I have admired the legend of Cleopatra. Just HOW MUCH research must one do in order to celebrate a person from the distant past? This is getting ridiculous, IMO.
I am a 2nd generation American. My parents came from Scotland and Poland. ALL of my relatives in Poland died at the Auschwitz concentration camp. My family has never tried to discriminate against anyone because they know what ultimate discrimination is- the gas chamber. I am sooo sorry that African-Americans have to be treated so badly over the centuries in America. I wish it had never happened. I wish there was a better world for all of us.
I am not familiar with 'jack t chick tracts' and I think I don't want to be. Never heard of them and don't want to hear of them ever. But thanks for the memo.
PERHAPS ONE IS INTO REINCARNATION AND FINDS THIS PERSONA ADMIRABLE? Oh, sorry for yelling. Didn't realize the caps were on and I don't feel like rewriting this comment.
Oh, come on! Must I do some sort of historical research in order to be allowed to represent someone from another culture that I might admire? Must I wear an apology tacked to my costume just incase I might offend someone? Seriously? Gimme a break!
What about 'The Watchtower' religious pamphlets? I got those 3 or 4 times as a kid when I went trick or treating. Obviously he never went door to door in the U.S. or he'd have included this.
I love this! My Red Russian Pom passed away in August be she looked very much like this sweet pup. While I think this is a great idea I still have to give first prize to David S. Pumpkins and his beat boy skeleton crew. My apologies in advance.
So I guess masquerade balls are no longer allowed then? I remember going to some masquerade balls back in the 70's and 80's and there would be a Marie Antoinette, a Napoleon, a Geisha girl (lady), a Native American princess, a gypsy woman, Eve, witch, vampire, mummy, werewolf, Freud, Moses, Pharaoh, Cleopatra, Henry 8th, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I, Ghandi and the list goes on. The costumes were worn to reflect real or fictional persons that the wearers admired in some way. Not to ridicule or belittle the characters, IMO. Now? I just don't know. Playing pretend with no intention of trying to demean a person but to be someone you admire for one night doesn't seem bad to me. I guess that makes me an awful person. Soon it will be wrong for a guy to dress in drag or a woman to wear a 'man's suit'. This is getting out of hand to me. Maybe I had better just stay home for fear of offending someone with my choice of costume. Is it still okay to dress up as a cat??
Such beautiful animals! Glad to see them enjoying their pumpkins and haunted boxes - oops! - I mean 'haunted houses'. It's a shame these rescue cats can't live out in the wild but they are safer in a sanctuary than in a forest or delta where people would gladly kill them for 'sport' or where they might prey on people living too near them since their land is being encroached upon. Live long and prosper you gorgeous big 'kitties' and Happy Halloween!
The costumes were worn to reflect real or fictional persons that the wearers admired in some way. Not to ridicule or belittle the characters, IMO. Now? I just don't know. Playing pretend with no intention of trying to demean a person but to be someone you admire for one night doesn't seem bad to me. I guess that makes me an awful person. Soon it will be wrong for a guy to dress in drag or a woman to wear a 'man's suit'. This is getting out of hand to me. Maybe I had better just stay home for fear of offending someone with my choice of costume. Is it still okay to dress up as a cat??