Halloween Costume Kids Shouldn't be Caught Dead In

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

28 Sep 2011 11:59 PM

I'm not a huge fan of Halloween costumes that feature a ton of blood, gore and severed body parts. However, I can see how some older kids would get a kick out of showing up on a neighbor's doorstep covered with decapitated plastic rodents, green ooze spilling from fake chainsaw lacerations and a rubber ax anchored firmly in one or both eye sockets.

Again, not exactly a costume I would encourage my kid to sport on All Hallows' Eve, but I gotta say, it's better than having her going door-to-door asking for candy dressed as "Anna Rexia."

You read correctly-"Anna Rexia."

If you're thinking that the costume sounds eerily familiar, you're right.

Forget about worrying about your daughter wanting to dress up as a slutty French Maid, a naughty nurse or a sexy Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz," costume manufacturers have sunk to a new low by enticing girls to don "Anna Rexia" getups.

The scary costume is a play on the even scarier eating disorder, anorexia nervosa.

Yes, please, let's play dress-up with a serious issue that claims the lives of tens of thousands of young people each year.

Because, you know, wearing a costume that depicts a psychiatric disorder characterized by abnormal eating behavior is oh so much fun.

The actual costume includes a black mini-dress with a skeleton on it covered with rainbow glitter, a yellow tape measure belt and a hairclip in the shape of a bone.

The gross getup was originally featured on an Internet costume retailer named Ricky's. However, it has since been removed after the company was inundated with complaints from people around the world.

Following the public brouhaha a Ricky's spokesperson told the Gothamist, "We seriously apologize if this costume has offended anyone. The costume has been taken down from our store due to complaints and we didn't realize the kind of harm this would cause."

Really.

Really?

If that weren't tacky enough, an Internet search found that the company was offering the eating disorder costume from extra small to plus sizes.

How low can you go?

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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