Ashley Benson casually promoted A Cecil The Lion Halloween costume 

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Ashley Benson Casually Promoted A Cecil The Lion Halloween Costume

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Offensive Halloween costumes are nothing new. See: Julianne Hough\'s ill-advised

Crazy Eyes costume and this highly questionable Caitlyn Jenner get-up. But, dressing up as a lion who was senselessly killed for sport amid much controversy? Yeah, no.

posted a lighthearted Instagram of herself wearing a Cecil the Lion costume, which can be purchased for $118.95 over at Yandy. As evidenced by the screengrab below, Benson\'s original caption read: "Help! Can’t decide on my Halloween costume this year! What do you guys think of this cecil the lion costume?" Benson has since edited her caption to refer to the one-piece as simply a "lion costume."

Yandy is attempting to spin the costume as a charity initiative, explaining, "20% of the proceeds of our limited-edition, Cecil the Lion costume will be given to a Global Conservation Organization to support global conservation initiatives." That\'s all well and good, but it doesn\'t make the outfit any less tacky or distasteful.

What\'s more: Yandy\'s PR reps sent out a tone-deaf release alerting the media to Benson\'s Instagram, noting that the costume features "a cheeky cut back and a deluxe, faux-fur trimmed hood with lion ears." Well, as long as it\'s

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