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BP becomes butt of Halloween joke

AN oil-splattered BP engineer’s boiler suit has become one of the most successful Halloween costumes in the United States, The Telegraph reports.

More than 10,000 of the outfits have been sold in the approach to this year’s October 31 holiday, which Americans are renowned for celebrating elaborately.

Its manufacturer claimed the success of the costume showed people across the US remained angry at the oil giant for its handling of the Deepwater Horizon disaster earlier this year.

An estimated 185 million gallons of oil were spilt into the Gulf of Mexico after an explosion in April on the BP rig, which also killed 11 workers.

“The Halloween business reflects the world we live in,” said Alan Geller, the executive vice-president of Fun World. “We like to add a bit of social commentary to the celebrations.”

“The holiday is about horror, and people are horrified at BP’s actions. Several lives and billions of dollars from people’s livelihoods were lost.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .