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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Anyone else read the WSJ article today about parents' (of all political stripes) using their kids' Hallowe'en costumes to advertise their political views? I found this pretty disgusting. The parents actually seemed proud of it. One choice quote:
"She's a walking billboard for our opinions" - parent of four year-old who will be sporting a John Kerry-stickered backpack with her Tinkerbell costume.
And another:
"She's a big supporter" - parent talking about daughter on whose kangaroo costume he's considering putting a BC campaign button.
Not that Hallowe'en is sacred or anything - it just seems very crass to use kids as billboards and not see anything wrong with that.
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Of course, sometimes kids choose these opinions for themselves pretty early (and sometimes they choose the opposite opinion just to tease their parents). So the "SHE'S a big supporter" doesn't bother me, though the "she's a walking billboard for OUR opinions" does.
It's interesting, very few parents hesitate to impose, say, their religious views on their children, yet many hesitate to impose political views. Why is that?
