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| "Anna-Rexia" costume, aka the worst costume ever Photo: HalloweenParty13.com |
With the excitement of Halloween ending, many people are reflecting on the Halloween costumes of this year, as well as those from the previous years. Some are cute, some are scary, and some are downright offensive, such as the "Anna-Rexia" costume.
The costume is pretty basic (and sultry), consisting of a black dress with a skeleton on it and a measuring tape around the waist, but the message it sends is absolutely horrendous. For one to believe that it is acceptable to take a serious mental illness and translate it into a sultry Halloween costume shows just how powerful the negative stigma around mental illnesses are in our society. For those who do not suffer from the painful and consuming illness it can be hard to understand- but it is still nothing to joke about.
