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I would say that if (hypothetically) I went to a Halloween party, and I saw someone dressed as a Holocaust survivor (wearing those striped pajamas that are very recognizable), I would find that to be pretty outrageous and offensive, and wonder "what is that person thinking?". I would bet that it would elicit a pretty visceral reaction from people, too.
Similarly, if some dressed up as a WTC survivor and they were in business clothes and were kind of dusty and covered in blood, I would find that pretty tacky and disrespectful as well. The thing is, I don't think anyone would dare to dress as a Holocaust Survivor or a WTC Centre survivor as they know that it would be taken as "amusing".
I don't find movies about these things offensive, as they're reporting a piece of our history so that we can learn from it.
As the saying goes, "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it".
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