Yeah. This happened. Chris Brown tweeted this photo yesterday (and it’s STILL on his Instagram!! He did not delete it!) of his Halloween costume – Chris and his friends dressed up as “Arab terrorists”. I guess we could also say “Taliban” maybe, because I don’t think Chris is smart enough to distinguish between “Arabs” and “terrorists” and “Taliban” and “people who wear turbans” and so on. Chris posted this image proudly with the line, “Ain’t nobody F–king wit my clique!!!!#ohb”. So, he’s pretty proud of himself. He thinks this is funny and fun.
I mean… I’m not going to get all pearl-clutchy about this because, after all, it IS Chris Brown we’re talking about and seriously, he’s done way more offensive things. This is just yet another example of how idiotic and stupidly offensive he is. And I hope to God that the AK-47 is fake. But Chris’s mom, Joyce Hawkins, defended her son on Twitter, writing: “HALLOWEEN IS FOR FUN NOTHING MORE THAN JUST FUN. GET A LIFE PLEASE.” Well mothered, Joyce.
Also offensive? Chris and his “clique” went and partied at Rihanna’s Halloween party at the Greystone Manor in West Hollywood. Reports indicate that Chris and Rihanna are still fooling around and “dating”. Reports also indicate that Karrueche Tran is still trying to ride the Breezy train too. So, same as before. At least Chris took off the beard later on in the night:
Photos courtesy of Chris’s Instagram, WENN.
Oh come on! That’s the only way Brown recluse could sneak Karrueche into Rihanna’s party without her noticing…DUH! I think Karueche is the one with the striped slippers..
Brown should had gone all Gangnam style…Lol…i did, dressed like one of fhe dancers and the hubs dressed like the Gangnam dude…hehehehe…that was a load of fun!
Ha ha, you are awesome!
eh people dress up as offensive/scary things on halloween. it happens. Its not as bad as the worst halloween costume I saw in college which was a guy dressed up as two buildings (it was cardboard) with toy airplanes sticking out of it and gi joes hanging on strings as if they were falling. THAT is offensive.
Dressing up as a group of people who have killed thousands of people within in their own country as well abroad is offensive. Not to mention the fact that 4 Americas were just killed last month in Benghazi and young girl was shot in her head on the way to school. He’s stupidly mocking countless victims by mimicking terrorists.
totally agree with lena80. i used to think Chris was alright but after dressing like this, my eyes are open now, wide open. I am beginning to wonder about Rihanna though.
I’m kind of on the fence with this one. Chris is an idiot and a super douche first of all. I know Halloween is the time of year to dress up and pretend to be something you’re not but maybe some people take it a little too far. This costume represents a group of people that brought death to Americans because of their hate for our government.
A Black friend of mine once dressed as a KKK and my White friend dressed as a Black Panther (the socialist organization, not the cat). We laughed about it because we knew their intent but in hindsight the KKK represented some of the worse group of people imagineable. At least my White friend didn’t go Black face.
Terroist foreign and domestic shouldn’t be treated in such a lighthearted laughable way. I just don’t know.
I wouldn’t wear a costume like that but to each his own. This reminds me when Eminem dressed as Bin Laden in his video for “Without Me” So I guess we have to decide where to draw the line at freedom of expression.
Four Americans just lost their lives to the Taliban over in Libya due to planned terrorist activity, and you are “on the fence about this one.” Name one of the Americans who died. Name ONE.
Just because “it happens” it doesn´t make rasist and offencive costumes okay.
There is this aweseme campaign which was launched by students at Ohio University on that matter:
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/26/living/halloween-ethnic-costumes/index.html
Hate. Him.
He’s such a giant douche
Yep. That sums it up!
+1
Douche to the MAX. His whole outlook is warped, as indicated in his childish rants, his temper, his humour, his professionalism. He just is not a man, he’s immature, petulant, selfish, self centered, angry, abusive, self righteous…Every action he takes proves this again and again.
WHY DO I LOVE YEAHx3 SO MUCH!! UGH!!!
Just when you think he can’t possibly be any more offensive!
Yet, he is less offensive than a Kardashian.
If I was a member of the Taliban, I would REALLY be offended and launch as Jihad on his big baby butt!
Just when I think he couldn’t possibly be any more ignorant – he proves me wrong.
I’ve never followed his music/career so his idiocy is my only knowledge of his relevance to society.
There are some celebs that make their lack of higher education painfully obvious. He makes it onto my list of those whenever I read or hear something about him.
+1. And once again, people `in the industry“ put up with him and don`t call him on his behaviour. Why should he change if he keeps getting away with it. Idiot.
Disbelief at the insensitivity, and just…don’t hate me, but…
HATRED. I didn’t think I could dislike him any more than I do since he beat the snot out of Rihanna, but NO! Now he’s so culturally insensitive and offensive, my dislike has morphed into outright hatred.
This guy is taking up oxygen that other people need to survive. FFS, doesn’t Jay-Z know anyone who can just take his a$$ OUT? 🙁
That was in very poor taste…
You have to have taste before you can do it poorly.
He should have dressed like the Coptic Christs massacred in Egypt after the begin of their “revolution”.Then the militant arabs won’t have problem I guess.
He fits right in with that group. They both degrade and beat up on women. He’s classless.
I am sure all the victims of 9/11 thought it was hysterical – NOT!
People are always complaining about Halloween being used by women to dress “slutty”, when they need to be complaining about all the jack*sses that use it as a excuse to let their offensive and racist flag fly. Ugh.
Precisely.
Completely agree.
As an Arab woman, this costume offends me no end. I don’t care if it’s Chris Brown wearing it or Tim freaking Tebow, it’s offensive. I am not a terrorist, no one in my family is a terrorist and none of my Arab friends are terrorists either; Hallowe’en is no excuse to be racist.
Now to those who say I’m just pearl clutching and relax and blahdiblah…how would you react if it was a white guy in blackface? Or someone tugging at the corners of their eyes to “be Asian”? Or heck, someone sticking feathers in their hair and making stereotypical “woo woo woo” Native American sounds? It’s wrong and that’s that.
Anyway! Venting over, I think I’m gonna get a coffee, lol.
Yeah, a lot of people have smartened up enough to finally realize why blackface is offensive. I don’t see how they could give this a free pass.
I still saw a lot of sexy~ Native costumes this year. I live in Canada and would love to see them drive an hour away to Caledonia and see how well received it would be there.
I’m also an Arab and I can’t believe people actually dress up like this. It gets tiring fighting off the terrorist label left right and center, but to have it shove down your throat is disgusting.
And it is not a ‘costume relax’ situation, people get offended when white people do blackface, when people dress up as Nazis or KKK. Yes there ARE offensive halloween outfits and halloween is no excuse to reiterate stigmas and stereotypes.
I also bet you that those are saying ‘relax, it’s just the costume’ have not been discriminated and labelled as ‘terrorist’ because of their ethnicity.
Im surprised Chris didn’t put on brown face….he has been known to mock darker skinned people as a “joke”. Awesome guy, Rihanna
That’s weird since he’s dark himself.
He’s African American, right? Or is he Caribbean/Islander? In any case, he’s black.
Yeppers, you got it right.
You hope the gun is fake?
Thank you thank you for saying all I wanted to. He’s just stupid and offensive.
I think its funny. I dont think he was saying all Arabs are terrorists. They obviously werent just dressed like Arabs. Better yet, Id laugh my bum off if a bunch of terrorists dressed up like Chris Brown and his crew. Id laugh if a bunch of Arabs did the same. Being offended by that is like being black and being offended by people dressed up in Chris Brown costumes because he’s black and it implies all black people beat women. Sort it out in your heads folks and then it will be funny. I can laugh even though I dont like the kid.
Shewolf, it is not like that at all. It would be like dressing as an American Indian holding a scalp. Like dressing up as that crazy person who killed all of those innocent people at the Batman premiere. First of all, not all people of Arab descent are terrorists, so he is stereotyping, and second, we have suffered terrorist attacks within the last month, so it is in very poor taste and not to be taken lightly.
Leave Halloween to the children if you don’t have any sense of what is right or wrong.
Wow its just a Halloween custom. People just are mad because its Chris brown if it was anyone else, it would of been OK.
nnnn I’m gonna go with no. Richard Simmons could have worn this and people would have hated it.
Are you serious? Are you a member of planet earth? It’s not “just a costume” so be proactive and educate yourself on the matter before making ignorant statements. Something tells me MAY be one of those people that approve of people donning blackface, dressing up like Indians, wearing Geisha outfits, etc.. during Halloween. Look at the Miley’s costume for Halloween. See how she dressed up like Nicki Minaj without browning herself up and was still able to make her statement of who she dressed up as? That’s how you do a Halloween costume. You don’t incorporate elements, let alone extreme elements, of a CULTURE into a Halloween costume because you think it’s funny. Damn.
Pretty sad if you really believe that.
Are you eff…g kidding me? Unreal, not cool at all, Prince Harry dressed up as a Nazi or Hitler or something, there’s a reason why not to do things like this. Completely inappropriate.
Well, he is an EMOTIONAL terrorist, so I guess it’s appropriate (for him).
This Insensitive Stupid Small Minded Mysoginist Bag of slopshit I hope he dissapears
+111111
amazing comment. +100
what a jackass.
Thats what happens when a lowlife gets a little money and fame. By the way, what is with the Breezy stuff. Isn’t another one of these tools called Breezy? Or is it Jeezy? Or Wheezy? Confusing keeping up with all these nicknames, they all kind of run together
Breezy is Chris Brown, Jeezy is Young Jeezy, Weezy is Lil Wayne, and Yeezy is Kanye. Lol I can see where that would be confusing!
Lol@Skins and good explanation Ellie 🙂
The Taliban accepts your challenge Chris Brown. Dumbass.
I wish an extremist would be offended and “take care” of little Breezy. Yeah, I said it. Not sorry either.
Lol. I can’t say I’d be sad about it either. Better him than my friends in uniform oversees (I’m in the Navy myself)
This isn’t racist but it’s definitely prejudiced and it’s disgusting cultural appropriation. He incorporated EXTREME elements of what he thinks one culture is into a different one…in this case, American culture. When people dress up like terrorists it’s a F you to the non extreme members of the culture who didn’t consent to the oppression they’d have to face because of the extremists. How many innocent Arab people have been beat up, murdered, and TERRORIZED by AMERICANS because of the extremists? He’s a piece of sh**.
lena80, whoah, calm down honey, this is Halloween, a costume party, you know, trick or treat? And in this case, Chris is the trick.
And yes, you have some points,but they are in fact just as EXTREME as what you are criticising. Happy Halloween babe, you’re an extremist, too!
But it’s not just you, i think all humans are extremist to one degree or another, depending on what it is we cherish most…whether it be our culture, our opinions, our likes and dislikes, etc
i’ll confess, i am a highway extremist, when i get behind the wheel and see all these folks driving around me like shite for brains, i can’t count how many cuss words and middle fingers i let fly…i just can’t seem to keep it together on the highway (i drive a lot for work, it’s stressful).
Do i think it’s cool what Chris did? No. I think it’s stupid as sh!t But, being an open-minded American, i don’t need Chris Brown to represent me, and i therefore don’t let him make me and all other innocent bystanders look like fools just coz he thinks it’s cool to dress up like a multi-cultural thug.
In all actuality, Chris is probably giving them props, what other reason could he have for frontin’ like this?
It certainly isn’t some sort of cultural statement, he can’t think that deeply. Consider the source…this is Chris Brown. Don’t make it into any more than it is. Don’t let him have that power to disrupt your peace.
I know it’s not easy. I know it’s more COMPLICATED than that…but still…
I’m working on it, too. I’ve actually cut down on my road rage to about 50% and the funny thing is, nobody’s benefited from it but me.
My points are not “extreme” as you like to call it. My criticism is that people time and time again think it’s appropriate to participate in cultural appropriation during freaking Halloween. What purpose does it serve to dress up as something stereotypical of another culture, especially in this case when he’s dressing up as an extremist group that have murdered countless numbers of people? Just because you can’t or don’t want to see it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. His thirst for attention is disgusting and other people’s willful dismissal as “oh it’s just a Halloween costume” is nothing but ignorance.
“How many innocent Arab people have been beat up, murdered, and TERRORIZED by AMERICANS because of the extremists?”
I don’t know. How many? Is this a common thing that happens? Do Americans beat up, murder and terrorize innocent Arab people?
I’d really like to know because I haven’t heard about this at all.
Are you being serious? You’ve never heard of one hate crime or discrimination against an Arab? Either start reading the news or stop watching Fox News – or both.
Yes it’s a common thing, that doesn’t get reported on a regular basis by national and world news organizations. And I should not have said Arab specifically, but anyone people perceive to be Muslim. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/06/the-rise-of-hate-crimes-can-be-tied-directly-to-hateful-speech.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/07/history-of-hate-crimes-against-sikhs-since-911_n_1751841.html
there ya go. get informed.
Well for starters, the Sikh massacre happened because the perpetrators thought they were ‘muslims’. And yes, it happens. All you need to google is arab/muslim american hate crimes.
I feel obliged to point out that hundreds of thousands of unarmed people in Afghanistan and Iraq have been killed directly and indirectly by Americans in recent years… Bombs aren’t really very smart, and when they destroy infrastructure – people die from lack of clean water and simple medicines. After Gulf War 1, a team of international physicians visited Iraq and said that it was equivalent to biological warfare. The Iraqis were basically mostly like us, not nomads, and vulnerable to attacks on vital infrastructure. Imagine having man-made devastation like Katrina and Sandy pounding at you for that long. This isn’t just the infamous sorry excuse “collateral damage” that we won’t accept when we’re the victims- it’s deliberate targeting of things like water supplies. The US also actually killed more civilians just in Afghanistan in two months after 9/11 than all the hijackers combined had managed to kill. And the killing has continued for years, with guns and bombs. So it’s not just folks like the Taliban with buckets of blood on their hands.
He really does seem to have gone completely off the rails and actively wants to be a villain. Oh yeah, Rihanna, I can totally see why you can’t get enough.
How anybody could possibly support this abuser of women is beyond me.
He continues to act in an arrogant, immature manner, with violent outbursts like those on GMA, and pathetic efforts like this costume choice.
The fact that Rihanna is in any way involved with him again is offensive and pathetic.
I can’t stand this man.He is a douche and he is not attractive at all.Yuch!!I don’t even know why he has even one fan.You can take the boy out of the ghetto but…………
LOL. I showed this to my husband and he said, “I should dress like a Marine and go curb-stomp this bitch. Oh wait, I am a Marine. F*** this asshole.”
Please do. Chris Brown is such an idiot-douchebag.
And his MOM! That response from his mom! Aghhh. That costume is not fun or funny.
Pls do (x infinity). I’m not American nor am I Arab but he really goes out to offend. If they’re using Halloween as an excuse, he should dress up as a punching bag or better still, a turd.
@Fai…now THAT was funny!!!!
@ Beth…
I now have a mad crush on your husband. How kind of him to offer to do the world such a favor 😉
Lame…
I think we’ve all established he wasn’t raised right. So way to go JOYCE. smdh
If he’s willing to go down this route than he should’ve dressed up as a beat-up Rihanna ….. what a douche
What really bothers me is how uneducated trash like Chris Brown become famous in our society when there are SO many other people who actually contribute to society and do good.
This piece of trash has no idea what a piece of garbage he is, that’s what’s really sad. Makes me want to vomit. Will he ever get what he deserves? I doubt it.
While he is morally horiffic, the guy has an undeniable amount of raw talent in terms of entertainment and performance art.
Listen to him sing, watch him dance, he can rap, and he can act – putting on an air of sincerity in his videos. That’s why he’s still around.
If he didn’t have these traits, he would have disappeared by now.
He hasn’t disappeared because of tactics like this and his Rihanna business. It’s the only reason why he’s relevant at this point.
this kid is definition of “stupid asshole”
And clearly his mommy has enabled and excused his trash behavior from day one. Good job on raising such a fine, upstanding member of society!
I don’t see how this is cultural – he’s not saying all Arabs are terrorists in any manner any more than my son being a ninja is saying all Japanese people are Samurais. However, based on the fact that this is a sensitive issue for almost everyone in a large part of the world, and a current one, its not funny to me. I’m a little iffy on pirates these days too. That said, it’s Halloween and the only costumes that don’t potentially offend someone are maybe the butterflies and banana costumes
For starters, they are not even dressed up as arabs, they are dressed up as Afghans. That’s not the traditional dress for an Arab, that’s a traditional Afghan (and Pakistani actually) dress. They labelled themselves as arab terrorists because of the guns. Thus yes this is extremely discriminatory because not only did he NOT dress up as an arab (There is a difference between an Afghan, a Pakistani and an Arab) but the only association between the ‘Arab’ part and his outfit are the guns. And that is part of the bigger problem. Sorry but it pisses me right off. Now any uneducated and ignorant fool is going to think this is what a typical arab is like, a warmongering, ‘terrorist’ and desert person. Ugh.
I’m just saying that pretty much everything at Halloween is offensive: serial killers, French maids, zombies, ect. Since this is more current, it’s slightly less sensitive but I could complain about anything. I hate the whole holiday.
It would’ve been cute if it was just the kaftan he was wearing >_>
It’s like he’s playing a game to see how much everyone can hate him. “Dress up as a terrorist? Win ten points!”
So based on all the excuses for his offenive behavior the main one being its Halloween and just a costume…..Then anyone should have a problem with a white woman dressing up like Aunt Jemmia and carrying a plate of pancakes to the party with her face darken up would they …? After all its “just a Hollywood Holloween Party and just for Fun….”
Hell Chris Brown and his terrorist friends would be leading the Racist Charge against this person as well all all the other “it’s Halloween ” crowd.. thats the plain truth…He and his men was deliberately being nasty for the attention because he is a nasty mean assed human being……
I do not like when people do that. I stayed at a cabin this summer with a very offensive (to me only, apparently) statuette of a Jemima like piggy bank in the kitchen. I stashed it under the sink. When my MIL found it, she asked why I had hidden such ‘art’. Seriously? It was made of metal and clearly was mass produced. Disgusted doesn’t begin to describe my feelings, and I will never forget that she thinks objects like that are harmless.
We didn’t need anymore proof to say he’s an idiot. Next year? A nazicostum?
A few years ago Heidi Klum dressed up a goddess Kali for Halloween. It upset many Indians but I thought she did it very well. This, however, is dumb.
Uh. They’re all going to get karmically bitch capped. I wouldn’t worry.
WOW. Even if those costumes weren’t offensive to Arabic people (not just because they face constant discrimination but because they are the most common *victims* of terrorism too) it would be appalling that he’s going out of his way to associate himself with VIOLENCE. I mean… really?
If I were him, I’d go as a humble ascetic and bow down to every woman who is “forgiving” (read: stupid/masochistic) enough to keep his fan base going.
Dear Navy Seals… pretty please??????
Yes, please! Call it a training exercise, whatever you have to do.
@lucy2…There is just no way to top that!!! I laughed…HARD!!!
This guy consistantly reemphasizes to me how incredibly classless he is. Just goes to prove that money does not buy manners nor maturity. In a fair world this guy would be a dumpster diver.
I’m from outside of Manhattan and this kind of thing in my community would not be tolerated. There are many families or friends in my area who lost someone on 9/11 and this kind of thing would offend many people.
It’s weird someone above posted about a World Trade Center costume with 2 planes sticking out of Halloween. I never saw this myself, but I was once told by a guy he dressed like that for Halloween (granted, he wasn’t American, he was French). That really offended me and I guess I shouldn’t be surprised another person had the same idea.
Doesn’t anyone remember when Prince Harry dressed as a Nazi officer? He apologized for his actions. I wonder if Chris Brown will to? If there’s enough media backlash, he will be forced to! His image can’t take another hit like this, especially now that he and Rihanna have reconciled.
i fucking hate him.
His mother Joyce Hawkins defending her son’s stupid racist behaviour is just too much for me. I know it’s cliche to “blame the mother” but honestly, does she have no shame about the horrible son she raised?? Does she not look at him and say “Hmmmm, I think I MAY have made a few mistakes on this one”. But oh no, he’s “just having fun”. Idiot parent, idiot son.
Terribly offensive, not at all surprising. He is a horrible person.
Oh Joyce Hawkins, you should be ashamed of yourself on so many levels. And have to LOL at her saying “get a life”, as she’s on twitter responding to them, which makes her even lamer.
And I suppose Rihanna’s costume was that of a stupid cow.
Oh look, his Mommy is defending him—–AGAIN. Classy family.
wish I could’ve gone to this party dressed as a navy seal…
HAHAHAHA!
Okay, I give up–this guy isn’t going to stop until absolutely everyone in the whole damned world hates him, is he?
I just don’t have the words, This just cant end up a good thing.
Chris Brown should never pro-create.
Chris Brown is beyond vile. I don’t know if he is just on a mission to completely shock people or if he is really stupid, uneducated, lowlife trash
who doesn’t know any better.
This takes the douche-cake.
I would rather people dress slutty and in lingerie than try to make fun of a serious issue like terrorism.
Although dressing up as Zombie Osama I might have understood…
This man is a terrorist, against women & music. I am sorry but why is this piece of shit still popular?
Okay, we get it Chris. We’ve known for a long time that you’re douchbag. No needs to keep trying to show your true self.
This comment site is full of sick, shit-headed people. The whole Indian sub-continent and the rest of the Arab world dresses akin to this. They were one of the most tolerant and peaceful and peace loving people in the world. Until the Western idiots went in to usurp their wealth and land. And the easy excuse was to brand and label them as “terrorists” while all the while they – the “terrorists”- are the ones who are being reallly TERRORIZED by the machine-gun toting, tank rolling, raining bombs from bomber jets and drones and killing millions of helpless, innocent people, old, young, children, mothers etc mercilessly under false pretences . What a hypocritic lousy bunch of idiots you all are.