Wal-Mart pulls slutty costumes for kids after uproar

by Austin Petersen

Halloween is still more than a month away, but we’re already knee-deep in controversy over new costumes that many parents say go too far. Wal-Mart took steps to remove its “Naughty Leopard” costume after a firestorm of complaints. The costume was made out of a sleeved dress with sparkles, cat ears and a knee length skirt. “We are in the process of pulling the product off our shelves and we apologize to any customers that may have been offended by the name,” Walmart spokeswoman Danit Marquardt told Goodmorningamerica.com.

Hmm… well that seems to have resolved the problem without resorting to government force. Although the costume didn’t really appear to be that slutty, the name certainly implied that’s what it was about. Still, the responsibility for things like this definitely have to fall on the individual parents and this is a case of the marketplace correcting due to consumer demand, rather than gov’t regulation. But seriously, what kind of parent would buy something like that for their kids?

Possibly the same type of parent who would dress up their kid as a “baby stripper”?

Have a happy Halloween kids!

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Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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