Offensive to people who are Jewish?

[CallMeIshmael]

Hey all,

A little background: I'm a huge Halloween fan, and am always looking for a costume. I go to Cornell University, which has a very significant Jewish population.

I saw a Chewbacca costume on sale for dirt cheap, and had an idea, but I don't know if it would be 'kosher' with everyone around campus.

I want to throw on a Yamkika, get some curls, and make a sash that says 'Jewbacca' on it.

I have 5 close friends who are Jewish, and they all said it was totally cool. But, they're all pretty moderate.

So, would anyone out there find this offensive?

Thanks

[KidPokerX]

haha no way. I think it's kinda funny.
Planning for halloween already? eek
Nice idea though!

-KidPokerX

[sam h]

I would find it pretty funny. But you are almost guaranteed to stumble across some people who will not.

[istewart]

If you're at Cornell I'd be prepared to end up in the gorges by night's end. The Jewish population is insane.

Yarmulke*, btw. I think it's okay though.

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I think you will offend those who are easily offended, or who look to be offended.

[PoBoy321]

I think it's hilarious.

Then again, I'm 100% Irish Catholic.

Some Jews might take offense and I wouldn't blame them (although I might throw pennies at them and laugh).

[Dynasty]

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I think you will offend those who are easily offended, or who look to be offended.

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That's a lot of people.

[Felix_Nietsche]

There will always be someone who doesn't think it will be funny...

[IggyWH]

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I have 5 close friends who are Jewish, and they all said it was totally cool. But, they're all pretty moderate.

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Their support means nothing. They know you so they know it's not meant to be hurtful so to them, it's cool.

It's those random people that don't know you that you got to worry about.

I did something similar to this. My freshman year at Pitt, everyone would tell me I was a black man trapped in a white mans body. I lived a hiphop style... that was just me. It wasn't fake, I wouldn't act black, I wasn't a wigger.

A good bit of my friends were black and because they said I was a black man trapped in a white mans body. So for Halloween, I decided to go as a black man. I had the clothes so that was easy and I bought a fro wig and some face paint. I covered my face and hands and with the wig on, I looked like a crackhead (because the wigg was so frizzy), but I still looked good.

My boys all thought it was the funniest thing they had ever seen. I hadn't told any of them I was doing it so when they first saw me they didn't recognize me. I think everyone I knew then went out and bought a camera just so they would have a picture of me like that.

Since it went so well with my boys, I thought nothing of it. We went out to a party though and I caught a little crap there. The white people didn't know how to react... they thought it was funny but didn't want to laugh. The black dudes there that I didn't know all thought it was funny. I caught some crap from a couple black chicks though. They were mad at me for impersonating a black man because they said white people used to do that to mock black people.

Not like any of them were alive back then but I was respectful and explained to them the scenario and reasoning behind it. Everything was cool then once I bought them some jello shots...

[Jman28]

Some people certainly will. But the majority of those who find it offensive, I wouldn't mind offending.