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I know my All Blacks costume, complete with my wife's rugby shorts certainly got some attention. I don't know if it counted as cross dressing, but those shorts would have made Daisy Duke proud.
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Maybe not. But I would trust Church Spokesperson Scott Trotter who was also quoted in the article:Originally posted by falafel View Post
"The flier," LDS Church spokesman Scott Trotter said Friday, "does not represent church policy."Comment
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9 yo neighbor kid told me he was dressing up like a 70's girl. I doubt he gets much flack at the ward trunk or treat party.Comment
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Um, it has nothing to do with homosexuality. It has everything to do with the fact that cross-dressing is the laziest and lamest Halloween costume that exists. It's even lazier than being a witch or a street bum.Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
If someone shows up to my Halloween party as someone of the opposite gender it tells me two things: (1) They put absolutely no thought into their costumer (hey, I'll go as a chick because that's unique and cool!) and (2) They have no respect for me or my party as shown by their laziness.
The church is merely trying to help people be somewhat creative, adn I applaud their efforts."Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. UchtdorfComment
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I've almost got everything ready for my Yukon Cornelius costume. If I can find a red toboggan, I'll do it this year, if not, I'll save it for next year. I found a real pick axe at Florence's Thieves Market, and it seals the deal.
Before you tell me that finding a red toboggan's easy, please take into account that I wear a size 8 1/8 hat."Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --SolonComment
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No cross-dressing and masks was always the policy in every ward I have ever attended.
But forget the Church, when did schools stop allowing kids to wear their costumes? Instead of costumes, my daughter's school is having a Where the Wild Things Are day and they're supposed to wear pajamas. They all made paper sack vests to wear with them."Nobody listens to Turtle."-TurtlesigpicComment
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Maybe, but then how are pajamas an acceptable alternative.Originally posted by UtahDan View Post"Nobody listens to Turtle."-TurtlesigpicComment
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At least you have that. Pajamas. That's easy. My son's school is doing a "Fall Party" and they sent a note home on Friday that on Monday they are supposed to dress up as "fall animals." WTF? Look, I already have the Darth Vader costume. I am not spending my weekend trying to come up with a totally different costume.Originally posted by Surfah View Post
Seriously, if they don't want to recognize Halloween, that is fine with me. Make it be a normal preschool day. But this fall party substitution is LAME.What's to explain? It's a bunch of people, most of whom you've never met, who are just as likely to be homicidal maniacs as they are to be normal everyday people, with whom you share the minutiae of your everyday life. It's totally normal, and everyone would understand.
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Our ward did that last year as a theme. It bombed big time. I believe it was the last hurrah for the activities committee. Anyway, they had this idea to remove "Halloween" from the event and call it a Fall Festival. Everyone was supposed to dress up like farm animals (WTF?). They even had no plans to do the trunk or treat and actually refused to do it telling the Primary they can have their own separate event to pass out candy if they want. The bishop put the kibosh on that and made them have the trunk or treat and let people dress how they want.Originally posted by marsupial View Post"Nobody listens to Turtle."-TurtlesigpicComment
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Respectfully disagree. Least creative/lamest costumes are the crazy wig/glasses combo for men and for women, Baby (bottle, pair of onesie/feet pajamas) orOriginally posted by Moliere View Post
Cat (black shirt, cat ears)Fitter. Happier. More Productive.
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My ward no longer has activities.We all trust our own unorthodoxies.Comment
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What about the kid who wears his big brother's football pads. My kid's done that five years in a row.Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
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Or the one that goes as a missionary.Originally posted by jay santos View PostWhat about the kid who wears his big brother's football pads. My kid's done that five years in a row.Comment
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When I was a kid, the lazy costume was a hobo. Just throw on some old clothes, draw some stubble on your chin, tie a bag to the end of a stick, and you are good to go. If you are extra lazy you could even skip the stick part."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
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