The largest US Hispanic civil rights group's national board voted unanimously to urge companies such as Amazon and Party City to stop selling costumes based on racial stereotypes.
The League of United Latin American Citizens will contact companies -- including Amazon and Party City -- that make or sell"so-called costumes based on race-based stereotypes which feed into prejudice against Latinos" and demand they"immediately remove these items from their inventory list," LULAC CEO Sindy Benavides told CNN in a statement.
A CNN review of the site confirms the item has been removed."As the leader in Halloween, Party City has costumes for all types of Halloween customers and nothing we carry is meant to be offensive," the statement said.Party City did not immediately respond to CNN's later requests for comment about an"Adult Tequila Bandito Costume" for sale on its website and the LULAC vote.
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