Most Inappropriate Trick or Treater Costumer you got tonight...

Nobody goes trick or treating in my neighborhood. It's all organized stuff in town.

 

It is all sponsored by local businesses ...

 

kids around here had halloween curfew at 8.

 

I live in a condo so I don't get any kids.

 

Oh shit, this is good for next year; I wonder how much is to rent a leaf blower for a night.

 

A few years ago I had a page out of a curb your enthusiasm episode, a woman in her late 20's or early 30's showed up trick or treating. I asked if she was trick or treating for a child. Her answer was no. I told her you've got to be kidding. No way.

 

My neighborhood was packed with kids, but few of them stopped at our house as they seemed to be on other streets. So now I'm stuck with piles of Sweettarts, Bottle Caps, Nerds, Laffy Taffies, and all kinds of other things I can't resist.

There was one young kid in a Bevo costume. I resisted the urge to smack him.

 

Some little bastard came to my house dressed like Tom Brady. I made him do a J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets! chant before I gave him a Reeses Peanut Butter Cup. I hope he doesn't remember that when he is old enough to go to the store and buy eggs and shaving cream.

 

You could send them here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinisingen

 

Are you sure it wasn't him begging for some spare change

 

The 70 year old sexy cat (no joke) did not win this category tonight. Sometimes living in Vegas does not make you a winner.

 

Best thing while trick-or-treating: house giving out cups of hot cider to the kids and Sangria to the parents. That's about the most civilized thing I've ever heard.

 

Two guys at my high school did this. Keep in mind, this was in southern California. We all had Mexican landscapers. And we never associated with the Mexican kids who actually went to our school. But that didn't give any pause to the two white kids who came as Mexican gardeners. They wore overalls and fake mustaches and everything. They got up on stage during the costume contest and introduced themselves as Jose and Paco, or something like that. They received no sanction from the school whatsoever.

Another year, a kid went as Eddie Murphy's Buckwheat character from SNL. He was white, so he put brown makeup or shoe polish all over his skin. You know, to look black like Eddie Murphy. When I tried to point out that this was essentially blackface, and highly inappropriate, I got the most bewildered reaction. "But Eddie Murphy is black. And he's white. So he's just trying to look like Eddie Murphy." Nobody else saw a problem with it.

 

The reaction of both the wholly innocent and the wholly guilty.

 

Question, if the kids had been Latino (Jose and Paco) or Black (Eddie Murphy) would you still have a problem?

I am Mexican, if I were to dress like one of the Jersey shore characters would you feel offended?

 

But then you must weigh the cleaning up of smashed pumpkin or eggs off your property the next day.

 

You sick bastard!

Now you know why men with little self control want to keep their women in Burkas.

 

Why would I have a problem with a black kid dressing as Eddie Murphy? That makes no sense. I don't have a problem with a white kid dressing as Eddie Murphy either. I just have a problem with blackface.

If two Latino kids had dressed as landscapers... that would have been odd. But it would be less problematic. I don't have an issue with someone dressing as a stereotype of his own race or ethnic group. I'm not sure why anyone would do that. Maybe to make fun of the stereotype or as form of self-deprecating humor. It could be funny if done well. But there's a distinct difference between someone making fun of his own group, and a couple of white kids making fun of Mexicans. Do I really have to even say that? The difference is self-evident.

Your Jersey Shore example seems to be missing my point. The Jersey Shore characters are actual characters. Lots of people dress as them for Halloween. I don't care if you're Mexican or Italian or Scandinavian or black. Dress as Snookie if you want. Who cares?

Mexican landscaper is not a character. It's just a racist stereotype.

 

Well Jersey shores are a racist stereotype in my opinion, but I get your point, my sister did dress like a geisha one year, she painted her face white.

Is hart to tell when people dress up trying to be offensive, and when they your thought it was a good idea.

kind of hard to judge when is someone you do not know, I mean if a friend of mine that I know well dresses up as a cholo I may not get offended, but if say someone that dislikes immigrants does the same, then I may feel offended.

I do not know, I guess people should be giving the benefit of the doubt, maybe the black face kid really just wanted to look like Eddie Murphy, I do not know.