Tucson Adult Entertainment: Augusta Chronicle Editorial Staff
A Halloween costume that has drawn attention this season is an “illegal alien” outfit available in some retail stores. It consists of an orange prison jumpsuit with “Illegal Alien” stenciled on the front, and a rubber mask depicting a space alien. It won’t win points for subtlety, but people see the humor in it.
But not the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, which has petitioned several big-box retailers to pull the costume from their shelves. The group says the connotation of the costume is offensive to Hispanics, who comprise the majority of America’s illegal immigrants.
But check out some of the costumes for sale right now — a Mexican in a serape, sombrero and droopy mustache, or a pimp in a gaudy, fur-trimmed suit. You can even get a straitjacket if you want to poke fun at the mentally ill. Talk about politically incorrect!