Parents: would you dress a 7-year-old as the Grim Reaper?

[Bossy Monkey]

Regarding this: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1242033
Lynne Cheney made a joke at a campaign rally about her 7-year-old granddaughter's Grim Reaper costume representing Kerry's health care policies.
Now I know how Lynne loves her family and would NEVER cynically or dishonestly use them for political advantage (oh wait, she did already) but this seems a little over-obvious for even these feebs. Yeah, the kid just happened to choose to dress as the Grim Reaper. That sounds pretty likely!
Still, leaving aside cynical political manipulation, isn't that a little young for costumes about death? Maybe Lynne should have cut to the chase and dressed her as Granddad instead.

[Archae]

1. Kid probably got the idea from Cartoon Network

That one show with the Reaper and 2 kids.

[TheMightyFavog]

17. The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

If Mandy were a real adult, She'd definitley be a Repuke.

[Maddy McCall]

2. Actually, yes, I would.

If he wanted to dress up as the Grim Reaper, I would let him.

I have more of a problem with kids dressing as pimps and hos than I do with them dressing as the Grim Reaper.

[flamingyouth]

8. I totally agree

The kids dressed as pimps and hos trend really disturbs me.

[Maddy McCall]

11. Me, too. I can't figure out what kind of parent would allow...

a young girl to dress up a a whore. It isn't funny. When she turns sixteen and is exchanging sex for crack, will they then develop a conscience? :shrug:

[skygazer]

3. Well, let's see

Ghosts, vampires, ghouls, zombies - aren't they all about death? I see nothing wrong with the Grim Reaper. Sounds like a cool costume. And he's one of my favorite characters in Monty Python's Meaning of Life.

[DODI]

6. It was the salmon mousse!

[skygazer]

7. Hey!

I didn't even eat the mousse!

[ulysses]

4. it's Halloween

I might not dwell too deeply on the metaphysical aspects of walking around dressed as Death personified, but I think a 7-year-old can handle the costume if she can handle being a ghost.

[DODI]

5. That's what my 6 year old is going as.

Sorry to see he will be dressed as a Cheney.

[Bossy Monkey]

10. "Trick-or-treat! I'm Kerry's health care plan!"

Hey, if WE say it, it's funny!:)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

9. Depends on the kid, really...

I draw the line at "pimps" and "hos", though...

[miss_kitty]

12. uh-it's hallowe'en

Kids dressed like the grim reaper when I was little. I don't recall it being thread worthy-if we'd had any of the Internets up and running in the day, that is...

As for Kerry's Health Care plan being repped by a child in a Grim reaper outfit-That's pretty rich coming from that biatch! Bush has actually been in office over 3 years now. Not only could his (non-existant) healthcare plan be repped by a Grim Reaper, it could be accurately portrayed as a GHOST.

It's his policy in Iraq that would be VERY ACCURATELY repped by 1100 grim reapers for the US and an UNKNOWN NUMBER of li'l GRs representing the Iraqi dead

[jmowreader]

13. There are more disturbing costumes

Look, you can always send your kid out dressed like George Bush--although I still say you don't need a purchased costume; just put him in a suit that does not fit, mess his hair up, paint a little bruise on his cheek and give him a bag of pretzels to pack around...perfect likeness.

Young for costumes about death? MOST classic Halloween costumes are about death. Skeletons, ghosts, devils, angels...all about death. It's a holiday that's all about death, especially if you trip on your princess gown in front of a Hummer.

The Grim Reaper suit sounds kinda cute.

[name not needed]

14. Why does that look like Nixon?

[Dukakis88]

15. If I had kids, I would make them dress up as Poland.

Because Poland should never be forgotten for their noble sacrifices in our great coalition of the willing.

[qnr]

16. I don't think it's much of a problem, strangely though, while I agree

with the comments about

Death :thumbsup:
pimps & hos :thumbsdown:

it still makes me think of the MPAA rating system.

[camero]

18. Such good Christians

I thought Christians didn't observe Haloween.