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Kalmah

Kalmah

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I don't know if this belongs in P&N.

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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Immigrant rights activists are calling on U.S. retailers to stop selling two controversial "Illegal Alien" costumes that have surfaced for Halloween, saying the outfits are a broadside attack on illegal immigrants. The "Illegal Alien" costume was being offered by retailers including Target, Walgreens and Amazon.com. The "Illegal Alien" costume was being offered by retailers including Target, Walgreens and Amazon.com. Click to view previous image 1 of 2 Click to view next image The "Illegal Alien Adult Costume," manufactured by Forum novelties, includes an orange jumpsuit, similar to prison garb, with "Illegal Alien" stamped in black across the chest; a space alien mask; and a fake Green Card. The "Illegal Alien Mask with Hat" also includes a space alien mask, this time with a dark handlebar mustache and a baseball cap. The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles said it began receiving e-mails from concerned legal immigrants on Friday. In response, CHIRLA wrote a letter asking several retailers, including Target, Walgreens, and Amazon.com, to stop offering the costume. As of Saturday afternoon, Target had pulled the products, and some links to the costumes on other sites were no longer functional. Target said the "Illegal Alien" costume was inadvertently uploaded to its Web site due to a data entry error. "It is never our intent to offend the consumers with the products we offer," a company statement said. The makers of the costumes could not be reached for comment on Saturday. Jorge-Mario Cabrera, the director of communications for CHIRLA, said he initially thought the costume was a stab at harmless satire. But when he saw the Green Card, he realized it was an swipe at illegal immigrants. "This was an ignorant attempt to poke fun at a small community," said Cabrera. Political satire and Halloween often merge. Costumes depicting former well-known political figures are often seen along side those depicting Batman or Wonder Woman. To some, the attempted humor of the costumes falls flat. Guillermo Iglesias said both of his parents were illegal immigrants in the United States. He felt the costumes were offensive because they depicted illegal immigrants as "not one of us." "I have a lot of illegal immigrant friends," said Iglesias. "If I showed them that costume, it would really hurt them." Despite the controversy, some stores say the costumes have been a hit. "It's a very well-recommended costume," said an employee at Ricky's, a costume store in New York City. The store has sold seven costumes for $39.99 apiece and is set to receive another shipment. William Gheen, the president of Americans for Legal Immigration, said he intends to buy the costume, and calls the reaction unfounded. "The only people getting upset are the hyper-sensitive, over-politically correct, pro-amnesty, illegal alien-supporting nuts," said Gheen. "You can't attack people's freedom in this country." "I think having a costume like that is distasteful," said Andrea Hill, outside of Ricky's. "But if it's not illegal, I think it's alright for them to sell it."
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If you are illigal, how do you have the right to not be 'offended'?

 
guyver01

guyver01

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If illegal aliens find being illegal disturbing, then they should legalize themselves, or gtfo.

problem solved..

 
Kalmah

Kalmah

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Originally posted by: guyver01
If illegal aliens find being illegal disturbing, then they should legalize themselves, or gtfo.

problem solved..
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Agreed
 
lxskllr

lxskllr

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Originally posted by: tasmanian
Next well be defending serial killer outfits.
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They have feelings too you know. Isn't everyone allowed to make a mistake(or 10) in their life?
 
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Crow550

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Was their some big outrage at the beginning of Men In Black?

I mean come on this is just a joke. Illegal Aliens should not take this seriously.
 
guyver01

guyver01

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This guy is my hero:

William Gheen, the president of Americans for Legal Immigration, said he intends to buy the costume, and calls the reaction unfounded.

"The only people getting upset are the hyper-sensitive, over-politically correct, pro-amnesty, illegal alien-supporting nuts," said Gheen. "You can't attack people's freedom in this country."
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DivideBYZero

DivideBYZero

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The complaints were from legal immigrants. Maybe we should allow KKK outfits to be sold at Walmart, because, you know, "you can't attack peoples freedom". Or maybe, just maybe, it might be insensitive and cause even further division between ethnic groups.
 
shortylickens

shortylickens

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Originally posted by: Kalmah
I don't know if this belongs in P&N.

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If you are illigal, how do you have the right to not be 'offended'?
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I could have told you that a year or more ago.

As soon as I learned that, I stopped complaining about illegals. At that point I knew they were here to stay. Special interests groups protect them. The government lets them stay, lets them work, lets them use medical and school facilities.
Illegal aliens are a part of the American Culture now, thats just the way it is. Reagan was a tough, evil bastard, and he couldnt get rid of them 25 years ago. WTF does that tell you?
 
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Wheezer

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LOL @ the costume...I like it.

LMFAO at the people who are offended...sit down and STFU.

 
BoomerD

BoomerD

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I'm all for offending illegal immigrants. Hopefully they'll be so offended that they sneak back across the border to whatever country they came from...
 
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ScottyB

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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
The complaints were from legal immigrants. Maybe we should allow KKK outfits to be sold at Walmart, because, you know, "you can't attack peoples freedom". Or maybe, just maybe, it might be insensitive and cause even further division between ethnic groups.
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We do "allow" KKK outfits to be sold at Walmart. The store chooses not to.
 
compman25

compman25

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Originally posted by: ScottyB
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
The complaints were from legal immigrants. Maybe we should allow KKK outfits to be sold at Walmart, because, you know, "you can't attack peoples freedom". Or maybe, just maybe, it might be insensitive and cause even further division between ethnic groups.
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We do "allow" KKK outfits to be sold at Walmart. The store chooses not to.
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Actually they do sell them, it's just a white sheet.
 
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Jumpem

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Oh, those poor illegals. We should be putting them on buses and sending them south.
 
Kalmah

Kalmah

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costume was inadvertently uploaded to its Web site due to a data entry error.
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I love the BS 'cover up' that the stores come up with. Yeah, you accidentally ordered 10 thousand of these costumes, filled up warehouses all over the country and then 'accidentally' gave the costume a price and uploaded it to your web server. The logistics of getting an item into inventory and then selling it is a little more complicated than accidentally pushing a button I tend to think.



 
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