A2 Weekly News Update 4

My story this week comes from the Daily Mail online, and it sparks conversation about an issue that isn't thought of so much during the Halloween season. TV personality and acid attack survivor, Katie Piper, has spoken out in disgust at the use of halloween makeup to create cuts and scars for effect.

• Katie's ex boyfriend Daniel Lynch hired Stefan Sylvestre to throw acid on her face in an attack in 2008, since the incident the TV personality has undergone more than 300 surgical surgical procedures in attempt to help the burns she suffered. Katie has spoken out to say 'It's not even Halloween and I've had over 20 photos on my feed of make-up artists posting Halloween gore-overs. 'It's distasteful and offensive to make temporary burns, scars and disfigurements on someone's face for Halloween. 'Some of us have these differences all year round. When did Halloween turn into people imitating accident victims?' 
• She then posted a photo and attached the caption next to it, "'I enjoy Halloween just as much as the next person but please don't dress up as someone that has had trauma happen to them,even if you don't care about other people's feelings how about remembering non of us are immune and it could be you one day with those injuries no Halloween make up needed'
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• I think this is a very important article because halloween is a traditional in Britain, and has been for many years. But more recently it appears that the makeup and special effects are picking up a lot and becoming more poplar, and Katie Piper does have a point in that some people do have the scars and cuts that people create for this occasion, and it is offensive to those as they may see it as being mocked.