"Illegal Alien" Costume Causes Outrage
LOS ANGELES-- An immigrant rights group has asked Target stores to stop selling an illegal alien costume they describe as "offensive" to immigrants and "ignorant."
The costume, sold on Target's web site, features a mask of an extraterrestrial being, wearing an orange jumpsuit with "illegal Alien" written on it, and a "green card" accessory.
Angelica Salas, executive director of the
More..Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, says she emailed Target Headquarters on Friday, calling the costume "distasteful, mean-spirited, and ignorant of social stigmas and current debate on immigration reform."
Many Target customers have given the costume the lowest product rating possible on the site-- 1 of 5 stars-- and have expressed their distaste in the "guest review" section.
"The costume is a sick sign of the times we are living in in this country where those who are not 'people like us' might as well be from another planet and are considered less than human. I am surprised Target would promote such a mentality," one customer wrote on the website.
Target spokesman Joshua Thomas says the company will be removing the costume from the site after receiving several complaints.
According to Thomas, the store never intended to sell the outfit and only included it in its online Halloween offerings by mistake.
Some customers say they will refuse to shop at Target Stores until the costume is removed from the site and an apology is issued. Others call the costume "funny" and say the offended parties should "lighten up."
"This has nothing to do with immigrants," another customer wrote, "Only the illegal criminals from Mars that entered the US without doing it the correct way."
Target started getting complaints Thursday afternoon, Thomas said, but the costume was still online Friday evening. Target's website is managed by Amazon.com, and Thomas said it could take as long as 48 hours to take it down. KTLA Less..
Added: Oct 17 2009 In: news_politics
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Hilarious.
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "rossvb" (R)
What does the costume have to do with legal, human immigrants?
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "Dronetek" (R)
oh my God we wouldnt want to piss off anybody that was here illegal
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "keithgeorge1" (R)
they might get mad and go back home....oh never mind im dreaming
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "keithgeorge1" (R)
LIBS hate Christmas AND now Halloween ?
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "Airedale" (R)
nothing wrong with it,,,I look like that.Now all I need is a Visa.
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "dushyantxx" (B)
Freeze @ 01:18.
That guy moving behind the post is wearing one of the outfits.
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "fr33thinker" (R)
I'm offended by illegals taking our jobs. I'm offended that the prison system is over run by illegals and we have to foot the bill. I'm offended that many Americans are killed by illegals every year. Who gives a shit if they're offended, they should be lucky Americans arent executing them at the border.
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "hlabrake" (R)
I am offended by the Billions of U.S. Dollars that has gone to and is going to mexico ! ! !
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "kevinm16" (R)
cool i want one
hey that is not offensive
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "mexico80" (R)
Who cares. If your an illegal in this country you have no right to bltch. If your not an illegal shut the fuk up anyway. If you dont like the constume dont buy it. I cant believe we are even considering being concerned about upsetting an illegal.
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "MrAsHol2U" (R)
The mask is right on Target. Get rid of the aliens, whoever they may be.
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "flywithbirds" (R)
I laughed when i saw that moustache!
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "Freejay" (R)
my friend has a long face and alot of hair and when people dress as wolf man make him feel bad inside his heart so sad
all i can say is suck it up poll smokers
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "SEETHETRUTH" (R)
look at the flags they were flying and say they wish to be in America.
the people that are protesting this hate you and your values. there no better than the invaders in the UK pushing the Muslim agenda.
put simply they wish to make the us the same as there home countries or farther than that make the us PART of there home countries.
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "runitsthecia" (R)