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77. Offensive Halloween costumes are a tradition.
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 04:53 PM
Nov 2013

I remember JFK Jr and John Denver costumes, as well as Lady Die ones. It's horrible, because that's part of the catharsis of Halloween.

The Internet is full of asshole vigilantes, in this case wannabe rapist vigilantes.

Post removed Post removed Nov 2013 #1
Hahahahahaaaaaaaaaa... JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #3
There is nothing funny about death threats, or threats of rape. Her decision bluestate10 Nov 2013 #202
Heh, I found that more dark than what she did. joshcryer Nov 2013 #209
Aren't you classy? pitbullgirl1965 Nov 2013 #230
this isn't twitter snooper2 Nov 2013 #234
No kidding pitbullgirl1965 Nov 2013 #236
sounds stupid, now, SUPERFRUIT is awesome snooper2 Nov 2013 #237
I guess gory isn't allowed for halloween.. Bandit Nov 2013 #2
there ya go. her fault. not the pigs that hunt them down and put them out on the net. yee haw seabeyond Nov 2013 #9
What is your opinion on her twitter acct name? ret5hd Nov 2013 #21
none of my business. again... that does not validate sexually humiliating a woman on the net. seabeyond Nov 2013 #23
No, merely asked a straight-forward question. ret5hd Nov 2013 #26
i do not think much of her halloween costume. seabeyond Nov 2013 #31
You don't think they would post nude pics of a man online that did this? I do... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #55
And do you think that would have anywhere near the impact on his life that Sheldon Cooper Nov 2013 #59
I don't know...ask Anthony Wiener VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #64
taht is what weiner got in trouble for, but wtf? so, you justify sexually humiliating women. how seabeyond Nov 2013 #69
I didn't justify rape....I just pointed out that it doesn't only effect women... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #74
you would be wrong and have been proven wrong. shwo me where men are sexually humiliated? seabeyond Nov 2013 #81
Anthony Weiner... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #88
the reality is. we know this woman was threatened with rape. we do not know weiner was. seabeyond Nov 2013 #97
and you do not get a "win" claiming this only happens to women! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #102
our GIRLS are killing themselves because they are being slut shamed. our girls are being raped seabeyond Nov 2013 #108
Ask Gay men if they have ever been threatened with rape... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #109
wow. done.... go on with your victim blaming apologia. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #113
I am pointing out that this is not just about women... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #117
you don't think our "BOYS" are killing themselves for being humilitated? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #114
Do you remember the story of the young man who killed himself...because his roommate VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #122
I never said she wasn't ....all I said was that they WOULD post humiliating pictures of men too... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #133
Oh please.. whathehell Nov 2013 #99
and you know this how? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #105
has anyone denied that boys, and some men in a particular sec of our culture have not been raped? seabeyond Nov 2013 #111
"a little more aware" ....hmmmm. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #127
Well, it isn't a zero sum game... cyberswede Nov 2013 #126
Are you seriously asserting rape to be as big a problem for men as women? whathehell Nov 2013 #164
All I said was...that they WOULD post humiliating pictures of men if they had of done this too...and VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #170
No, you actually said more than that.. whathehell Nov 2013 #172
No I did not....read the initial reply... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #173
What sexual act? Sharing a picture with a woman he was sexting with? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #134
You are wrong. Jenoch Nov 2013 #150
Is she a nationally known politician? Sheldon Cooper Nov 2013 #70
Did she dress as a bombing victim? Did Anthony Wiener? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #91
shame her for the costume. she apologized and seemed sincincere. but it was seabeyond Nov 2013 #104
and no one should be....her being a woman doesn't make this more egregious. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #107
I never said it was right....I just said they WOULD post humiliating pictures of men too... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #131
by the way...I also called what they did to Anthony Wiener Slut Shaming... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #93
no. and i am pretty damn sure they would not threaten to rape her. seabeyond Nov 2013 #61
NOT the same, not by a wide margin. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #189
That's like.. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #192
No, it's me seeing tons of my female friends being run off the Internet by these jackasses. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #194
believe me...I have been on the Internet since the days a woman couldn't even reveal she was one VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #195
No, they wouldn't have. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #238
YES to shame a man....they sure as hell would have.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #242
What valid correlation between her twitter name and nude pictures of her being posted without her co LanternWaste Nov 2013 #128
Actually, she shouldn't. Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #68
How naive can you be? Bandit Nov 2013 #141
Depends on how they obatined the photos Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #146
I completely agree with except I don't think she did any crime.. Bandit Nov 2013 #148
I was using the word "crime" Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #161
She posted them on a public Instagram / Tumblr account. joshcryer Nov 2013 #213
If they hacked the accounts then they violated her privacy Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #217
It was all public. joshcryer Nov 2013 #218
Oh boy, yesphan Nov 2013 #4
and the pigs need to sexually humiliate her? how about them? think it thru, or deserved. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #7
I read about this yesterday. What she did was awful, but what they did to her was worse. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #5
Correct. Sometimes it seems a lot of men are just LOOKING for an excuse to express their hate whathehell Nov 2013 #35
Exactly, thank you. +100000 and now i don't have to read the rest of the posts here or fight with uppityperson Nov 2013 #158
well... talk about your fuckin bullies. gotta always sexually humiliate the woman. right boys? seabeyond Nov 2013 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Nov 2013 #10
You know what?....You have nothing of substance to say --That's the reason for your "nevermind", LOL whathehell Nov 2013 #38
i mean, threatening rape. how the fuck would we know it is boys/men seabeyond Nov 2013 #50
My first inclination was correct: back on ignore, you go. 1000words Nov 2013 #58
ya. silly me. i get angry when men threaten to rape a woman. i know. i know. so fuckin seabeyond Nov 2013 #67
Aw Gee, I'm betting she's devastated about that. whathehell Nov 2013 #89
threat to ignore.... lol. never been there before, lol. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #118
LOL...Yup, me too. n/t whathehell Nov 2013 #152
Of course -- I mean what on earth would motivate you to such a wild, outrageous assumption? whathehell Nov 2013 #71
"prove it was a guy" ? Are you kidding? cyberswede Nov 2013 #51
I sense a theme here -- thanks for clarifying in case "we" didn't understand the first time. MiddleFingerMom Nov 2013 #19
what mfm. am i not allowed to be disgusted with the need to sexually humiliate women? i am suppose seabeyond Nov 2013 #20
No, thank you. MiddleFingerMom Nov 2013 #22
ha seabeyond Nov 2013 #24
Yep... you sure got me there. You WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ironically... MiddleFingerMom Nov 2013 #27
what??? you put out gibber and refuse to say what you had to say. what was the point mfm? seabeyond Nov 2013 #33
I made my point. You decided not to see it. But you're right about the wasted minutes. MiddleFingerMom Nov 2013 #39
that is the whole point. you made no fuckin point. so i ask. am i not allowed to call out the pigs seabeyond Nov 2013 #40
"i do not what to call you out on that bullshit if i am not clear." MiddleFingerMom Nov 2013 #53
hence, why you got a simple... ha. your refusal to answer the question warrants no more than that. seabeyond Nov 2013 #60
Ah-ha!!! MiddleFingerMom Nov 2013 #66
. seabeyond Nov 2013 #72
You're welcome, whathehell Nov 2013 #46
seriously- rushing to criticize those that are upset about rape threats. You have to wonder WTF is bettyellen Nov 2013 #258
this thread is filled with people making justifications for rape threats- is that the bettyellen Nov 2013 #151
No, thank you. MiddleFingerMom Nov 2013 #167
Yeah, I'd keep my mouth shut too if I embarrassed myslef like that, bettyellen Nov 2013 #177
"Slef," I said to myself. "Slef, keep your mouth shut before you embarass your... um... yourslef." MiddleFingerMom Nov 2013 #184
the bullies are the ones making rape threats- not that you think that is worrisome bettyellen Nov 2013 #212
The topic doesn't "amuse" me one bit. YOU amuse me immensely. MiddleFingerMom Nov 2013 #223
It's like you have the opposite of having the courage of your convictions. bettyellen Nov 2013 #224
I finally did a search of your history. I didn't have to look far to find that your posts... MiddleFingerMom Nov 2013 #226
This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Nov 2013 #231
poor baby with the thin skin. LOL. bettyellen Nov 2013 #254
No, thank you. MiddleFingerMom Nov 2013 #256
Is there anything suggesting she was humiliated by the photos? penultimate Nov 2013 #168
Tasteless, nasty "joke". HappyMe Nov 2013 #8
Poor taste doesn't justify online bullying, death and rape threats, etc. mattclearing Nov 2013 #11
Bingo! Don't people know tblue Nov 2013 #37
Thank you...Yesterday some here were arguing that someone should not have even been fired because whathehell Nov 2013 #52
Lesson she has learned: It really isn't funny to mock dead people quinnox Nov 2013 #12
Whereas threatening rape and murder is funny? BainsBane Nov 2013 #17
Did quinnox say it was funny? I didn't see that. Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #78
Read what he does say BainsBane Nov 2013 #85
Read everything and again he didn't say it was funny. Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #95
Did you notice the question mark after my post? BainsBane Nov 2013 #103
Yeah I noticed a question that actually is an accusation. Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #119
He did bring funny up BainsBane Nov 2013 #197
Know what? Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #200
I know who you are BainsBane Nov 2013 #208
^ Correct. nt Union Scribe Nov 2013 #227
Yes, he blamed the victim for being threatened with rape. nt geek tragedy Nov 2013 #92
Thank you, of course I didn't quinnox Nov 2013 #98
Your words speak for themselves BainsBane Nov 2013 #198
Yes, they do. Union Scribe Nov 2013 #228
Ah yes, thinking while feminist BainsBane Nov 2013 #243
Between being incoherent Union Scribe Nov 2013 #249
Get a grip. BainsBane Nov 2013 #252
Between the two of us Union Scribe Nov 2013 #253
but apparently mocking this living person, heck people harassing her and getting her fired Johonny Nov 2013 #41
Maybe she should have thought about the reaction she would get before posting the pics quinnox Nov 2013 #49
Well, to be fair, the reaction was WAY disproportionate to her misstep cyberswede Nov 2013 #57
I disagree. A red-hot emotional reaction is exactly what should be expected quinnox Nov 2013 #65
I can't imagine that a rational person could anticipate threats against her family. cyberswede Nov 2013 #73
Additionally BainsBane Nov 2013 #80
you validate threatening rape, to keep a woman in line? really? seabeyond Nov 2013 #75
No, of course not quinnox Nov 2013 #84
You clearly see the costume as more troubling BainsBane Nov 2013 #90
threatening fuckin rape and sexually humiliating a woman should not be a "go to". that fuckin seabeyond Nov 2013 #124
No, a bunch of misogynistic basement dwelling mouth breathers found an excuse to slut shame NuclearDem Nov 2013 #180
Rape threats are not an expression of outrage. Shame on any misogynist who claims otherwise nt geek tragedy Nov 2013 #83
Anger is one thing, and probably justified here. But threatening to *rape* her? nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #155
Nowhere did I say it was "OK" to make these kinds of threats quinnox Nov 2013 #162
But you seemed to be blanketly defending the reactions, regardless of motive or content. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #165
But you didn't come out and hammer the fucking threats against the young woman. bluestate10 Nov 2013 #205
I'm going to put myself in the shoes of someone reading yr posts... Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #225
that is it in a nutshell, thanks VC. bettyellen Nov 2013 #260
Do you really think these losers are associated in any way with the victims? Dash87 Nov 2013 #255
Of course people will threaten rape? WTF is wrong with you? Who taught you that bullshit? bettyellen Nov 2013 #157
Actually there is no reason for a person to go apeshit over something arikara Nov 2013 #160
You are justifying death and rape threats? Or the posting of nude pictures that have bluestate10 Nov 2013 #203
People don't appreciate that part of social media. joshcryer Nov 2013 #216
Sounds awfully PC of you BainsBane Nov 2013 #76
I would fire someone that fucking stupid. Nt Logical Nov 2013 #206
Don't mock dead people on Halloween? jberryhill Nov 2013 #123
Oh, come on, you are smarter than that quinnox Nov 2013 #130
You mean like.... jberryhill Nov 2013 #135
And I'll bet you neither the Twin Towers guys nor the MJ guy were threatened with sexual assault. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #159
I think it was because she was seen as an "attention whore." joshcryer Nov 2013 #219
He's also smart enough to know a costume and threats of rape and death BainsBane Nov 2013 #199
I imagine another lesson she learned was that the consequences of benign yet tasteless jokes in our LanternWaste Nov 2013 #136
+1 nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #163
I agree that this was in really bad taste, but FFS people, what the hell is wrong with some people? eqfan592 Nov 2013 #13
They were threatening her family as well. Just awful. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #14
you know. really. she did a stupid ass thing. but, the fuckers that did what they did, 10xs worse seabeyond Nov 2013 #16
Yup... truebrit71 Nov 2013 #120
Agreed. HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #15
She deserves to be shamed for the costume, but slut-shaming over naked internet pics is bullshit. 11 Bravo Nov 2013 #18
I agree. HappyMe Nov 2013 #43
Boston Strong, I guess. nt ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #25
Cute girl, stupid move, good response in apologizing. Packerowner740 Nov 2013 #28
She didn't apologize. Her apology was "surviving" a marathon. bluestate10 Nov 2013 #210
Stupid joke, she apologizes... and... jessie04 Nov 2013 #29
Tastless and stupid get the red out Nov 2013 #30
Yeh, and we are supposed to be 'civilized'. Whisp Nov 2013 #32
how dare i call out the pigs that need to sexually humiliate this woman per posters at seabeyond Nov 2013 #36
Extremely poor taste for the costume but the overreaction was bizarre. Initech Nov 2013 #34
Have to agree. The pictures and the threats are each worse than her stupidity. Shrike47 Nov 2013 #45
Did you see Bill Maher's rant on Twitter trolls? If not I heavily suggest it: Initech Nov 2013 #54
People are addicted to rage. Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #240
I posted Bill Maher's rant about twitter trolls, it's definitely worth a watch. Initech Nov 2013 #244
Heartless human's heartlessness rewarded by more heartless humans NoOneMan Nov 2013 #42
Anyone who thinks that's a propotional response to a tasteless joke... Iggo Nov 2013 #44
+1 redgreenandblue Nov 2013 #48
You have stated it clearly and succinctly greatlaurel Nov 2013 #63
+3 nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #166
She was the idiot, but except the firing, the rest was horrible! nt Logical Nov 2013 #207
The firing is one of the stupidest parts of this whole episode. Iggo Nov 2013 #233
Nope, I would of fired someone that clueless and insensitive. What... Logical Nov 2013 #235
Agree. I would have responded the same way had she shown up in a KKK costume Katashi_itto Nov 2013 #239
We agree! nt Logical Nov 2013 #246
True! Katashi_itto Nov 2013 #247
Not me. Iggo Nov 2013 #241
LOL, your answer is stupid. nt Logical Nov 2013 #245
No, yours is. (N/t) Iggo Nov 2013 #248
Nice costume! Capt. Obvious Nov 2013 #47
Self-righteous internet fueled outrage frenzies are bullshit in almost all cases. redgreenandblue Nov 2013 #56
Yeah shit like this is why I avoid social media as much as possible. Initech Nov 2013 #62
+1 (nt) Nine Nov 2013 #79
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #214
Half of these people are Internet panic-du-jour clinging idiots that are even worse than the Dash87 Nov 2013 #257
Offensive Halloween costumes are a tradition. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #77
That's what I don't get in any of this jberryhill Nov 2013 #125
She's a 22 year-old idiot. The people who threatened her are much, much worse. nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #82
How did she believe it was a simple joke? Rex Nov 2013 #86
Why do you think she'll blame others for her problems now? cyberswede Nov 2013 #106
Just her general clueless atittude. I don't buy it. Rex Nov 2013 #129
Maybe she believed it was a joke because ohheckyeah Nov 2013 #185
I'm still young enough to remember being 22 and I never knew anyone Rex Nov 2013 #191
I truly find that hard to believe. n/t ohheckyeah Nov 2013 #193
I wonder if there are any college courses rrneck Nov 2013 #87
I agree, the idiots that want to hurt her or kill her Rex Nov 2013 #96
Actually I give her credit for guts. rrneck Nov 2013 #110
Yes when you put it that way, they are far worse. Rex Nov 2013 #132
True that. rrneck Nov 2013 #137
She was asking for it? ohheckyeah Nov 2013 #186
If one performs an act rrneck Nov 2013 #187
Oh, good grief.... ohheckyeah Nov 2013 #190
Anybody that wants to live to see 23. rrneck Nov 2013 #196
Well, most normal human ohheckyeah Nov 2013 #220
YES YES YES OMG THEY WERE WRONG STINKY POOS! rrneck Nov 2013 #229
Equating her stupidity with treats to rape her is bullshit. nt bluestate10 Nov 2013 #211
I didn't equate them. Never came close. rrneck Nov 2013 #221
How can a 22-year-old be so fucking clueless? WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2013 #94
Most 22 year olds are clueless. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #101
+100 greatlaurel Nov 2013 #121
I have to disagree... WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2013 #144
Of course what she did was stupid. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #145
That was a head-scratcher, to be sure... Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2013 #143
ohh my. NCTraveler Nov 2013 #100
Some must want to hog-tie and keel-haul her as if her transgression were indepat Nov 2013 #112
It's not so much about the girl herself, or what she did. More a matter of opportunity. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #171
Incredibly stupid move on her part....but the (over)reaction is worse imho... truebrit71 Nov 2013 #115
Disgusting Bradical79 Nov 2013 #116
true lame54 Nov 2013 #139
People went way too far in their response, but she's a POS too. RedCappedBandit Nov 2013 #138
On a sliding scale, not as bad as the "comedy team" who decided bullwinkle428 Nov 2013 #140
guys vs girls I guess. Its another example of how women have a seperate standard. :( boomer55 Nov 2013 #149
Having been young and stupid at one point in my life.... Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2013 #142
A-fucking-men to that. WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2013 #147
You and me both, buddy. Iggo Nov 2013 #153
I thought it was ridiculous when she lost her job LittleBlue Nov 2013 #154
Poor choices on her part but the response was more appalling, imo bigwillq Nov 2013 #156
+1 sakabatou Nov 2013 #169
anonymity on the internet brings out the worst in people scheming daemons Nov 2013 #174
Lynch is Tony Rocky Horror, the Freakout Twitterverse is Marsellus Wallace robertpaulsen Nov 2013 #175
gross overreaction Deep13 Nov 2013 #176
Honestly, what she did was kinda dumb, but...... AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #178
Wow, just wow. People here defending and apologizing for slut shaming and violating her privacy. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #179
That's a lot of stupid mythology Nov 2013 #181
what she did was stupid but the reaction to it is beyond the pale... dionysus Nov 2013 #182
Geez - extreme overkill Spirochete Nov 2013 #183
That costume is beyond despicable. Sissyk Nov 2013 #188
Stupid, heartless decision on her part. But she shouldn't be exposed to bluestate10 Nov 2013 #201
1) people need to get over themselves... smackd Nov 2013 #204
A bad costume deserves to be met with exactly this: "That's a shit costume" Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #215
I would of fired her. But the other stuff is horrible. nt Logical Nov 2013 #250
Given that she was apparently at work in the costume, that could be the employers perogative Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #251
Monstrous reaction, I'll agree Zeke L Brimstone Nov 2013 #222
Absolutely disgusting the way she was treated. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #232
Yeah, that's pretty mean, but this is all bull crap. Dash87 Nov 2013 #259
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