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Disney Pulled A Costume Deemed ‘Offensive’ By Liberals

By Thea Conrad
Published on: 09:55 PST, Sep 22, 2016

Disney has pulled a costume some have deemed “offensive” from its line of Halloween garb, as reported by USA Today.

Yes folks, it’s that time of year again! The time when everyone loses their minds over nothing more than a little bit of fun make-believe. This year’s first victim (or culprit, depending on your stance) is Maui, a character from the upcoming animated movie Moana, as well as a legendary Polynesian hero.

Critics of the costume, of which there are many, are saying it’s, wait for it, racist! And is anybody really surprised? This Maui from Moana is just one of many costumes that Disney and others will have pulled from their inventory by the time October 31 rolls around, because nowadays you cannot express your creativity without being skewered by the politically correct police.

Disney did release a statement regarding the matter.

“‘The team behind Moana has taken great care to respect the cultures of the Pacific Islands that inspired the film, and we regret that the Maui costume has offended some,’ the company said in a statement. ‘We sincerely apologize and are pulling the costume from our website and stores.'”

“Brownface,” “Blackface,” and “Polyface” are some of the terms naysayers are using to describe what makes the garb racist, even though there is no part of the costume that goes over the face, so perhaps “brownbody,” “blackbody,” or “Polybody” would make more sense.

Chelsie Haunani Fairchild, a college student who was born in Hawaii and who considers herself to be Polynesian, expressed her feelings about the Disney-pulled costume in a video, saying it’s “off-putting” to have a youth wear a skin color different from their own, apparently even if it’s for just one night out of their entire adolescence.

“‘Polyface is Disney’s new version of blackface. Let’s call it like it is, people,’ Fairchild said in a video she posted on Facebook.

“The Native Hawaiian college student said in an interview the costume doesn’t honor or pay homage to a culture or person, but makes fun of it.”

If this is truly how she feels, what does she think about the movie the costume comes from?

What Fairchild does not seem to understand is that Halloween is supposed to be about dressing up as someone or something you’re not. It’s pretend. Kids aren’t wearing a costume like the one dedicated to Maui in order to mock others of a different race or ethnicity. They wear these costumes, especially those inspired by a Disney movie, because they like the character it represents.

Fairchild isn’t the only person blowing the Disney-pulled costume out of proportion. A cultural professor from Hawaii’s own Brigham Young University, Tevita Kaili, believes Disney did the right thing in removing the garb from its shelves. He described what he feels is inappropriate about it, claiming that the tattoos are misrepresentative of the actual markings worn by the actual historical figures.

For example, Kaili said the costume’s tattoos traditionally were worn by Polynesians in positions of authority, as well as those who had pledged loyalty to their tribe. He asserts that the tattoos are being “removed from their cultural context by appearing on a Halloween costume.”

So is it the very presence of the tattoos on the Disney-pulled costume that bothers him, or does he just dislike the fact that, according to him, the tattoos are historically inaccurate? Does Kaili believe that people are going to be studying this costume closely enough to observe something only he and others with his knowledge would notice?

In our current Western society, any Halloween costume that portrays a non-white individual is fair game to be lambasted by the far Left, as this scenario played out last year as well.

According to Bustle, any costume that is Arab in nature is strictly off limits, and accompanied with a sample picture of prohibited garb is a short paragraph which calls out America’s racists.

“Do we really need to talk about the fact that men and women of Middle Eastern descent are discriminated against at unprecedented levels in the United States already? No? Good.”

While there were a couple of costumes on Bustle‘s list of 23 that any reasonable person would deem offensive, most of them were based on race and sex. Included in the list are Native Americans, Eskimos, Arabs, sexy nurses, and “blackface of any kind.”

Refinery29 wrote an article advising people that “when in doubt, go as something mythical, from an extinct culture, or from a dominant culture,” and “if you just have to do it, be ready to have a conversation.”

Why do some people not understand that if someone wants to dress, for instance, as a Native American for Halloween, in most cases it’s because they like and appreciate that culture, and not because they wish to make fun of or negatively portray it?

The Disney-pulled costume was taken off shelves without hesitation once it was labeled “offensive.” The politically correct police are calling the shots, and we are bowing to their will.

[Featured Image by David McNew/Getty Images]

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