My daughter had fun last night. I escorted her around the neighborhood as she rang doorbells dressed as Cleopatra. I made this costume for her - including putting beads and braids on her wig. We designed the makeup together - she even wore false eyelashes. She looked really cool.
What was strange was that virtually none of the kids at school knew who she was; only adults. SHE knew about Egyptian queens of ancient times, but that may be because she has read kid's versions of the bible, with really great illustrations of the Egyptian princess saving baby Moses. OR because she has visited art and natural history museums to see ancient art and artifacts. OR...because she isn't a culturally/historically illiterate stooge like way too many Americans these days *sigh*
On a disturbing note, one boy in her second grade class came to school in a black velvet and leopard print suit and hat with a large gold chain necklace. He was a "pimp" - in SECOND GRADE!!!!! Possibly more disturbing were all of the little boys admiring his outift, saying, "Hey, Louie, cool Pimp outift!"
*sigh*
Posted at 10:26 am by
brandy101
 | Posted by beej @ 11/05/2007 12:22 PM PST | |
She's adorable. I want to squish her!!
In a nice way of course. |
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| Posted by Michelle @ 11/04/2007 06:17 PM PST | |
| LOVE her outfit and the eyemake-up is stunning........GASPING over the PIMP outfit WTF was that mom thinking? |
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| Posted by greg @ 11/02/2007 04:57 PM PDT | |
she's adorable, and you did a great job on the makeup!
it is sad how so many kids know what a pimp is, but don't know about cleopatra. the fact is, too many parents let their kids learn everything from tv or movies or their friends, instead of in the classroom, or, ya know, maybe from their parents themselves! |
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| Posted by Joe @ 11/01/2007 02:26 PM PDT | |
Great costume. She looks just like her mom!
Any the kid across the street from me had the same pimp costume. (4th grader). Honestly, I had more of a problem with that than I did with my son's beer keg. But at the end of the day, I just hope everyone takes them for what they are - costumes. |
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| Posted by Tammy @ 11/01/2007 02:14 PM PDT | |
EXCELLENT costume!!!
I'm with you... Really sad about the kids not knowing who she was.
PIMP?!?! That's just wrong... How could any parent let their kid leave the house looking like that? |
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| Posted by AbbyNormal @ 11/01/2007 11:18 AM PDT | |
Wow! Great costume! Love the eye makeup too.
Yeah, now that's "scary" that second graders don't know who Cleopatra is, but they know PIMP! |
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