It will never end until we as a human race can stand up and say its ok to make fun of each other. It is ok to hurt someone's feelings. Now using a scare as part of your costume is too much for this group of libs.
As a referee myself I think the blind referee costume is hilarious. And if you are worried it will offend the blind folks in the world then tell them they cant ref and don't tell them about the costume.
From the article:
And yet, a quick scan of most costume stores reveals special-effects makeup kits that'll create the illusion of scars and burns; prosthetic hooks and fake limbs; "pimp" canes; "blind referee" costumes complete with walking sticks and dark sunglasses and countless other props and get-ups that make light of or villainize disabilities and visible differences.
That's not OK, say disability rights activists like Marie Dagenais-Lewis of the Diversability Leadership Collective. Dagenais-Lewis tells Yahoo Life that these costumes "really highlight the ableist society’s blatant disregard for disability" and "perpetuate the notion that disability should be feared."
While she acknowledges that dressing up for the holiday should be "fun," Dagenais-Lewis points out that "it's not fun for the disability community when we are constantly appropriated with negative connotations."
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As a referee myself I think the blind referee costume is hilarious. And if you are worried it will offend the blind folks in the world then tell them they cant ref and don't tell them about the costume.
From the article:
And yet, a quick scan of most costume stores reveals special-effects makeup kits that'll create the illusion of scars and burns; prosthetic hooks and fake limbs; "pimp" canes; "blind referee" costumes complete with walking sticks and dark sunglasses and countless other props and get-ups that make light of or villainize disabilities and visible differences.
That's not OK, say disability rights activists like Marie Dagenais-Lewis of the Diversability Leadership Collective. Dagenais-Lewis tells Yahoo Life that these costumes "really highlight the ableist society’s blatant disregard for disability" and "perpetuate the notion that disability should be feared."
While she acknowledges that dressing up for the holiday should be "fun," Dagenais-Lewis points out that "it's not fun for the disability community when we are constantly appropriated with negative connotations."
Fake scars, burns, mobility aids: Why disability activists are calling out 'dehumanizing' Halloween costumes
"It's not fun for the disability community when we are constantly appropriated with negative connotations."
