What do ya know. The posting has been flagged for removal. Go figure.

that add proves how evil craiglist is and that there are indeed some crazy people out there but to adverize for an amputee for a halloween costume. wtf is the person who posted the add on.

Genuinely do not know what to say about that.

I think this ad merits public humiliation. It is offensive to disabled people & Star Wars fans alike.

Damn, my theory of craziness in big nations is proven by an another evidence , yesh

@ Liz:

But what if - just what if - a paraplegic really did want to do this? Would it still be a humiliation for disabled people? I am a Star Wars fan just as you are, so yeah, I do think this is on the verge of insanity, but if there was a willing participant....well, you get my meaning.

Not saying it was right, but......

Oh
My
God.

That's beyond wrong. Way beyond.

Oh
My
God.

That's beyond wrong. Way beyond.

I think the reason somebody would feel dirty is that they would have wanted to do this first.

And yet, for the first time ever, I´m ashamed of being called a nerd/geek in my life

Did.... did anyone reply?

Well it's not like nerds such as ourselves are considered human, is it really that surprising then that a nerd posted this?

WTF? Why doesn't he just make a fake C-3PO to carry around all night?

If he got really inventive, he could even do some minor electronics work on it and make it so the head and arms move and the eyes light up and stuff. He could even get some Anthony Daniels sound clips to play out of a speaker in the head.

It would be awesome, and probably a lot lighter than hauling around an actual person all night.

I support this 100%.

Wow!

I think that whoever posted that ad.... is responsible this.

I don't really think this is that offensive. It's not like the guy wants to be a carnival barker and is going to carry around a stage on his back with a sign that says "Legless Wonder" or something. And who knows, there could be an amputee who's always wanted to do this, but doesn't know anyone big enough to be Chewie.

I hope some actual amputees read this and weigh in with their feelings. Right now, the commentary smacks of "legged guilt" or whatever you want to call it.

Whose Responsible This!!!

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Woah.
Only way this could be worse is if there is a double amputee looking for the EXACT same thing.

I call bullshit. This story doesnt have two legs to stand....er...um...carry on.

The only thing that makes this even worse than the idea already was would be that the guy who posted the ad doesn't even offer a share of the candy haul to the volunteer.

I am proud of the guy for trying to pull off the perfect halloween costume. He can't hurt anyone by asking, as he is not making fun of amputees. Plus, if nobody responds then he can still be Chewbacca with an immobile 3PO in his harness.

Honestly! Some people need to loosen their pucker.

"(someone missing both legs - PREFERABLY AT THE HIP)"

And that my friends was the point in which the Sierra Mist got cloaked in my throat and force-shot outta my duel nostrils in an unplanned laff...

You're really just upset because the guy is looking for a BOTTOMless robot, right?

I know everyone's causing a big fuss, but what if there's some lonely amputee out there that wouldn't mind going out and having some fun for once? This ad is only as crazy as the person that answers it and in 2009 somebody wants to be body-parts in Chewy's bag I'm certain. 300 million people in the US, atleast 10 legless people wouldn't mind this.

It was flagged for removal. Too bad, that could have made the best of craigslist.

There's quite a bit that could be said about this post and that ad, but first and foremost is that the ad's incomplete. He forgot to include his need for a midget that he can pull around in a rolling R2-D2 outfit; preferably a midget that has mastered making "beebs" and "boops" sounds.

I dunno, I actually think it's a great idea.

That's the most awesome thing I've ever heard. I wish I was an amputee.

You all need to get the sand out of your vaginas. This guy is just looking for an amputee not mocking them.

Welp, my faith in humanity is dead. Hell, Craigslist's existance was already violently beating it so this is just a kill. Not a mercy kill, just a kill.

I am offended by the callousness and insensitivity of this man's offer, yet I am enchanted with its brilliance and innovation. Truly a conundrum.

Yeah, I don't really see the harm in this. It's weird, it's funny, but if the amputee is okay with it, then who is it hurting?

Craig's list... it's a fucking shithole... a fucking shithole.

Indeed. I'm not exactly sure that any amputee's feelings should be hurt by this, much less any non-amputee feeling affronted for this theoretical amputee.

A thought expirment:

I really want to be Vincent Vega for Halloween. It's an easy costume, sure, but it doesn't really have the same effect as if I showed up with a Jules Winfield at my side. Unfortunately, I don't have any black friends. I don't have anything against black people, none just ever materialized in my life for any length of time to become more than mere acquaintances. Would it be racist of me to post an ad on Craigslist looking for a black man to costume up with me?

I don't think so. I don't think that would become offensive unless my ad was for someone to dress up as Jules Winfield... in black face. The guy who posted the ad for the amputee isn't looking for someone to cut off their own legs or to appear legless, tucked-up inside the backpack.

It's the same as putting out a casting call. If the character you're looking to cast is overweight and unattractive, is it offensive to put out a call for "heavy-set man with interesting features?"

When Zack Snyder made his Dawn of the Dead, he actively looked for amputees to play zombies with amputated limbs. Was he wrong to do that? Should he have just two-legged people and CGI'd their legs out? Right man or woman for the right job, yeah?

All that said, there is something offensive about the ad in question:

"There are a few parties that I want to hit[.]"

A FEW parties? Does that mean two, three, twelve? I was with him until he wrote that. You're looking for someone you can drag around with you all night? That's bullshit. But that only offends my shy-around-complete-and-utter-strangers personality, not my taste or my humanitarian sensibilities.

Well, at first blush it does seem a bit weird. But honestly, how is this any different than Hollywood using amputees? Off the top of my head, they were used for the drones Huey, Dewy and Louie for the movie "Silent Running." I bet they're used for a lot of things for our "entertainment." This guy is going to be stoned over something he thought might be cool -- and as pointed out above, maybe -- just maybe -- there's an amputee who would get a kick out of doing it. Jesus, you ever think a friendship might get made over this? That would be a freakin' crime wouldn't it? Do we have point and shriek like howler monkeys over everything these days? So quick to judge and condemn.

While I'm not offended by it, I do think the request is rather ballsy and probably fake.
However, I have to admit that if I was at this party where Chewie and a live Threepio slung over his shoulder walked in, I would probably think it was incredibly awesome. As long as the person playing 3P0 was enjoying themselves, that is.

Amazing.

Eeww!

hmm, i think FFF is still worse but to each there own.

If this were David Lynch looking for an actor, you would think nothing of it.

I think its freaking awesome, i commend the man on his originality. How many double amputee's actually get to go to a bitchin Halloween party anyways? You people are forgetting that Amputee's are people too, people who like Halloween parties. I bet there's a double amputee out there that is also a star wars fan.

Give the guy a break. You people are pathetic.

I want to know if he pulls it off.

At first I thought this was odd, but not surprising for StarWars fans... I hate StarWars but I love this Idea, Awesomeness achieved!

Get your plunger sticks out of your cooter holes!

I think that this ad should be embroidered on George Lucas' bed sheets for him to marvel for the rest of him lifetime...

The guy is disturbing...but could he not have put in some time to make the C-3PO costume have a voice box and some electronic movements added to make the head move and speak. Thereby only needing a detailed costume with no person insode of it. It would be light weight and you would not have to explain why you had to post a craigslist ad to find a double amputee who is now strapped to your back...for a costume. And now I shudder with digust thinking about the amputee ad again.

I am disabled, and the only offense I take from all this is people being offended for me. I don't know if I'm going to have to get my bad leg amputated, but I'd totally be down for a pirate themed costume thing if I saw it on craigslist afterward.

I don't know where people get this image that all disabled people do is sit around brooding about it. Some of us actually like to get out in the world and have a bit of humor about the whole thing.

I don't know. I think it's pretty ballsy of him, and at first i cringed ...but as a SW fan and a Halloween fan, if i were an amputee i'd do it i'd probably have a lot of fun doing it and i agree i think it would be a hit at parties.
I guess i'm sick but this would be cool for both

Everyone here that posted their "good souls" for everyone to enjoy, just did that because Rob did first, hahaha.
Most people are just pissed because after hearing such a great idea, if they do it for their costume, it will look like they're copying. We wont think you're copy cats folks, so round em up and strap em in. (and by "em" I mean amputees that fit the bill)

R U shittin' me Tyler?? Not most humans can carry an amputee on their back all night...Only a select few will copy this unique request..I think it's kinda odd how everyone is sleeping on the fact that an amputee can still way up to 100 lbs and over and even if he ways closer to 60 or 70 lbs, tie 2 cinderblocks to your back and try doing "the stanky leg" on a party dance-floor all night...It ain't happening...Our craiglist friend obviously has retard like strength similiar to Chunk in "The Goonies" or he's just arther buff dude alltogether with good stamina...But most pudgy geeks have no shot at this task...

Ever since watching Mad Max fight Master/Blaster,I've always thought that every Big Guy needed a Midget sidekick. I'm a big guy myself and would LOVE a little buddy to fight on my shoulders and/or be used for "Fastball Specials". Someone should form some sort of non-sexual dating site for people of odd physical traits who want to hook-up. Theres a LOT of weird stuff I'd be willing to pay a midget to do with me.....

Hmmm trips to the bathroom could get interesting???

Another reason I will never move from Queens to Brooklyn.

If I were a double amputee I would totally do this.

The only way I'd see this as sick is if someone became an amputee just to do this.

Maybe I can get an amputee girl to do this with me. I'm a big guy, girls are lighter and then later I can have sex with her.

Ugh.

Okay, the reason people are horrified by this is not because its fundamentally offensive for a double amputee to dress up as C-3PO being carried by Chewbacca for Halloween. I'm sure there are double-amputees who'd love that. I imagine the poster got that far, too, and thus felt justified in posting.

Which is the problem. See, its not that this wasn't a bitching idea. Its that he's looking at a double amputee as a prop. Its not like he has a double-amputee friend he knows would be down for some Chewbacca back-pack action for Halloween. He's looking at a human being as a prop. Not even for a movie, tv show, or play. No, just for his own amusement. To show just how dehumanizing his approach is, consider the already noted fact that there is no way this is actually doable. Unless Chewie here is a hulking football player, he couldn't support the weight of even a double amputee on his back. Even then, he couldn't do it all night. This isn't a serious request. It is offensive. And creepy.

And seriously, he really could do this much better with Radio Shack level electronics. He just wants to impress people with his ability to subjugate a human being. Like I said, creepy.

definitely not politically correct, but.. hmm.

Is it really that offensive? The advert is poorly worded and it does make the poster sound ignorant, but he's not doing it to make fun of amputees i don't think.

And honestly, if i saw two guys doing that in my town, i would think that would be one on the coolest costumes id ever seen.

I am not sure what to think about this. On the one hand, he is really very creative in what he wants to do and way out there in trying to get it done. On the other hand, I am a little disturbed by what he is doing for mostly the same reasons.

What if the amputee was happy to do this? That he could finally partake in Halloween? Make new friends? Get some? Win a contest?

No one complains when they make war movies and they are requested for the battle field scenes. Amputees are happy to do it. They get to be in a movie and have a unique experience.

It's like the freak shows: The people in them were happy to have a job and were upset that people that did not know them put them out of a job so that they could feel good that they stopped something they didn't like. But now people are out of work due to others.

Just posing the question. I'd like to hear from the guy who posted it and if he did indeed get some one. And then I want to hear from that person.

I'd put out an ad for a midget to ride my back so I could be Master-Blaster from Thunderdome. But I've got a kid now, so when he's about 4 or 5...

Thanks BStu, I was about to make that exact point. It's not about whether or not there is some amputee in the world who would enjoy doing this, it's the idea that it's acceptable to advertise for someone to use as a prop. "Hey, people without legs, I need to carry you around on my back to complete my awesome halloween costume!" Man, if this were a couple of friends who decided on the theme together, it would be ok, but this is just creeping me way the hell out.

Also, the fact that we had to explain that makes me kind of worried for humanity.

Oh

My

God!

that's just degrading.

Well... It's not like he was petitioning them for sex.

Was he?

Well, the New York add might have been taken down, but there's another one out there now!

http://austin.craigslist.org/com/1433300529.html

Just want to point out... if someone were a prankster, it is possible for them to post a joke ad from anywhere, into any city's Craigslist. I've heard stories that there are quite a few fake ads out there... or that's what I've been told... by a friend of a friend.

... What the fuck is wrong with this guy, that's horrible (even if incredibly nerdy)

Yeah, why the hell not just make a model 3PO on your back? You could even take a 3PO costume or what ever this idiot thought the guy should way. Add lights and a voice chip. Viola, rocking costume.

Being an amputee at Halloween does have it's advantages. (Captain Hook, Ash, zombie, etc.). The C-3P0 is a great idea. If he's going to the trouble of finding an amputee why wouldn't he go to the trouble of making his own shitty robot?
You know what a better costume would be? Dressing up a baby as Yoda and putting him in backpack.

@wingdarkness,

"Retard Strength" LOL, that is an excellent interpretation of this guy's ad. I mean ummm.... don't insult the mentally handicapped as well.

What's the problem?
Doesn't hurt to ask and no harm done.
Seems to be so many comments with mock outrage-like a political correctness competition. Who can score brownie points by being the most offended?

If a person who is an amputee wants to take part in this costuming endeavour why should it bother the nay sayers?

I doubt this can be a real ad.

If it is real I wouldn't say it's degrading.
It would be degrading if this man had actually gone out and kidnapped an amputee to use for his Halloween Cosplay fantasy, but asking for some one to do it is about the same as asking for amputee extras in films.

However if he wanted to do it wouldn't it be a little weird and creepy for both of them, I mean, he is asking someone he never met to hang out with him at three parties, and not to be insulting, but the guy who will be on his back can't just get up and leave if he's having a crappy time.

Being stuck in a harness while some guy wearing a mask goes around showing you off to his friends is something I only enjoy during long weekends in Amsterdam.

@Captain Draino Liz

Suppose it was reversed. What if the add was posted by a double amputee and they wanted to go as C3PO and were looking for someone tall and strong to go as Chewbacca? Would that be offensive?

While I do think the add is in poor taste, I don't think the nerd in question was trying to be offensive or insensitive on purpose. He's just ignorant is what he is.

As a Star Wars fan and someone with a disability (albiet a mental one) This makes me ashamed to be both of them. But i remember that people always find new ways to bit the bottom of the barrel.

It's likely a joke, but I think it's bad ass and pretty creative. If I was an amputee I would totally be up for it, and I don't even like Star Wars that much. Some of you are way too easily butthurt to be on a site like this. I'd love to screen Freaks for the TR community and laugh at their PC bitching. :B

A key aspect that only the ad poster's defenders have bothered to mention: Intent. Those who insist of being offended, or on finding the ad offensive, are not looking at the intent. All the evidence we have, which is purely Rob's copy/paste of the ad itself, is that a guy is looking for another guy, a specialist you might say, to dress up in tandem for Halloween.

We don't know if it's a joke, because the ad doesn't tell us. We don't know anything about the prospective Chewbacca outside of what's in front of us and, for the life of me, I don't read that ad and see anyone posting it out of malice. His choice of words and his initial hesitation at the top belie, to me, that he's sincere. If he is, and with things like this it's better to give the "offender" the benefit of the doubt, since we have no proof to do otherwise, then being offended for a guy's innocent breach of decorum is not worth getting feathers ruffled over.

But, even if it is a joke, it's merely in poor taste. There still doesn't seem to be any actual intent to hurt anyone's, much less amputees', feelings. So, just remember, intent should always be taken into account when being offended. Blindly taking offense because someone acts a fool is sure way to drive yourself insane in a very short time.

Also, I still think the worst thing about the ad is that the poster doesn't seem to realize how creepy/annoying it could be to hang out with a complete stranger all night, on Halloween, being literally/not-literally dragged to more than one party with more than one group of strangers. If I were an amputee and saw the odd, I'd be intrigued, but I'd probably fail to live up to my end of the bargain...

This really isn't that offensive. The part were he states that he would like someone amputated at the hip is somewhat offensive but I think a lot of people are jsut being overly sensive. (probably because you think you have to be)

They should track the IP address and every VA hospital in upstate New York should get a pre emptive restraining order on this nutbag.

Well this did not help my hangover.

The whole "at the hip" thing made me almost throw up. I'm alone at work, I'd be in no shape or form happy walking around in puke cloths till 5.

He isn't looking for a prop. He specifically says "accompany me" and "we would be the hit of the party." He's looking for someone to hang with him that happens to make up the second half of a great costume.

"I'm looking for a couple of big guys to dress up as Gamorean Guards..."
"I'm looking for a woman who'd like to dress as leia..."
"I'm looking for someone small enough to do an R2D2 costume..."
"I'm looking for people small enough to play jawas to my R2/C3PO."
"I need someone who is REALLY tall to play Chewbacca.."

Come on folks - stop defending people who aren't asking you to protect them. If someone came to me and said "Dude, you're a big guy - want to play the Rancor Keeper?" I'd say "SURE THING!" as opposed to someone who said "Want to play Han Solo" and I'd laugh at how ridiculous I'd look stuffed into a Han costume.

so...first time caller, long time listener.

i am an amputee and a huge star wars fan. i must admit that i'm not offended by this at all. yes, it's a bit awkward of a question to ask someone, but i get it.

i think the biggest issue i have with it is why the hell i would want to be stuck pulling rear security for a walking carpet all night. kinda cuts down on the mingling possibilities (amputee humor anyone?). i feel like i'd be asking him to rotate me around so i can see what's going on...

i'm not bilateral so it doesn't really matter anyway. but i figure if someone was just gonna hang out at home anyway, why not go for a ride?

I don't see what's so awful. You know that crazy illusion on "America's Got Talent" where the top-half of a person that's been 'sawed in half' runs around on its hands? David Blaine and Criss Angel have done it too, it's been around for a long time and it kicks ass: It relies on a double amputee for the effect... or more specifically a person with a certain type of genetic disability that causes them to be born without legs. Seriously.

Anyway it's not that unheard. Damn, if I was a double amputee I'd wanna do something sweet.

SOME people have a sense of humor about their disability. RELAX.

(Not a star wars fan)

Ironically, I read this last night, while that scene from "Empire" was playing.

For all the parents that dress their families in coordinated costumes. This is something that will free your conscious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUKVo56shyU&feature=related

RE: PC - I'm not bothered by the ad.

RE: The costume idea - why not build a costume where your head is C3PO? Chewy is taller than humans anyway, just have a Wookie slightly leaning forward. Kind of like the old woman carrying a baby idea (where your head is the head of the baby). That way no amputee and no electronics needed.

BStu said it perfectly. The reason that this ad is offensive is that it asked for a human being a prop, or an accessory to his costume.

Yet more proof that humans suck.

Oh. My. God. I don't really have anything to add that hasn't been said. Just wow.

He should have asked for a RECENT amputee. That way they would still have been whining about not having legs just like C3PO was, that little baby.

Well, what else is the amputee gonna be for Halloween? It does them a service.

Was it making fun of of Midgets (little people) when George Lucas cast one to be inside of R2-D2.

If a double amputee was up for it, there is nothing offensive about it.

"Lighten Up Francis."

Some people need to get a life. There's nothing in this persons request that is offensive to amputees. Has any amputee replied? It's a great idea and one worthy of recognition not condemnation from far to sensitive PC people that need to get real. Go for it my man. You have my go ahead. Have a few drink after and have some fun. The world is far to serious these days and getting blacker and blacker. We need people like you to lighten up a some what dull time. Good on ya

Big Al

Struggling to see the problem. How is this offensive to anyone?