She wore a black satin button-up shirt, a black baseball cap with the word “Liberty” on it, and combed her blonde hair back while mimicking Erika’s expression and mannerisms.
The costume was not seen as a harmless parody by many viewers.
“I agree that everything Erika has done has been pretty weird, but that doesn’t excuse the disgusting behavior of all the haters who make fun of her, especially when it’s not even memorable,” one wrote.
Another noted the human loss behind the public persona, noting, “a woman was left without her husband and children, without their father while you were doing this.”
The backlash highlighted a recurring problem with Halloween costumes centered around real-life tragedies.
What might be considered political satire can seem cruel when it makes someone’s grief the central theme.
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