Scariest Halloween Costumes of 2009

A little late for Halloween, but so good it's worth it:

Happy Hallowee . . . . Ooooppss!

"Offensive? Oh, you folks are just too P.C.!"

(Via ABC News)

A top immigration official has apologized after awarding "most original costume" to a Homeland Security Department employee who dressed in prison stripes, dreadlocks and dark makeup for a Halloween gathering at the agency.

Julie Myers, assistant secretary overseeing Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement division, was part of a three-judge panel that lauded the costume, worn by a white employee, last Wednesday. She also posed for a photo with him.

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The employee who wore the costume was not identified, but ICE spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said he was counseled by his supervisor. He was not wearing blackface but makeup that was a darker color than his skin, Nantel said.

Myers and others who saw him could not tell he was wearing makeup, Nantel said, and they learned he wore makeup when some employees complained later that day.

". . . could not tell he was wearing makeup . . . ."? Maybe we don't have to worry about racial profiling if that's how observant these twits are. It says a lot about the attitude towards race that these folks have in their off hours (and probably carry with them into their jobs) that this person wasn't sent home immediately when he showed up for work dressed in this costume, but instead got a prize in the costume contest!

Maybe if one of the folks had showed up in a KKK costume he could have lynched the Rasta guy and gotten first prize!

Happy Halloween!

(Via Salon)

Now That's Friggin' Scary!!!

Happy Halloween!