Politically-sensitive costumes continue to make waves like the sexy border patrol agent get up. Spirit Halloween no longer stocked the “Border Babe” costume that caused such a stir in 2017, but similar versions were easily found online.
There’s the “Miss Impeachment” costume, a beauty queen-themed get-up complete with tiara and a whistle — a nod to President Donald Trump’s former ownership of the Miss USA pageant and the Ukraine whistleblower dominating the news. On the opposite end of the political spectrum are the “Fake News Reporter” costumes for men and women.
And it’s not just costumes that have the potential to be problematic. This week Bed Bath & Beyond came under fire for selling a black jack-o’-lantern, which some say resembled blackface; the retailer has since pulled the item and issued an apology.
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