"Illegal Alien" Halloween costume sparks ire by Associated Press (October 16th, 2009 @ 5:44pm) LOS ANGELES
A Southern California immigrant rights group has asked Target stores to stop selling an "illegal alien" Halloween costume it says is offensive to immigrants.
The costume, posted on Target's web site, features the mask of an alien with a green card and an orange jumpsuit with "illegal alien" written across the front.
Target spokesman Joshua Thomas says the company is removing the costume from the site after receiving several complaints.
He says the store never intended to sell the outfit but included it in its online offerings by mistake.
Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, says she wrote an e-mail to the Minneapolis-based retailer Friday calling the costume "distasteful, mean-spirited, and ignorant of social stigmas and current debate on immigration reform."
5 Comments
samD
Get a life, Tan Clan...
samD
Good morning all. Well back at it, my name not in the obits, had my coffee and sun is shining. Hope all are well.
JakeJ201
well it is night here about time to eat dinner and hit the hay 1832 on a sat night
samD
Later muchacho
JakeJ201
will do sam have a good day