Halloween Not Always a Good Excuse for Stupid
I’ve never been big on Halloween Costume Parties at the Office. It smacks of forced camaraderie and some sort of faux-pride-in-the-workplace that was more of my grandfather’s generation and not of the modern era. Of course, the guys at Immigrations and Customs Enforcement took the party to a new level:
The employee wore a striped prison outfit, dreadlocks and darkened skin make-up to the party hosted by Julie Myers, head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Myers was on a three-judge panel that originally praised the prisoner costume for “originality.”
C’mon dude. Say it with me. Blackface isn’t ever acceptable. Not even mock-blackface. Just a bad idea, kids. Bad idea.
Course he got suspended from work, so I suppose that’s not awful.
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What about they guy that showed up in the Asian costume??
http://www.humblenarrator.com/2007/11/07/dhs-suspends-smart-looking-asian-guy-without-costume-at-halloween-party/
What about the guy who dressed like a woman or vise versa. The guy dressed like an Indian. The guy in the fat suite.What about the guy dressed like a mass murderer. Does this glorify murder? Get real people loosen up and have some fun.
when any of the rest of those costumes have the same history of oppression that blackface minstrel showed do then that will be a valid comparison, kerry.