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more about #halloweencostumes doodley is not amused: A kid at my daughter's school showed up yesterday dressed as a geisha, complete with yellowface makeup. While I think some of these bans may go over ... more » hellosunshine: "too scary - or offensive, gross or saddening." So no Lindsay Lohan costume then? (I'M KIDDING. BAngieB's gonna take a hit out on me.) #halloweencos... more » vulcanized: I'm surprised kids are still allowed to dress up for school at all. Where I live, it's a practice long abandoned because it takes up too much time ac... more » Ultraprison!: Today I'm at my office dressed as the one thing that scares adults the most: a Tween girl. Hannah Montana shirt and all. I remember masks being banne... more » tiredfairy: Halloween was originally about scaring away demons and other baddies, yes? So the whole idea is to be scarier than the things that scare you. To me, ... more » Wit is periodically disensouled: But I thought the whole point is to be scary and evil? Or is this just my Catholic education talking? Our principal dressed up as the Wicked Witch e... more » BelleBreezing: The rules should really be age appropriate. For instance, when I was in kindergarten I was so frightened by a kid dressed as a vampire on my bus, I re... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: My niece is in pre-K and goes to a school where they have uniforms. They're not letting the kids dress up at all, so she has to save her Kitty Cat co... more » BelleBreezing: But what if my kid wants to be a SEXY ax murderer? #halloweencostumes more » PlainMyrtleMae: When I was in fourth grade, I wore my "Mexican Man" costume to school. I found a mask at a party store which I now realize was very un-PC. I also ha... more » midwestdesigner: Luckily, some of the parents are in the generation of cheaters posted about yesterday: [jezebel.com] So, maybe some of these kids will come as a carro... more » Dodgergirl: Personally, I think more kids should dress up as philosophers. There would be something deeply unnerving about an eight year old Foucault. He could ... more » NotChoinski: An earlier Jezebel post shows a picture of a little Girl ballerina next to a an angry skull mask. One can argue that if Schools do not permit 'Scary'... more » hortense: This generation seriously needs a Rufio to lead the revolution against the Debbie Downer Parents Brigade. #halloweencostumes more » TheFormerJuneBronson: I don't quite get the mask bans. I suppose there might be a good reason that I don't know about, but I couldn't guess what it is. Even as a first-grad... more » jigglyball: Banning things is easier than dealing with the underlying issues. Except in the case of slap bracelets - those things were death traps. But yeah, eve... more » cirocco: I could fabricate a pretty scary Wheaties box by using a 2009 photograph of Bruce Jenner, I'll wager. #halloweencostumes more » andromache: I can understand banning sexy costumes in schools, but scary? Really? Is it that unacceptable for a kid to throw on a cape and some white makeup and... more » Flackette Goes Retro: I find the idea of banning scary costumes to be "offensive, gross and saddening." It's PRETEND. It's FANTASY. It's the one night kids get to become so... more » o-line: I vote to add jumbo cardboard box based costumes to the list of bans. It's cute to be a box of popcorn until Andrew W. knocks you onto the damp paveme... more » -
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First, They Came For The Ax Murderers: Censorship Of Kids' Halloween Costumes
According to the Times, some schools are now banning kids from wearing Halloween costumes that are "too scary - or offensive, gross or saddening." So what's left? More » -
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This Halloween, Be A Sexy Racist!
Another appalling Halloween costume alert! And this one's topical: More » -
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Tina Fey Doesn't Want Her Daughter To Dress Like Barbie
Last night on David Letterman, Tina Fey said her look in Harper's Bazaar is the result of "gay magic." But she doesn't want her daughter getting glammed up yet, so she's pushing her to be a bacon-eating robot for Halloween. More » -
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Dress Up As The Photoshopped Magazine Cover Version Of Yourself
The new Halloween costumes at left let you put your face on the cover of a magazine. It's a great disguise, since cover models' images are so digitally altered we can't tell who is on them anyway! [Random Good Stuff] -
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Hurley From Lost Makes His Own Halloween Costumes
Lovable Jorge Garcia — Hurley on Lost — was on the Bonnie Hunt show today. Jorge started out discussing how hard it is not to laugh when shooting intense scenes, saying: More »
