A couple years ago, I saw the ballsiest Halloween costume(s) I've ever seen. I was in the Ralph's at La Brea and Fountain and two guys walked in, joking and laughing.

One had on a full, exceedingly well-made SS uniform. The other was decked out like an Orthodox Jew, with the long beard, robe, and even one of those pointy, money-lender hats that Catholics forced Jews to wear in the Middle Ages.

I thought it was hysterically nutso, and even funny. It's not something I would ever wear in a million Halloweens, but hey, this is West Hollywood, it's all about being yourself, dressing however you feel, and blablabla.

Anyway, VMI students are now following the lead of Prince Harry. I guess a few of them dressed as Nazis for Halloween last year. Not only that, but some other guy went as a starving African, and a couple guys went as drag queens. Needless to say, the school found all of them OFFENSIVE. *cue omnious music*. I suppose we should have seen this coming. Every year Halloween gets bigger and bigger and costume parties seemingly more popular. And anytime something goes -- not just mainstream -- but HYPER mainstream, the backlash begins. I mean, Nazi costumes? Drag queens? Based on the reactions coming from the media and various groups, you would think people suddenly started dressing like this just this past year. There's nothing new here, folks.