BARREL OF MONKEYS: "GENESIS" in Reverse


I consider myself a Democrat. Been called a Socialist. Definitely a bleeding heart liberal.


As a child from a traditional southern family, playing Barrel of Monkeys on the floor, church every Sunday, doing well in public school, learning a trade; in every sense privileged .........


Comfortable in middle age, an avid news reader, on learning the tragic story of a full grown chimpanzee destroying the face of a woman who offered a toy, only trying to help it's owner coax her surrogate child back into his cage......


Today being confrontational, ribald, offensive, restless, rebellious.......


How did I get here from there?


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Friday, November 12, 2010

10 Halloween Costumes That Blew Our Minds

10 Halloween Costumes That Blew Our Minds:

"'Illegal Alien'



It might be too hot in Nevada and Arizona for a rubber mask, but something tells us that won't stop some people from sweating out the night in this costume (provided they have time after working volunteer border-control shifts or phone-banking for Sharron Angle)."
'Super Hoops'




Obviously, dressing as a white basketball player just wouldn't be any fun. Two claps for the decision to choose this unlike-anything-seen-in this-decade monster Afro wig instead of blackface to convey without a doubt that Super Hoops is African American.

'Tighty Whitey'




As if there wasn't already enough anxiety about the changing nature of white identity in this country, we have the perplexing "Tighty Whitey" outfit (complete with a "jumpsuit that makes it appear you are wearing your pants around your knees"), which may actually get the double-racist award. Even better, it's for kids. Appreciation for outdated stereotypes and accompanying fashion choices must be instilled early on.
'Ghetto Fab Wig'




Oh, thank you for calling it fabulous! Since you threw in that compliment, it's now totally fine to call what appears to be a natural head of curly hair "ghetto." To the Kohl's costume buyer who chose this one: Your "Ignorant Awesome" costume is on its way. (To the retailer's credit, it has now pulled the wig from shelves in response to customer protests.)

 

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