It's 2020, And This Anne Frank Halloween Costume Is Still Being Sold
A children’s costume in the likeness of Holocaust victim Anne Frank is still being sold years after a massive backlash and after being pulled by other retailers.
Australian editor and producer Jack Latimore tweeted a screenshot of the Australian website for UK costume retailer Smiffys on Friday in which the ‘World War II Evacuee Girl Costume’ was listed for sale for $31.95.
“Australian stores have stocked this Hallowe’en costume & I clearly must have missed something at some point because just wtf?” he wrote on Twitter.
Australian stores have stocked this Hallowe'en costume & I clearly must have missed something at some point because just wtf? pic.twitter.com/dgVy7vF87F
— Jack Latimore (@LatimoreJack) September 18, 2020
The costume featured a cheery young girl wearing a World War II-era dress, beret and bag.
The social media post sparked a string of replies of disapproval of the outfit, with one person writing, “This world getting dumber and dumber” and another putting it simply, “Just no”.
This world getting dumber and dumber.
— 👣 🌏 💫 Paul Dutton 🌳 🦅 🐾 (@pauldutton1968) September 18, 2020
Those replying "Nothing to freak out about" & "not Jewish" kids are clearly ignorant of multi-country govt apologies made to abused British & Maltese Child Migrants: Australia 2009, Britain 2010 recognition in Canada & NZ International Redress Schemes established #Historymatters
— Kath McFarlane (@DrKathMc) September 18, 2020
Another person claimed Latimore had been mistaken by the costume, tweeting, “I don’t want to mansplain. But hoping that you’re aware this is in relation to the evacuation of kids in London? Like Narnia and Carrie’s War? Not Jewish children during the holocaust.”
Latimore then tweeted a screenshot showing the same costume is being sold elsewhere as the “WW2 Anne Frank Girls Costume”.
please tell me more https://t.co/xUxoMEXiczpic.twitter.com/vVmnweQnIe
— Jack Latimore (@LatimoreJack) September 18,...Continue reading on HuffPost