From people wearing blackface to dressing up as dead celebrities, questionable costumes are in high supply by the end of October. The time-honored tradition of dressing up for Halloween can easily go wrong when costumes toe the politically incorrect line.
Already this year a man dressed up as Ray Rice, the Baltimore Ravens running back who made headlines for knocking out his fiancée and dragging her body outside of an Atlantic City elevator. A simple Google search will unearth examples of misguided Halloweeners dressed as Boston Marathon victims and exploding World Trade Centers.
The shelves of big box retailers and specialty stores are littered with inappropriate options that tempt people to push the limits. But the treat of dressing up can quickly turn into a trick, like it did for some pretty prominent people. Here’s a good list of costumes to avoid so you don’t cross the line from spooky to unacceptable.