distaste for their kids walking around Memphis at night.
Remember, some things churches seem to endorse are only really supported by a small few who will raise Hell if they're trifled with. For example, how many people have thought the issue out and actually believe that the tune (rather than the lyrics) of modern music is evil or that dice based pen and paper RPGs cause suicide and lead to Satanism.
Hobbit said:I used to belong to a church that half-heartedly endorsed that. It was the type of doctrine that would kill a church through a few elderly members who had qualms against just about everything. If they left, each of them would take their 8 children, 24 grandchildren, and 72 great grandchildren with them. The comprimise? A "harvest party" where people wore costumes and got candy. Most parents took the kids not because of any distaste for Halloween, but because of their distaste for their kids walking around Memphis at night.
Remember, some things churches seem to endorse are only really supported by a small few who will raise Hell if they're trifled with. For example, how many people have thought the issue out and actually believe that the tune (rather than the lyrics) of modern music is evil or that dice based pen and paper RPGs cause suicide and lead to Satanism.
fuzzykitten99 said:This kind of extreme-religeous thinking would never survive in my city - Anoka, which is the Halloween Capitol of the World. My proof: http://www.anokahalloween.com/
Halloween stuff goes on for like 2 weeks before. Tons of fun stuff for kids to do, and adults too!
Hobbit said:Yeah, but I live in the bible belt, and bible belt churches have to pander to their extremist base...at least until they die off. Notice there are few churches left that ban dancing and force girls to wear skirts.
These costumes are what we could not wear, based on their ideology of not offending anyone at any time, even unintentionally.
got this from www.dribbleglass.com
Raggedy Ann. This costume clearly objectifies women.
Werewolf. Offensive to animal advocates and those with male-pattern baldness.
Cave man. The proper term should be "evolutionally challenged"; "man" is overtly sexist; also insulting to those in loincloths.
Cop. Authority figures should not be ridiculed.
Grim Reaper. Trivializes death; may also encourage children to use scythes without the necessary supervision.
Napoleon. Offends the French. (In much the same way deodorant does.)
Frankenstein's Monster. Pokes fun at those with psychological or emotional problems, as well as those with identity crises.
Bride of Frankenstein. Extremely offensive to womenthey should not be known by, or valued more, merely because of their husbands.
Skeleton. Exhibits an insensitivity toward those with eating disorders.
Angel. Mocks religion and the religious.
Hunchback of Notre Dame. Ridicules those with physical deformities, as well as those suffering from "ligyrophobia," a fear of noise.
Dracula. Endorses the irresponsible practice of transmitting bodily fluids.
Sigmund Freud. Insults those with the lifelong opinion that a cigar is just a cigar.
Flapper. Demeaning to women and tassel salesmen.
Gladiator. Insensitive to cross-dressers.
Cowboy. Encourages violence, cruelty to animals and spontaneous "whooping."
Mafioso (mobster, "wise guy"). Unfairly stereotypes Italian-Americans. OK, actually, fairly stereotypes Italian-Americans, but it's still stereotyping.
Tarzan. Condones mistreatment of minorities and animals. Again, hurtful to those in loincloths.
Ghost. Glorifies the occult.
Witch. Religious persecution. Also pertains to warlocks, Gnostics, conjurers, chiromancers, shamans and Druids.
Leprechaun. Shows contempt for the Irish-American community, as well as the diminutive.
Presidents. Encourages scorn and contempt for authority figures, at least half of whom have no criminal record whatsoever. (See also "Cop.")
Characters from Star Wars. Offensive to Star Trek fans.
Characters from Star Trek. Offensive to Star Wars fans.
Mummy. Offends Egyptians, embalmers and the undead.
Genie. Objectifies women; subjects those who may be "buxom challenged" to ridicule. (Note: Same applies to wenches.)
Pirate. Distasteful to those with hooks for hands and the vision impaired (wearers of eye patches), not to mention parrot owners.
Zombie. Disrespectful of the dead.
Princess. Contributes to myth that women must be "rescued" to live happily ever after (same goes for Snow White); also insulting to certain Jewish-Americans.
Gorilla. Condescending to our friends in the wild kingdom.
Medusa. Exploits animals; sends the wrong message to young girls by implying women are defined by their physical appearance.
Gumby. Ridicules those with disfigurements (especially of the head).
Knight. Offensive to dragons, I imagine.
Baby. Promotes a lack of respect for youth, human life and those who drool voluminously.
Biblical Figures. Religion is no laughing matter, except for that part about Noah fitting four million species of animals onto one boat.
Ballerina. Cruelly mocks the short, not to mention the waif-like.
Indian. Native-Americans have been oppressed, slaughtered and persecutedimitation buckskin and feathers are the final insult.
Devil. Affront to demons and those currently possessed by demons; Satanists are people, too, all right?
Sports Figures. Belittles our heroes.
Convict/Prisoner. See "Sports Figures"the groups often seem to overlap.
Fairy. Offensive to interior designers and choreographers. (Note: The same guideline applies to sprites and pixies.)
Priest. The Catholic church has enough to worry about without being the butt of jokes (if you'll pardon the expression).
Bandito. Racial stereotype; subtly condones handlebar mustaches.
Headless Horseman. Blatantly sexist; wrongfully pigeonholes equestrians; also involves another physical deformityoffensive to amputees and the headless.
Viking. Endorses razing; in addition, glorifies pillaging and ravishing.
Porky Pig. Insensitive to members of the Jewish-American community (as well as members of Weight Watchers).
Klingon. Unjustly hurtful to illegal, as well as resident, aliens. (See also "Characters from Star Trek.")
Hobo. Derides the economically and hygienically disadvantaged.
Professional wrestlers. Offensive to just about everybody. (See also "Sports Figures.")
Mermaid. Slights women and aquatic life simultaneously.
Daffy Duck. Unkind to those with speech impediments. (Same goes for Elmer Fudd and Barbara Walters.)
Phantom of the Opera. Unfeeling toward those with physical malformations; shows contempt for those committed to ridding the civilized world of musicals.
Ninja. Perpetuates stereotype of Asians; also promotes "lurking."
Albert Einstein. Insulting to those who have a problem comprehending the particle nature of light.
Chinaman. Sexist; racist; upsetting to immigrants and honor students.
Clown. Deeply offensive to Geraldo Rivera.
Aunt Jemima. Racially inflammatory; serves to exacerbate the already incendiary "pancake vs. waffle" debate.
Robin Hood/Merry Men. Suggests an intolerance for those with alternative lifestyles.
Aside from those costumes, you should be just fine. Get out there and enjoy your Halloween! Oh, and don't use the phrase "trick or treat." Hookers are people, too.
