The Costume Can’ts

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The only thing I’ve ever been as an adult for Halloween is an “angry black man” in 2005 (I wore a t-shirt with a massive middle finger on it). Suffice if to say, I’m not a costume person. I can’t remember a single Halloween costume I ever had as a child.  I had a few when I was young. But I don’t remember them. I do remember spending most Halloweens at church, collecting candy, apples and random stuff I’d never eat like walnuts. But we didn’t wear costumes.

The more I think about it, I don’t even recall wanting to dress up. In fact, I think I couldn’t wait to become an “adult” so that people around me would stop wearing costumes. My parents never did so I figured other adults wouldn’t, either. Then I grew up, went to a 1,000-person Halloween party at in 2004 and realized how wrong I was and resigned myself to the fact that adults like to play dress up, too.

I’d guesttimate that 95.3 percent of the adults at that 2004 party wore costumes. I, obviously, was in the minority. About 28 percent of the majority were dressed like Johnny Damon, who was leading the Boston Red Sox to their first World Series in nearly 100 years. He also looked like a caveman.

I guess people felt it necessary to play on “the hot thing” at the moment. I’m hoping that isn’t the case this year. That said, here are a few Halloween costumes idea I don’t care to see come Friday or Saturday.

1. Bernard Madoff. I don’t get why people are buying Madoff’s mask. There’s nothing humorous about him or the costume idea. If you’re about to rob a bank or mansion, wearing this mask might earn you a style point or two (It might also get you a cell somewhere near Bernie). But that’s the only time it should ever be used. Alas, Madoff is apparently a hit this year. What kind of message is that sending?

2. The unsexy “sexy” woman. We all know that some women like to use Halloween as an excuse to wear next to nothing and call it a “costume.” That’s fine. Just actually be sexy. If you look like Arnold Schwarzenegger or Rosie O’Donnell, you should make a better decision and cover up. People will talk about you.

3. Kim Zolciak or NeNe. I don’t watch the Real Housewives of Atlanta. But I did catch these two on Jimmy Kimmel last week. And I think I saw something on Twitter about Kim calling NeNe a moose. After see them on Kimmel side by side, all I could think to myself was “wow, it takes one to no one.” They both reminded me of cross-dressers, which leads me to this…

4. Madea or any man who isn’t a regular cross-dresser cross-dressing. It’s just not cool. Enough said.

5. Richard in a Box. The novelty has worn off of this one. Besides, it’s supposed to be a Christmas present anyway.

6. Balloon Boy. Not an hour into that balloon taking flight, people were talking about making this into a costume. For what? So you can walk around in aluminum foil-covered cardboard? So you’ll be seen in what will be deemed the most uncreative, attention-seeking get-up of the evening? You’d be better off draping a red bedsheet around your neck and calling yourself Superman. If I see someone dressed as that balloon, I’ll pray that they be launched through the Ozone layer dressed as said balloon.

What costume are you hopeful you don’t see this weekend?

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Damon is a writer/blogger based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. He started This May Concern You: The Open Letter Blog [http://thismayconcernyou.com] after writing a single open letter to the one person who will neither accept nor deny his Facebook Friend Request. He's still in Facebook purgatory, but the blog has evolved into the place where Stuff White People Like meets Stuff Black People Hate on a plate with sides of moral and social consciousness. The letters are about pop culture, politics, sports and Damon's personal life. Some are serious and revealing. Others are self-deprecating, unabashedly honest and sarcastic. But each one aims to provoke thought and self-inventory.

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