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Raffi Torres Halloween Costume Controversy.... Why?

Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres is receiving some heat for he and his wife dressing up as rapper Jay-Z and Beyonce at a Halloween party. Torres is of Mexican decent and painted his face in a manner to look more like Jay-Z. Some are claiming that it was in very poor taste, may even have been racist. Eh, I could understood the costume not rubbing some the right way if Torres and his wife came in costumes which kind of poked fun or mocked the two musicians, but they didn't do that. Look at the picture. Torres' wife doesn't pull off a Beyonce look all that well, but Torres himself looks quite similar to Jay-Z in the picture. The couple are supposedly big fans of both Jay-Z and Beyonce and were just dressing up as two people they idolized. I really don't see the big deal about this. The Obama zombie photo that was released over Halloween, which showcases a bullet in the president's head? That is crossing the line. It's showcasing violence perpetrated on the pr...