I thought this was a joke at first, but no. Apparently some people are outraged at a bloody princess costume being sold by Kate Middleton's family.
According to this article: "Kate Middleton’s family owns a lucrative event planning business called Party Pieces. As we head into the season of ghouls and goblins, Party Pieces’ website stocked up on hundreds of costumes for adults and children, including several zombie-inspired outfits.
However, people thought the addition of a zombie princess costume — complete with a blood-covered gown and a tiara — was highly insensitive, considering that Princess Diana died in a horrific car crash in 1997." What are your thoughts? Is it just a harmless children's Halloween costume or do you believe it is offensive? I'm especially interested to hear from people who live in the UK.
It's ridiculous that people are angry, it's just a costume!
I agree that it is offensive.
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Do you think this bloody princess Halloween costume is offensive?
Yes, it's offensive, I'm also offended by the mummy costume because it's insulting to Egyptian ancestors, zombies are offensive because I have had relatives die, werewolves are offensive to hairy people, people who have a weapon in their head for Halloween is offensive to people who have been killed with a weapon in that way, vampires are offensive to people with blood issues and insomnia
No it's not offensive, it's pathetic that people nowadays are finding every single little thing to be offended at, being offended is subjective, it means nothing, there's more to life than being offended, learn to prioritise your life and stop being pathetic (not to you, but to people who are offended by every little thing nowadays)
This is absolutely offensive. I don't tolerate anyone wearing black t shirts, by the way. I knew someone who died in a black t shirt. And no fireman or police costumes, either. Many firemen and police officers died, so this is totally unacceptable , because this makes sense.
No, because it's not meant to be a mockery or imitation of princess Diana. Just because diana was a princess that died doesn't mean you can't dress up as a dead princess, cause it has nothing to do with her. If anything that's offensive, is when people dress up as other people cultures/beliefs and then people have the nerve to tell them it's not a big deal. Dressing as a dead zombie, princess=not offensive. Dressing as native american= pretty offensive to some people. people's race or culture is not a costume.
If it was specifically made as being bloody princess diana costume then yes it would be horrible but it's not meant to be her therefore its ridiculous to connect the costume with her.
No. If it had been 1997, a month after the car crash,, THEN it would have been insensitive and offensive, because people would still be mourning the loss, the mind would immediately have gone to Diana and the car crash, and there's no way it would have been accidental.
But it's been twenty years, and that costume had no resemblance to Diana.
It's just a costume, and people have no business being offended by it, I'm certain it was entirely unintentional, and the Middleton family are probably somewhat upset at this sort of publicity.
The late Princess of Wales died more than twenty years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if whoever had this idea didn't even remember her.
I'm from the UK, I do remember her, and I did not approve of her, for context.
Unless it has her name on it then perhaps it will offend some people. And that is fine you can't satisfy everyone. I probably be one of the offended ones, not because of the costume but because that lady was a good and nice individual. Her image should be respected. Portraying her in that way, I think she would like it and therefore we should do it.
Just wondering what if you and your girlfriend were about to get married or your sister or a family member or your boyfriend. Then on the way to the wedding the bride was killed in a horrible accident. A few years later Halloween was coming around and someone made a copies of the bloody wedding dress she was wearing that fateful day she died. I thing you would kind of hate that design also.
If its meant to represent Princess Diana, then yes it's offensive and in poor taste. But if it's just a bloody princess, no problem. I suppose it reminds people of what happened. Everyone remembers where they were that moment. Like compassion and grace somehow left the world.
I'm English. It's a bit of a weird one. I don't think it's that offensive but it's a little fucked up just because of who's selling it. You'd think they'd be a bit more sensitive about stuff like that with them being tied to the royal family. I do think people are over reacting though. Like who is it hurting really?
Since the zombie princess is just a random zombie princess and a fictional character, it's not offensive. It hasn't anything to do with princess Diana to do. If it had something to do with her, then it would be bad.
If it was a "Zombie Princess Diana" costume that would be wrong. People don't really give a **** about Halloween in the UK. British people know better than to take candy from a stranger.
I voted for other because I agree that it is offensive (to some people), that’s why there is controversy, but I don’t personally find it offensive and do think it is a little bit ridiculous.
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