Blade Gunner outfit pulled after online outrage
The outfit which was on sale for £22.99, is described as a outfit that "is sure to cause some controversy at your next event".
A FANCY dress Halloween costume of Oscar Pistorius wearing his running blades, green shorts and holding a gun has been removed by online sales giant, Amazon. The outfit was slammed as ‘tasteless’ and sparked outrage among South Africans and the world alike.
The costume was advertised alongside the phrase Blade Gunner, a pun on Pistorius’ nickname, Blade Runner. There is also the number 2012, the year the paralympian reached the semi-finals of the 200m sprint in the Olympics.
The outfit which was on sale for £22.99, is described as a outfit that “is sure to cause some controversy at your next event”.
The double amputee is serving a six-year sentence after shooting dead his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his home in Pretoria in 2014. Pistorius maintained that he had thought he was shooting an intruder.
Wow the 'Blade Gunner' Halloween costume 😲
Would anyone actually wear this this year? pic.twitter.com/r1SRHJQlFH— Alex Sweet Patrick (@IamAlexSweet) October 21, 2017
There’s a halloween costume online called Blade Gunner and it’s Oscar Pistorius with a gun hahahahaha how did they they let it go through
— Paul O'Sullivan-Sweeney (@pauIosullivan) October 21, 2017
When you type "Halloween Costume Ideas" into Google, and "Oscar Pistorius Blade-gunner" comes up, you know its time for bed. #Halloween2017
— Gareth Davies (@garydavies91) October 20, 2017
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