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Target Blasted Over 'Illegal Alien' Costume

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(Newser) – Target has apologized for an "illegal alien" Halloween costume that comes complete with green card and orange jail suit. The company is removing the costume from its website after Hispanic groups complained. "It's very disturbing," an official with the League of United Latin American Citizens tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Target says it never should have made the cut of appropriate suits. "We apologize. This was never intended to be part of our assortment."

The offending costume.
The offending costume.   (Provided image)
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embersyc
Oct 17, 09 12:02 PM CDT
Oh come on people, are we this sensitive, I think its a funny costume personally Reply
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godawgs
Oct 17, 09 12:07 PM CDT
i don't think it is any more offensive then the redneck costumes they sell.
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rkossik
Oct 17, 09 12:08 PM CDT
Vilifying a group of people is just good fun for everyone?
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Reader64481089
Oct 17, 09 12:11 PM CDT
I think it is funny as hell and people need to get the hell over themselves, being PC has it's limits and this costume doesn't do any harm at all
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freethemall
Oct 17, 09 2:23 PM CDT
Good one, godawgs. It seems that "ignorant southerners" are the only ethnic group that it is politically correct to stereotype.
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