when do Halloween costumes cross the line?

[Tomspy77]

Ebola hazmat suits and bloodstained cheerleaders: when do Halloween costumes cross the line?

Retailers end up in the headlines year after year for offensive Halloween costumes. Where do we draw the line? And should we be outraged?

Offensive Halloween costumes have become a yearly tradition in themselves.

Last year, both Asda and Tesco withdrew “mental patient” Halloween costumes after thousands reacted angrily to them on social media.

This year, Ebola-themed Halloween costumes appear to be all the rage, with one site selling a hazmat suit for $79.99:

::Spanky::

[pickinduck]

Did you see that article (was it today or last night) about the clown terror in France?
I thought this thread was going to be about sexy/slutty costumes.

[pickinduck]

Here it is.

news.yahoo.com/no-laughing-matter-clown-terror-spreads-france-005440754.html;_ylt=A0LEV0nNoU1UJTEAbUtXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzY2kxNTA2BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDU0Ml8x

[sherlew99]

A rather disturbing trend indeed. I hope it doesn't hang about.

As for Halloween costumes crossing the line, yeah I'll admit that I was thinking of those silly, sexy / sexist costumes as well. I can see where the hazmats suits mentioned in the first article could cause a direct panic, never mind the poor taste. The other two would be a bad idea nowadays with all the school shootings, even though those who designed them were probably thinking of appealing to the zombie craze.