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Growing controversy and Caitlyn Cecil costume for Halloween

Expert says that Halloween is a general fight over decency where nothing is ever quite right.

Who decides what Halloween costumes for adults will be made?

Growing controversy and Caitlyn Cecil costume for Halloween
Growing controversy and Caitlyn Cecil costume for Halloween

Apparently everyone.

Wars costumes focus on pop culture began early this year, with lighted requests and criticism outfits including a dentist robe stained with blood accompanied by a lion's head which refers to Cecil and a replica of lingerie that Caitlyn Jenner wore for the cover of Vanity Fair happy

But exactly how these recent cases of controversial costumes differ from other previously criticized, as the actor made up to play a black character (Julianne Hough) or Nazi (Prince Henry)?

Richard Lachmann, a professor at the University of Albany that include Halloween in their course of cultural sociology, said the costumes seem to be more provocative each year, generating more equally negative response. There will always be people who feel that it is a "secular pagan festival to start and are ready to bother," he said.

Súmenle this a strong dose of blood, parody and super sexy costumes, said Lachmann, and Halloween is a general fight over decency where nothing is ever quite right.

"The idea is to cause adults to do something to break the mold of what is considered acceptable," he said.

The site fashion and lifestyle Refinery29 is one of many voices that condemn costumes and accessories Jenner. Recently they caught the attention of a seller of a "wig Unisex Miss-ter Olympics" which costs $ 14.99 in an attempt to stop selling it. Why?

Because, as the writer Liz Black said in his message, "Every Halloween seems to be the need to write articles that explain why one should not wear a costume that mocks other marginalized culture."

At least four virtual stores are offering merchandise Jenner, including one of the largest, Spirit Halloween.

"At Spirit Halloween, create a variety of costumes based on celebrities, public figures, heroes and superheroes," he said in a statement Lisa Barr, senior director of marketing and creative Spirit. "Caitlyn Jenner has all these qualities and our exclusive costume inspired by Caitlyn reflected".

Spirit version sells for $ 49.99. Wig, offered separately, costs 16.99.

Anytimecostumes.com chose a cartoon version, with a stocky guy with wig coffee unisex models his costume for adults "Call me Caitlyn." It comes with a bra and white shorts and sells for $ 74.99. Is it the same anger that generated the guise of black paint?

Lachmann is not convinced.

"The black face is linked to a history of violence against African Americans," he said. "Certainly people can convince others that it is not a good idea to wear certain costumes".

That's exactly what the defender of the rights of animals in Indianapolis Harley Doreen set out to do in a fight with Johnathon Weeks, owner of Costumeish.com in Palm Springs, California. He came up with the guise of "Murderer Lions Dentist" based on Walter Palmer, Minnesota dentist who angered the world when he and his team wanted Cecil hunting killed in Zimbabwe.

Weeks disguise recently put on sale for $ 59.99, and it rose to 99.99. Harley protested on Facebook and Twitter and launched an online campaign to withdraw Weeks disguise. He has collected more than 50,000 signatures and got a promise to donate the proceeds Weeks suit an organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife.

"When I saw the costume, I was disturbed that someone was trying to profit from this story so frightening," Harley said.

Do you think the costume Caitlyn Jenner is just as insensitive and disturbing?

"I have family and friends who are gay, transgender, lesbian. To me it does not offend me. It's almost like making fun of someone. It is offensive to the community. I feel a greater passion, I guess, for the rights of animals. I have to choose my battles and now choose to fight for Cecil. "

The dentist lion hunter s just one of the 14,000 costumes sold in Costumeish Weeks and a larger website, Brandsonsale.com. So far it has sold 50 costumes dentist. Weeks plans to do something different with Cecil: A lion costume comes with a human head, and possibly other oversized pants costume with children going off on the sides for those who want to dress up Jared Fogle, Subway spokesman who now faces charges of paying for having sex with minors and child pornography.

"We bring to market what people want," Weeks said. "We need to relax. ... We costumes pregnant nuns that nobody speaks. We costumes of Jesus Christ that nobody talks about. We live in an overly sensitive to these things society."

But even Weeks has its limits.

"I'm not done yet costumes of the Twin Towers. ... I ask for it all the time," he said. "The tragedy that happened to TV reporters who were killed, that would be a closed area. Anyone who wanted to dress like them would be repulsive."

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