What Next A Ban On Looney Tunes Or Female Impersonators?

[anotheoldgit]

http://cdn2.thegloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/halloween-costume-mental-illness-2.jpg

Does anyone one consider this Halloween costume to be at all offensive towards mental illness patients?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-2815151/Halloween-costumes-damaging.html

Or even these offensive towards women.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-wade/men-dressing-up-as-fat-women_b_6042884.html?utm_hp_ref=women&ir=Women

[wolf63]

I am female, fat and have Bipolar Disorder - according to the reports I should be incandescent with rage over these outfits.

I am not. Some of them are funny and are not supposed to be taken seriously.

Was there not a similar story last year about a escaped loony from the loony hospital? I think that there are too many people being offended on behalf of others.

Have a nice weekend AOG.

[anotheoldgit]

Well thank you Wolf, and have a good one yourself.

[youngmafbog]

Perhaps it is the naming that is the problem.

If you label a silence of the lambs suit (presumable because of copyright issues) a mental suit then I think there may be a problem.

Label the same suit as simply a halloween suit and there is no issue.

Mental illness is one of those things that people dont understand which then translates into fear and ridicule. I really dont think we need to exacerbate the situation by lableing halloween masks like this.

[andy-hughes]

youngmafbog - "Mental illness is one of those things that people dont understand which then translates into fear and ridicule. I really dont think we need to exacerbate the situation by lableing halloween masks like this."

I would agree entirely, and yes we did have this exact debate this time last year.

You cannot legislate for taste among the general public - one man's offensive costume is another man's wonderful giggle.

it is entirely a matter of choice.

I find all three offensive, but since i won;t be anywhere near where any of them may be worn, it's not a big deal - i register my offence simply because the question was raised.

Have a nice weekend YMB, OMG, and all.

[sp1814]

First one no.

Second one yes.

Third one no.

[sp1814]

Far more offensive were these costumes:

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lgVCyjj5kOb3x4OabBkaNg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-11-06/4c8af761-c9e8-452e-b6ee-f895e509a9c6_article-towers-1106.jpg