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It was the Halloween costume seen ‘round the world: A Michigan woman named Alicia Ann Lynch dressed as a victim of April's Boston Marathon bombing, sporting runner’s clothing and fake splattered blood. And as a result, she ignited the rage of the Internet.
On Oct. 31, 22-year-old Lynch posted a photo of herself wearing the costume on Instagram and Twitter, using the handle @SomeSKANKinMI. Shortly after, users descended on Lynch, tweeting their disgust. Responses included:
But the backlash didn’t stop there. When some discovered that Lynch had once posted a photo of her driver’s license online, they used her home address and other personal information to assist with further attacks. One user tweeted that he sent Lynch a vile package, others found racy photos of her online and circulated them, and some even tracked down her parents’ contact information and sent them death threats.
More on Yahoo Shine: Walmart Yanks Scandalous Kids' Costume After Uproar
Lynch posted to Tumblr that since the onset of the threats, her social media accounts have been deactivated and she told BuzzFeed on Sunday that she had lost her job as a result of the photo. The incident triggered a global discussion about basic judgment on social media and whether cyberbullying (in response to Lynch’s costume choice) was justified. Lynch also said, "I’ve had voicemails where they want to slit my throat and they want to hang me and tear off my face. I’m just like, I don’t even know how to respond to this right now" and "Honestly, it’s the Day of the Dead. I wasn’t a dead person, I wasn’t being disrespectful. I was a survivor of a marathon. And it’s not like I was walking around with a fake leg or my arm torn off or something like that.” She said that she wasn’t concerned about the possibility of prospective employers learning about the incident. “I have nothing to hide. It happened, I made a mistake. I just have to learn from it. I’m not a terrible person,” she said.
Lynch isn't the only one who's ever opted for a questionable Halloween costume. Actress Julianne Hough showed up at a costume party in blackface the weekend before Halloween, when she dressed as "Orange Is the New Black" character Crazy Eyes. After evoking the public’s ire, she tweeted an apology. "It certainly was never my intention to be disrespectful or demeaning to anyone in any way. I realize my costume hurt and offended people and I truly apologize," she wrote. Meanwhile, a pair of men from Florida dressed as murder victim Trayvon Martin (complete with blackface and a bloody sweatshirt) and George Zimmerman, the man acquitted of his murder. And who can forget Prince Harry's Nazi Halloween costume in 2005 — a soldier's uniform with a black-and-red swastika armband. "I am very sorry if I caused any offense or embarrassment to anyone. It was a poor choice of costume and I apologize," Prince Harry said in response to the public's outrage.
“Social media has recreated the rules of conduct in that it allows people to get immediate feedback on their decisions. However, oftentimes it occurs after the damage is done,” Nando Pelusi, PhD, a New York City-based psychologist, tells Yahoo Shine. “And as commonplace as social media is today, it’s still new terrain when it comes to how it affects human behavior.”
In our 24/7 fast-paced world, where heinous headlines are mixed with cat videos in a never-ending news feed, the way people process information has changed, says Pelusi. Without the body language and social cues that help people weigh decisions, they’re likelier to underestimate consequences. What’s more, the nature of social media has a way of numbing human emotions, disconnecting them from tragedy. “Most people would grieve upon hearing that a friend was killed,” says Pelusi. “But when there’s a mass tragedy, those deaths tend to become flashing bits of data in our busy lives, making it tougher to process in a humane way.”
There also seem to be unspoken rules about when the world can poke fun at certain events. Scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder recently explored the “How soon is too soon?” theory, analyzing why tragedy often results in laughter. They found that time, emotional distance, and the size of the tragedy all play a role. When unfortunate events happen to large groups of people, the level of humor increases as time passes, as opposed to smaller tragedies, which are deemed humorous only in the immediate aftermath. For example, in one study, 99 percent of subjects said a car crash that occurred five years ago would be funnier today than it would be on the day of the accident; only 18 percent of people thought a toe injury would be humorous five years later.
We also know that people process grief in different ways. According to a story published in Psychology Today, Jewish people in World War II concentration death camps famously cracked jokes about their situations. It’s possible that tapping into humor is how some people cope with grief.
However, before posting an image or status update to the world, consider a few things, advises Pelusi. Ask yourself, "What's my goal?" Ponder the message, who will see it, how someone could potentially react, and how it will reflect on you. “Lots of times, when people offend, they’re trying to stir the pot or be controversial,” says Pelusi. “But there’s a difference between being controversial — challenging someone in a positive way to change their perceptions — and downright offensive.”
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It was the Halloween costume seen ‘round the world: A Michigan woman named Alicia Ann Lynch dressed as a victim of April's Boston Marathon bombing, sporting runner’s clothing and fake splattered blood. And as a result, she ignited the rage of the Internet.
On Oct. 31, 22-year-old Lynch posted a photo of herself wearing the costume on Instagram and Twitter, using the handle @SomeSKANKinMI. Shortly after, users descended on Lynch, tweeting their disgust. Responses included:
But the backlash didn’t stop there. When some discovered that Lynch had once posted a photo of her driver’s license online, they used her home address and other personal information to assist with further attacks. One user tweeted that he sent Lynch a vile package, others found racy photos of her online and circulated them, and some even tracked down her parents’ contact information and sent them death threats.
More on Yahoo Shine: Walmart Yanks Scandalous Kids' Costume After Uproar
Lynch posted to Tumblr that since the onset of the threats, her social media accounts have been deactivated and she told BuzzFeed on Sunday that she had lost her job as a result of the photo. The incident triggered a global discussion about basic judgment on social media and whether cyberbullying (in response to Lynch’s costume choice) was justified. Lynch also said, "I’ve had voicemails where they want to slit my throat and they want to hang me and tear off my face. I’m just like, I don’t even know how to respond to this right now" and "Honestly, it’s the Day of the Dead. I wasn’t a dead person, I wasn’t being disrespectful. I was a survivor of a marathon. And it’s not like I was walking around with a fake leg or my arm torn off or something like that.” She said that she wasn’t concerned about the possibility of prospective employers learning about the incident. “I have nothing to hide. It happened, I made a mistake. I just have to learn from it. I’m not a terrible person,” she said.
Lynch isn't the only one who's ever opted for a questionable Halloween costume. Actress Julianne Hough showed up at a costume party in blackface the weekend before Halloween, when she dressed as "Orange Is the New Black" character Crazy Eyes. After evoking the public’s ire, she tweeted an apology. "It certainly was never my intention to be disrespectful or demeaning to anyone in any way. I realize my costume hurt and offended people and I truly apologize," she wrote. Meanwhile, a pair of men from Florida dressed as murder victim Trayvon Martin (complete with blackface and a bloody sweatshirt) and George Zimmerman, the man acquitted of his murder. And who can forget Prince Harry's Nazi Halloween costume in 2005 — a soldier's uniform with a black-and-red swastika armband. "I am very sorry if I caused any offense or embarrassment to anyone. It was a poor choice of costume and I apologize," Prince Harry said in response to the public's outrage.
“Social media has recreated the rules of conduct in that it allows people to get immediate feedback on their decisions. However, oftentimes it occurs after the damage is done,” Nando Pelusi, PhD, a New York City-based psychologist, tells Yahoo Shine. “And as commonplace as social media is today, it’s still new terrain when it comes to how it affects human behavior.”
In our 24/7 fast-paced world, where heinous headlines are mixed with cat videos in a never-ending news feed, the way people process information has changed, says Pelusi. Without the body language and social cues that help people weigh decisions, they’re likelier to underestimate consequences. What’s more, the nature of social media has a way of numbing human emotions, disconnecting them from tragedy. “Most people would grieve upon hearing that a friend was killed,” says Pelusi. “But when there’s a mass tragedy, those deaths tend to become flashing bits of data in our busy lives, making it tougher to process in a humane way.”
There also seem to be unspoken rules about when the world can poke fun at certain events. Scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder recently explored the “How soon is too soon?” theory, analyzing why tragedy often results in laughter. They found that time, emotional distance, and the size of the tragedy all play a role. When unfortunate events happen to large groups of people, the level of humor increases as time passes, as opposed to smaller tragedies, which are deemed humorous only in the immediate aftermath. For example, in one study, 99 percent of subjects said a car crash that occurred five years ago would be funnier today than it would be on the day of the accident; only 18 percent of people thought a toe injury would be humorous five years later.
We also know that people process grief in different ways. According to a story published in Psychology Today, Jewish people in World War II concentration death camps famously cracked jokes about their situations. It’s possible that tapping into humor is how some people cope with grief.
However, before posting an image or status update to the world, consider a few things, advises Pelusi. Ask yourself, "What's my goal?" Ponder the message, who will see it, how someone could potentially react, and how it will reflect on you. “Lots of times, when people offend, they’re trying to stir the pot or be controversial,” says Pelusi. “But there’s a difference between being controversial — challenging someone in a positive way to change their perceptions — and downright offensive.”
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Walmart Yanks Scandalous Kids' Costume After Uproar
By Beth Greenfield, Shine Staff | Parenting – Thu, Sep 26, 2013 1:40 PM EDT
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Following accusations from parents that Walmart was sexualizing toddlers by offering a “Naughty Leopard” Halloween costume for little girls, the retail giant stopped selling the item, both in stores and online, on Thursday.
More on Shine: 10 Weird Things Schools Have Banned
“We apologize to customers who may have been offended by the name of the costume and we are pulling the costume from our shelves,” a Walmart spokesperson confirmed for Yahoo Shine.
The costume, which consisted of a black tutu with purple trim and a headband with matching ears, was neither sexy nor zoologically accurate. But it didn’t stop people from freaking out after the Consumerist first reported on its existence, based on an angry reader’s tip.
More on Yahoo: U.K. Stores Apologize for 'Mental Patient' Costumes
“What sort of parent buys a costume like this for their little girl? What sort of mind designs it?” was one of the many critical comments flooding Twitter on the topic this week. Others called it “inappropriate” and “horrible.”
Bloggers also went wild, with Pop Sugar noting, “Halloween costumes are supposed to be scary, cute, and sometimes funny. But a 'Naughty Leopard' toddler costume that made its way onto Walmart's shelves is downright disturbing."
Once upon a time, “naughty,” used in reference to a toddler girl obviously meant “disobedient”— as in pouring fistfuls of candy corn into the fish tank. Now, apparently, the word's definition has grown up, no matter what the context. Which led to some back-and-forth over whether it was the costume itself or just the name that was worthy of setting off alarm bells.
Diane Levin, early childhood education professor at Boston's Wheelock College and co-author of “So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids,” explained how there were problems on both ends.
“It captures in a word how society has been transformed. What used to be thought of as adult words now apply to children, too,” Levin told Yahoo Shine. “And Walmart must have known that. They are always pushing the envelope to see what sells—like Miley Cyrus. And outrage is not necessarily bad, as it can prompt people to say, ‘Hey, they have costumes? They’re cheap! Let me see what I can find.’”
Further, she added, “The costume itself is totally inappropriate. Except for the ears, it has nothing to do with a leopard…so a girl wearing it will go around trying to be sweet and pretty so people will say, ‘Oooh, how pretty!’”
Funnily enough, though, the leopard costume was far from the most offensive option this year. A quick online perusal of Walmart toddler-girl getups reveals a slew of scares: a Supergirl costume that’s inexplicably pink; a “cat” outfit consisting of a short tutu dress and ears, plus a near-exact “devil diva” that replaces the ears with horns. For slightly older girls, there are scary-sexy Monster High minidresses and both outdated and racist-stereotype costumes ranging from “Gypsy Child” to “Indian Maiden.”
Other Halloween hang-ups have succeeded in insulting a host of groups. Just this week, two UK stores pulled “Mental Patient” and “Psycho Ward” costumes from shelves after they offended organizations that aim to banish stigmas about mental illness. Last year, eBay removed a seller’s mask of Colorado shooter James Holmes from its site “out of respect for victims of violent crimes.” Also in 2012, elementary schools in Canada banned overly scary or gruesome costumes, asking parents to instead try to come up with more “caring” outfits. And there's a Facebook page dedicated entirely to stopping Native American Halloween costumes, which explains, "We're a culture, not a costume."
Levin had a sound suggestion when considering how to appropriately dress a little one for Halloween. “People should be thinking about costumes for young children that might encourage play or learning,” she said. “Like costumes that have some meaning in a child’s world, and could maybe encourage them to crawl around and actually pretend to be a cat.”
Related:
Worst 'Sexy' Halloween Costumes
The Funniest Kids' Halloween Costumes
By Beth Greenfield, Shine Staff | Parenting – Thu, Sep 26, 2013 1:40 PM EDT
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Following accusations from parents that Walmart was sexualizing toddlers by offering a “Naughty Leopard” Halloween costume for little girls, the retail giant stopped selling the item, both in stores and online, on Thursday.
More on Shine: 10 Weird Things Schools Have Banned
“We apologize to customers who may have been offended by the name of the costume and we are pulling the costume from our shelves,” a Walmart spokesperson confirmed for Yahoo Shine.
The costume, which consisted of a black tutu with purple trim and a headband with matching ears, was neither sexy nor zoologically accurate. But it didn’t stop people from freaking out after the Consumerist first reported on its existence, based on an angry reader’s tip.
More on Yahoo: U.K. Stores Apologize for 'Mental Patient' Costumes
“What sort of parent buys a costume like this for their little girl? What sort of mind designs it?” was one of the many critical comments flooding Twitter on the topic this week. Others called it “inappropriate” and “horrible.”
Bloggers also went wild, with Pop Sugar noting, “Halloween costumes are supposed to be scary, cute, and sometimes funny. But a 'Naughty Leopard' toddler costume that made its way onto Walmart's shelves is downright disturbing."
Once upon a time, “naughty,” used in reference to a toddler girl obviously meant “disobedient”— as in pouring fistfuls of candy corn into the fish tank. Now, apparently, the word's definition has grown up, no matter what the context. Which led to some back-and-forth over whether it was the costume itself or just the name that was worthy of setting off alarm bells.
Diane Levin, early childhood education professor at Boston's Wheelock College and co-author of “So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids,” explained how there were problems on both ends.
“It captures in a word how society has been transformed. What used to be thought of as adult words now apply to children, too,” Levin told Yahoo Shine. “And Walmart must have known that. They are always pushing the envelope to see what sells—like Miley Cyrus. And outrage is not necessarily bad, as it can prompt people to say, ‘Hey, they have costumes? They’re cheap! Let me see what I can find.’”
Further, she added, “The costume itself is totally inappropriate. Except for the ears, it has nothing to do with a leopard…so a girl wearing it will go around trying to be sweet and pretty so people will say, ‘Oooh, how pretty!’”
Funnily enough, though, the leopard costume was far from the most offensive option this year. A quick online perusal of Walmart toddler-girl getups reveals a slew of scares: a Supergirl costume that’s inexplicably pink; a “cat” outfit consisting of a short tutu dress and ears, plus a near-exact “devil diva” that replaces the ears with horns. For slightly older girls, there are scary-sexy Monster High minidresses and both outdated and racist-stereotype costumes ranging from “Gypsy Child” to “Indian Maiden.”
Other Halloween hang-ups have succeeded in insulting a host of groups. Just this week, two UK stores pulled “Mental Patient” and “Psycho Ward” costumes from shelves after they offended organizations that aim to banish stigmas about mental illness. Last year, eBay removed a seller’s mask of Colorado shooter James Holmes from its site “out of respect for victims of violent crimes.” Also in 2012, elementary schools in Canada banned overly scary or gruesome costumes, asking parents to instead try to come up with more “caring” outfits. And there's a Facebook page dedicated entirely to stopping Native American Halloween costumes, which explains, "We're a culture, not a costume."
Levin had a sound suggestion when considering how to appropriately dress a little one for Halloween. “People should be thinking about costumes for young children that might encourage play or learning,” she said. “Like costumes that have some meaning in a child’s world, and could maybe encourage them to crawl around and actually pretend to be a cat.”
Related:
Worst 'Sexy' Halloween Costumes
The Funniest Kids' Halloween Costumes
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