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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Halloween, carnival etc are days to reverse the social order and make fun of things. Parody, satire, lampooning are part of the human spirit. It seems really sad to do away with a very non harmful part of the human experience. FWIW don't know a lot of scar masks that are to make fun of people who are disfigured. Some scary and non scary pop figures are scarred...I can think of very few honestly who are incredibly disfigured? Should we also go after witches with big noses and warts, because some people have big noses and warts?[/quote]

I mean, come on. It was a person sharing her human experience and reaction to constantly seeing disfiguring facial scars used as signals of evil and scariness and ugliness. Would you argue to her in person that her reaction is not valid and she should keep her thoughts to herself? Would you have the courage of your convictions to do that?

Do you also get upset about teal pumpkins?

You all with your fake outrage are probably also the same ones who gnash on about 1st Amendment rights to free speech. You probably think it's a travesty the "r" word is no longer considered appropriate to use as an insult. This person is using her free speech to speak out about her own feelings about her lived experience and asking people to think more carefully about what they choose to dress as. Take her thoughts into account, or don't.  Get back to us when the feds come in to ban the use of fake facial scars for costumes.
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