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There's a Caitlyn Jenner Halloween costume and it's causing outrage
EVERY YEAR HAS its bad-taste Halloween costume. (Remember Sexy Ebola Nurse?)
And this year’s has already appeared. Step forward, the Unisex Caitlyn Jenner costume.
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The costume – sold by at Wholesale Halloween Costumes, with an image of a hairy man wearing it - says it will “make you the top news story of the night”. It reads:
However, the costume has already sparked a bitter backlash online. A Change.org petition calling for it to be removed from sale has gathered more than a thousand signatures.
The petition - posted by Addison Vincent, who describes herself as a transfeminine activist – says the costume is exploiting transgender identity, adding: “To make a costume out of a marginalized identity reduces that person and community to a stereotype for privileged people to abuse.”
Twitter users have chimed in in support of the petition.
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Spirit Halloween, who are also selling the costume, have argued that the costume is a positive portrayal of Caitlyn Jenner. The company’s marketing head Trish Lombardo told the New York Daily News:
Many, many people are predicting the costume will be popular.
Last month, Caitlyn Jenner made an emotional speech about her transgender identity at the ESPN Awards. She told the audience there:
More: Everyone is talking about Caitlyn Jenner’s emotional speech at last night’s ESPN awards>
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