Well, let me tell you, I despise Halloween costumes. I live in LA. That makes Halloween "Dress-up-like-a-you-know-what Day." I'm not into it.
But this is taking things too far.
http://www.ivillage.com/offensive-halloween-costume-ideas-make-us-sad-humanity/4-a-549046?obref=obinsite
WHAT? You can't dress like a nun? An old lady? A mental patient?
Come on. Not everything causes deep, debilitating stigmatization. Let people have a little fun.
People cannot take themselves so seriously. If they do, this is what will happen:
Kid: Mom, I want to be a doctor for Halloween.
Mom: No honey, that's stigmatizing doctors.
Kid: Well then, I want to be a chicken for Halloween.
Mom: No honey, that's stigmatizing chickens.
Kid: Princess?
Mom: No honey. Why don't you just stay home and pick up carpet lint this Halloween?
No thank you.
