Citizens and activist groups in Los Angeles are outraged at the sale of a Halloween costume depicting an extraterrestrial in orange jumpers holding a green card in his hand. The costume, an “illegal alien”, has been removed from Target’s website after numerous complaints about the apparent distasteful nature of the outfit.
In follow-up to Friday’s topic on sensitivity with virtual media campaigns, does the Target costume go too far, or are we being too sensitive with this? Remember that costumes of Native Americans, holy figures and the like are quite popular, but could be considered equally offensive
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