Company says sorry over Anne Frank costume for Halloween

[sarisataka]

Company says sorry over ‘Anne Frank costume’ for Halloween

A company has withdrawn an “Anne Frank Halloween costume” after complaints from prominent figures in the Jewish community.

HalloweenCostumes.com said it apologised for any offence caused.

Other outlets are selling the same product, which includes a dress, a beret, a shoulder bag and a “destination tag”, but market it as a “child World War Two evacuee costume”.

Pictures of the “Anne Frank” costume circulated on social media, and were met with anger by representatives of UK Jewish charities.

https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/company-says-sorry-over-anne-frank-costume-for-halloween-1.446022

[JenniferJuniper]

1. How do people even

come up with this insanity? And then turn it into an actual thing?

[appleannie1943]

2. I am not Jewish but find that in poor taste.

[Pope George Ringo II]

3. You know that filter between your brain and your mouth?

Some people don't have it. And the ones not running the country are designing Halloween costumes.

[Raine]

4. It shouldn't take complaints for them to know

how wrong this is!

[dembotoz]

5. Sounded like a good idea at the staff meeting. Curious as to country of origination

Some places that we import stuff from just might not understand.
Seems to stupid for words??
Could be

[COLGATE4]

6. Wait for their next effort. The "Auschwitz inmate costume", complete with

ratty, dirty striped pijamas and, for $5 extra a yellow star with "Jude" emblazoned in Germanic script.

[lpbk2713]

7. Remarkably poor taste.

A business decision.

"Well we'll see how it sells and then if there's an uproar we'll
draft an apology and make everything nice again."

[cwydro]

8. Horrifying

And beyond frightening.

[Mediumsizedhand]

9. We have simply lost our way.

[JI7]

10. Fuck them.

[Captain Stern]

11. Too soon? nt

[LongTomH]

12. Beyond bad taste!!!

[ProudLib72]

13. My wife, who has finally say, has commented on this

She said, "That's fucked up".