That one’s probably almost universally considered going too far (I mean, I can imagine neo-nazi shitheads doing that at some super-sekrit party). Sucks that so many others still aren’t yet.
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I think the cosplay is part of a protest against the erosion of bodily autonomy for women. The costume is about turning a fast buck for a corporation on a show about the erosion of bodily autonomy for women.
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…and frog.
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Here’s a costume that might work for you.
all in good fun, right?
(even I was offended by this…)
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Dammit priest, hug the kid! It wants some love!!
That’s what this costume is, right?
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It depends on where you’re meeting women.
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That means the joke is working.
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It would probably offend some people. I suppose whether it is appropriate depends on the particular venue where it would be worn.
I guess you want me to say that it should be banned, but I see banning stuff as more of a last resort, to be used only in extreme cases. I am not sure that any costume choice rises to that level of harm, unless it is made of some material that would spontaneously combust or emits dangerous levels of radiation.
There are tons of costumes that I would never wear, or allow my kids to wear. But that is my personal choice, and I am not going to try to impose my values on others, especially to the point of trying to stop someone from selling them.
I have protested two things in my life. One was an actual book burning, held by some fundamentalists. The other was a case of serious animal abuse. Those things angered me intensely. But I don’t think it is healthy to maintain those levels of outrage over someone’s costume choice or hairstyle or whatever.
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I’m wondering why you’re talking about banning costumes.
Has anyone here called for that? Or are they just criticizing certain costumes?
You’re reminding me of people who object when others object to things they’ve said.
“You’re trying to censor me. I demand you respect my right to free speech!”
“No, we’re not trying to censor you. We’re just saying that what you said was obnoxious, or wrong, or hurtful,” and so on.
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The sexy ‘creepy clippy’ costume is actually quite clever, when you read the little speech bubble:
It looks like you’re trying to make a woman’s Halloween costume.
Can I suggest a ‘sexy’ version of something that no reasonable person would ever consider “sexy?”
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Yeah, I really like that one because it manages to be a nice commentary on both Clippy and “sexy” women’s costumes - which are so absurd they basically can’t be parodied, except by laying bare the process by which they’re invented, which is what she’s done.
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Aye, she totally nailed it; Clippy was annoying as fuck with his useless suggestions, and many sexualized female costumes make no damn sense:
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Wait a minute, what’s the problem with Sexy Poo, which is an endearing nickname? (Don’t ask how I know that.)
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Don’t forget the MAGA cap.
Every day wear is not a Halloween costume!
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I’m not asking you to do anything other than understand that you are not the only person on the planet. The things you say and do affect others, and may lead to offensive behavior and thinking. What you buy, what you allow your kids to do and wear, what you tell others is OK by nodding your head and moving on, what you ignore - all these things affect society in one way or another. Personally, I want to have a positive affect on those around me to lead to a better understanding of each other. I don’t believe myself to be easily offended, but there are some things that cross the lines of civility and good sense.
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You can ban something by passing laws regulating it out of existence or prohibiting it. You can also achieve the same ends through protest or intimidation.
They stopped selling this costume because of a storm of outrage directed at them. By people who did not simply choose to not buy the costume, but who feel that the sale of it must be stopped.
That goes back to tolerance. Allowing things to exist is not the same as endorsing them. We are not talking about ignoring a neighbor who keeps sex slaves chained up in their basement. This is about policing what people are allowed to wear when they are getting drunk at costume parties. It is outrage over a triviality. It is being a scold and a busybody.
It is hard to argue that Yandy does not sell a lot of costumes that are in very poor taste. They sell a “Bondage Naughty Schoolgirl Costume”. And lots of options for costumes to dress as a naughty nurse, sexy nun, naughty Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and Leia, even sexy Elvis. There are thousands of them. I did not see a golliwog costume in there, but I did not look at all of them. Many of them cross lines, in my opinion. But as I am, as you mentioned “not the only person on the planet”, it is best that I exercise tolerance over the fact that other people might choose to dress in ways that I disapprove of.
So, instead of putting everything into two classifications:
- Things that I approve of; and
- Things that I must personally put a stop to.
I would add a larger, intermediate category. And then it becomes
- Things that I approve of
- Things that are none of my business
- Things that I must personally put a stop to.
Even putting most things that other people do into group #2, there is still enough legitimate injustice for each of us to spend the rest of our lives on the serious items in #3. Besides, plenty of people likely disapprove of many of the things you and I do regularly, that are bothering no one. I would just as soon they learn to mind their own business.
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Sure, but it wasn’t a ban. No one forced them to stop selling it.
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Yeah, well, this is the internet, where words have strange unfamiliar meanings.
Did you ever see the BANNED trailer for the Shining?
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Live by the market, die by the market. Fortunately when the Sexy Black Lung Coal Miner costume draws outrage Arch will be defending free expression by telling those oversensitive rednecks to lighten up.
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