"'Illegal Alien'
'Super Hoops'It might be too hot in Nevada and Arizona for a rubber mask, but something tells us that won't stop some people from sweating out the night in this costume (provided they have time after working volunteer border-control shifts or phone-banking for Sharron Angle)."
Obviously, dressing as a white basketball player just wouldn't be any fun. Two claps for the decision to choose this unlike-anything-seen-in this-decade monster Afro wig instead of blackface to convey without a doubt that Super Hoops is African American.
'Tighty Whitey'
'Ghetto Fab Wig'As if there wasn't already enough anxiety about the changing nature of white identity in this country, we have the perplexing "Tighty Whitey" outfit (complete with a "jumpsuit that makes it appear you are wearing your pants around your knees"), which may actually get the double-racist award. Even better, it's for kids. Appreciation for outdated stereotypes and accompanying fashion choices must be instilled early on.
Oh, thank you for calling it fabulous! Since you threw in that compliment, it's now totally fine to call what appears to be a natural head of curly hair "ghetto." To the Kohl's costume buyer who chose this one: Your "Ignorant Awesome" costume is on its way. (To the retailer's credit, it has now pulled the wig from shelves in response to customer protests.)
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