Discussion: Spirit pulls Caitlyn Jenner costume.

XtinaPanicGodney

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Spirit Halloween has taken its Caitlyn Jenner costume off its website, after the Internet exploded in outrage.

Right. Making fun of celebrities is just mean.

Based on Jenner's Vanity Fair cover shot from earlier this year, the "Call Me Caitlyn" Halloween costume sold for $74.99 and included a wig, shorts, padded bustier, and a sash emblazoned with "Call Me Caitlyn." The costume was labeled as "unisex" with a photo showing a big, hairy guy wearing it.

Spirit Halloween hasn't publicly commented on why the costume disappeared, according to USA Today, which added it's still available at AnytimeCostumes.com and at WholesaleHalloweenCostumes.com, for only $49.95.

Spirit's marketing director Lisa Barr earlier said the get-up was a "celebration" of Jenner.

Of course it was. Which is why the guy modeling it looked like someone's sloppy Uncle Lenny.

"There's no tasteful way to 'celebrate' Caitlyn Jenner or respect transgender people this way on the one night of the year when people use their most twisted imaginations to pretend to be villains and monsters," Vincent Villano, the spokesman for the National Center for Transgender Equality in Washington, told USA Today.

As one might imagine, GLAAD wasn't very pleased either.

"When transgender women step out into the world as their authentic selves, they aren't wearing a costume," said organization spokesman Nick Adams. "Companies should think twice before seeking to profit from mocking trans women."

http://www.mercurynews.com/celebriti...loween-website

Took them long enough.

Outlaws

AP. Still disrespectful.

XtinaPanicGodney

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Originally posted by Jety92

AP. Still disrespectful.

Sorry.

EDIT: I don't see a thread...

Persephone

Good.

MetalHausOfJosh

good

Outlaws

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Originally posted by XtinaPanicGodney

Sorry.

EDIT: I don't see a thread...

http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=852424

EDIT. Oh, I think I missed something.

XtinaPanicGodney

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Originally posted by Jety92

http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=852424

That's for the costume being released. This thread is for the costume being pulled.

Outlaws

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Originally posted by XtinaPanicGodney

That's for the costume being released. This thread is for the costume being pulled.

I just noticed that. Sorry.

XtinaPanicGodney

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Originally posted by Jety92

I just noticed that. Sorry.

No worries.

Silence.

They did it for the press. There's no way it's gone this far into production without someone highlighting how stupid of an idea it is.

Though to be fair it doesn't matter. I know I'm going to see a bunch of stupid ass white men dressed up in home made 'Caitlyn Jenner' costumes because the patriarchy is still well and alive. At least there's not one big company promoting it out there this time i guess.

NoisYBoY

Good, it was so disrespectful. They probably did it for the publicity.

GreasyBruce

""There's no tasteful way to 'celebrate' Caitlyn Jenner or respect transgender people this way on the one night of the year when people use their most twisted imaginations to pretend to be villains and monsters," Vincent Villano, the spokesman for the National Center for Transgender Equality in Washington, told USA Today."

This is the most over the top and dramatic description of Halloween I have ever read

For most people Halloween is just a time to either dress up goofy with your friends (everything from monsters to celebrities) or dress up sexy and get laid

B'Day

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Originally posted by GreasyBruce

""There's no tasteful way to 'celebrate' Caitlyn Jenner or respect transgender people this way on the one night of the year when people use their most twisted imaginations to pretend to be villains and monsters," Vincent Villano, the spokesman for the National Center for Transgender Equality in Washington, told USA Today."

This is the most over the top and dramatic description of Halloween I have ever read

For most people Halloween is just a time to either dress up goofy with your friends (everything from monsters to celebrities) or dress up sexy and get laid

I agree they did too much there but it's still wrong people are mocking transgenders (or any minority for that matter) in 2015.

Reserved

this is just disgusting, like srsly, wtf?

Callum

Glad they've pulled it from sale but it never should've been made to begin with. Horrible

DevonDreams

Reza

an apple music backtracking and paying artists for trial period streaming teas

DayFusion