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"Illegal Alien" Halloween costumes: Are they offensive?

posted by Victor Manuel Ramos on Oct 20, 2009 3:05:48 PM
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"Illegal Alien" in a jumpsuit costume - Image from Crafster.org One of the costumes consists of an outer space alien dressed in an orange jumpsuit and holding up, literally, a green card that says "GREEN CARD" on it. In case you miss all the hints, the orange jumpsuit has this message across the chest area in all capital letters: "ILLEGAL ALIEN."

"Illegal Alien" mask costume - Image from nightmarefactory.com Another version is just a face mask of an alien head with green eyes and a very distinctive large mustache, a la Emiliano Zapata. This version is shown with a lovely pink baseball hat; like, say, something a construction worker might wear.

It's the Halloween costume that made the news this week: "The Illegal Alien."

Several stores, including large chains such as Target, Walgreens, Amazon and Toys R Us, were reported to have carried the costumes as they stocked up for Halloween parties.

But immigrant activists and others found the costumes offensive.

“It's very disturbing,â€

[quote]“It's very disturbing,â€