I think what my daughter's trying to say is: nyah nyah nyah nyah.

Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


tommyrot - Nov 05, 2010 8:35:43 am PDT #3882 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

'My Son Is Gay' - Awesome Mom Defends 5-Year Old's Drag Daphne Halloween Costume (The One)

One brave mom caused a huge online controversy earlier this week when she posted a picture of her 5-year-old son dressed as Daphne from "Scooby-Doo" for Halloween, along with a rant defending his costume choice against other parents who bullied her about it at the preschool Halloween party. In the post, titled "My Son Is Gay" (first line: "Or he's not. I don't care. He's my son), she wrote:

If you think that me allowing my son to be a female character for Halloween is somehow going to 'make' him gay then you are an idiot. Firstly, what a ridiculous concept. Secondly, if my son is gay, OK. I will love him no less. Thirdly, I am not worried that your son will grow up to be an actual ninja so back off.

The picture is cool. Her post was controversial, yet no one has addressed the issue of "why didn't he dress as Velma?"


hippocampus - Nov 05, 2010 8:36:48 am PDT #3883 of 30001
not your mom's socks.

Sox, re your gmail question - can I ask sister G?

hmm, possibly? I'd love the facts *especially due to time distortion and who I'm getting most of my info from* but not the scrutiny just yet... I know G can be sneaky in a good way though. Sure!


Gudanov - Nov 05, 2010 8:37:38 am PDT #3884 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

yet no one has addressed the issue of "why didn't he dress as Velma?"

That is the elephant in the room.


zuisa - Nov 05, 2010 8:39:41 am PDT #3885 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)

I love that article.

One of my brothers, when he was about six, wanted to be a princess for Halloween. My mom didn't see a problem with it at all, it's what he wanted to be. He was so happy. I don't remember anyone giving him a hard time about it at all. Turns out, he is gay, but I somehow doubt that his donning of a dress one Halloween as a child turned him that way.


Gudanov - Nov 05, 2010 8:43:32 am PDT #3886 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Now I'm sure no one would blink an eye about a girl dressing up as a male character. So is it because:

a.) Woman wear pants all the time, while men only wear skirts if they are called kilts.

b.) Women don't have penises so they aren't that important.

c.) Two women kissing each other is hot, while two men kissing each other is icky.

d.) Volkswagen already sells enough cars, while Subaru and Volvo would benefit from greater market share.

e.) Cross dressing doesn't turn girls gay, hating men turns girls gay. Dressing like a man isn't the same as hating a man.

f.) All of the above.


Jessica - Nov 05, 2010 8:43:52 am PDT #3887 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I do love my liberal bubble sometimes - one of the boys in D's preschool was a fairy princess for Halloween and nobody said a word other than "what a beautiful costume!"

Also, I should not have read the original post because crying at work = NOT COOL. Frelling pregnancy hormones.


Daisy Jane - Nov 05, 2010 8:44:49 am PDT #3888 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

I'm sure I've mentioned this before. My sister wanted to be Vanessa Huxtable. Totally uncomfortable.


Burrell - Nov 05, 2010 8:45:01 am PDT #3889 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Those twins are amazing. I'm totes going to share that with my students today. Thanks, tommyrot.

The whole issue of fact-free discourse reminds me of that SNL skit with Chris Farley narrating the history of WWII as recalled by average citizens. Complete with alien space ships, of course.


Daisy Jane - Nov 05, 2010 8:47:24 am PDT #3890 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

This is for our foodistas, particularly the ones who like to blog about cooking. [link]


Burrell - Nov 05, 2010 8:47:53 am PDT #3891 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I know what you mean, Jessica. My son wore a skirt to preschool several times. As in not a costume, just what he wore that day. No one ever said boo about it.