By I find it interesting that people can get worked up about someone wearing an “illegal alien” costume, but find nothing wrong with dressing up as a brutal mass murdering dictator:
The suit always worn by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is expected to be among the top picks for a Halloween costume in the U.S.
The Monday Internet edition of Time magazine introduced ten Halloween costumes inspired by world celebrities which included Kim’s suit.
Time said that “if any world leader is ripe for parody, it’s probably North Korea’s Dear Leader Kim Jong-il” citing reports of his birth atop a mountain amid mysterious “flashes of light and thunder” and his alleged eleven holes in one his first time playing golf. [KBS Global]
Wearing a Kim Jong-il costume is nearly the equivalent of wearing a Nazi costume and few people think that is funny.
It is the sad reality. No mistake...
9:43 am on October 22nd, 2009 1
Hadn't heard about the KJI costume… But I'm sure someone will wear it out to Hongdae with a half-decent costume…
No one has anything wrong with it YET. That's the key word.
1:32 pm on October 22nd, 2009 2
"Illegal Alien" is whats closest to home on the border with Mexico. Many people are for or against illegal immigration on US borders. Its a US border issue.
1:46 pm on October 22nd, 2009 3
The real problem in northwestern Mexico is all the gringo squatters.
2:13 pm on October 22nd, 2009 4
"Gringo squatters"? Care to elaborate?
2:41 pm on October 22nd, 2009 5
First, please note the sarcasm emoticon.
I was referring to all the Americanos living in norhtwestern Mexico, defined as the region from Alta California eastward to Texas, including what is often referred to today as Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and Nuevo Mexico.
10:54 am on October 23rd, 2009 6
LOL. Sorry, not the brightess crayon in the pack.
3:25 am on October 24th, 2009 7
LOL! I thought about this and I think I'm gonna do it. The only problem is that I can't find the outfit! I've got my hair grown out and it looks like a fro, I'm Korean, and I got some glasses to match. Only thing left is the damn tan tracksuit. Someone help!!!
3:39 am on October 24th, 2009 8
I was Kim Jong Il last year for halloween. Nobody was offended, the mask was hilarious.
Ever since Team America: World Police, we have put him in the realm of "murderous dictator whose just adorable" —
As a Soldier, I'd be more than happy with any decision that leads to his demise. As a part time comedian, I'd wear that mask ask if it wasn't so hard to breathe inside it.
-Mike