Many of us enjoy Halloween as an excuse to reach into the depths of our fancy dress cupboard – but some people will always take it too far.
Comedian David Walliams sent jaws dropping as he transformed into Kim Jong-Un for Jonathan Ross’ Halloween party on Tuesday.
That was just one of many questionable outfit choices, with another attendee at the party turning up as disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
Comedian David Walliams(left) sent jaws dropping as he transformed into Kim Jong-Un(right) for Jonathan Ross’ Halloween party on Tuesday
That was just one of many questionable outfit choices, with another attendee at the party(left) turning up as disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein(right, at a New York film premiere on September 7)
Meanwhile, social media was awash with insensitive choices. Daniel Gearie, 25, from Dundee, posted the iconic picture of Maddie, who disappeared from her hotel apartment in Portugal in 2007, smiling in her Everton shirt next to an image of himself in the same top with a blonde wig on
These attendees at the 44th Annual Village Halloween Parade in New York City on October 31 went as Vladimir Putin on the back of Donald Trump, in another risqué Hallowe’en choice poking fun at Russian interfering in the U.S. election
Meanwhile, social media was awash with other risqué garbs, including a man dressed as Madeleine McCann and another as Russian president Vladimir Putin.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 46, attracted plenty of criticism for the controversial outfit, with some people accusing him of using ‘yellowface’.
Wei Ming Kam tweeted: ‘And this is why I’m never buying any of his books. David Walliams was and still is a racist.’
They clearly weren’t following new guidelines from the National Union of Students, which issued a lengthy list warning them of all the potentially offensive costumes they should avoid dressing up as this.
The Scottish branch of organisation listed which outfits they believe are not acceptable and have told students not to wear anything racist, sexist, transphobic, culturally appropriating, ableist, or sl*t-shaming.
A leaflet read: ‘This Halloween we’re encouraging you to Check Your Costume! Check and double-check your costume to avoid the exploitation and degradation of others.’
Yohan Vang from Michigan chose to go the newsy route for his costume this year, dressing up as the United Airlines passenger who was controversially dragged from a plane in Chicago earlier this year
Remember? Dr. David Dao was pulled off the Louisville-bound flight in Chicago, sparking backlash for United Airlines in April
This reveller in Bristol certainly managed to raise some eyebrows with this unusual costume combination during a Hallowe’en night out yesterday
A woman sparked outrage after she appeared to don ‘blackface’ while working at a Staples store. Footage filmed by a customer at the Pleasant Hill, California, store, shows them confronting the woman, a contract worker from Marketsource there to promote Hewlett-Packard items, for her inappropriate getup