Prometheus 6

"Discriminatory?"

This costume was not discriminatory. It was RACIST. Or if you just can't get the word out of your mouth, try BIGOTED. And so was everyone who approved of it.

RACE -- CHERTOFF CLAIMS 'ZERO TOLERANCE' FOR DISCRIMINATORY HALLOWEEN COSTUME, EXCUSES MYERS'S ROLE : Julie Myers, head of Homeland Security's immigration division, has come under intense criticism for awarding "Most Original Costume" to an employee "who dressed in prison stripes, dreadlocks and dark makeup for a Halloween gathering at the agency." Myers was part of a three-judge panel that awarded the prize. Yesterday, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff appeared on MSNBC and said that he had put the employee who wore the costume on "administrative leave." He added that he has "zero tolerance" for discriminatory acts. But when it came to Myers, Chertoff refused to condemn her and indicated that she would face no punitive action: "Assistant Secretary Myers apologized for the fact that the incident occurred." Speaking to the AP, Chertoff also excused Myers's actions, stating that she "was kind of caught by surprise by this." "I know she's mortified," he added, "but I think she's doing what she needs to do at the moment." Myers is married to Chertoff's former chief of staff, John F. Wood, who is currently a U.S. attorney in Missouri. She is also the niece of former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Richard B. Myers. The agency has destroyed at least one photo of Myers with the costumed employee and has refused to let CNN see other pictures from the party.