There is so much photoshop going on in that pic, I don’t know if we can legally say that is Jane Seymour anymore.

“This isn’t the “traditional” blackface, but it’s blackface nonetheless”.

So, what you are saying is that, when deciding if a costume is appropriate to sell, the most important question is “Is it approriate for White kids to wear?”

Will you explain it to me? I mean, I get why blackface is wrong, but this isn’t that. This is a specific character, not a generalized stereotype. Every time I ask, people say I can’t understand because I’m a white man (I’m not).

Actually it’s not. If most people don’t see the problem and believe that any child or any race or gender should be able to wear the costume, it means they are not racists. Outrage just fuels the fire.

Except it’s not blackface.

Not a straw man. You are complaining about the color of a costume being problematic. You believe that the answer is to not have to costume at all, thereby reducing the availability of any costumes that represent non white characters. Because the characters exclusive defining characteristic are his tattoos (and to a…

This isn’t blackface, though. Blackface is about using black makeup to portray a rather negative image of colored people. Maui’s costume is about letting kid’s look like a freaking shapeshifting demi-god that happens to include awesome skin tattoos.

Except that this isn’t “racist blackface.” It’s entirely divorced from the tradition, tropes, intent, meaning, methods, and practices of blackface that makes it so shameful.

Is that how you get out of arguments, by just stating what kind of argument they’re using and not address what they’re actually saying?

So the answer is to not have Halloween costumes that include any people of color? Only white people costumes allowed.

Sorry I really don’t see the problem with this.... If there is an issue can someone please explain it to me.

My mind is boggled at the comments I’m reading down here. Everything from “he’s an asshole,” to “he doesn’t care about his kids safety.”

What. The. Fuck. Are you people serious?!

1. The kids seem to be having fun. Hell, I’d love to try this challenge. I dunno any kid that wouldn’t find this amusing.

2. The dad seems to…

The internet is funny like that. When I used to frequent fitness sites, a new dad with a baby in a chest-carrier doing a pullup would receive the fury of all the internets. However, a 9-month pregnant woman doing handstand pushups is so empowering! You go, girl! Dad, I'm calling the cops.

“You must joking.”

Ummm. Yes.

Nope. The biker made a mistake when he attacked the car. The driver could easily pull a gun at that point due to feeling threatened by his behavior.

I was on team hammer as soon as I saw the t-shirt / chest protector combo.

Why do some people have such a hard time understanding why CUV’s are so popular?

Except that most people (read: women) don’t want station wagons. That is also clear from sales data and from talking to any woman. To the average person, station wagons are the cars grandpa drove, and no one wants that other than a few Jalops on the Internet.