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Hmm, my daughter always chooses the 'pirate' option in a pirates & princesses party. Her outfit consists of the following:


plain stripy t-shirt

big homemade skull and crossbones badge (cardboard, safety pin, sellotape)

homemade eye patch (cardboard, elastic)

bandana, tied round hair

jeans, rolled up

dastardly scar, using face paint


Cost = zero

redjam Wrote:

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> Hmm, my daughter always chooses the 'pirate'

> option in a pirates & princesses party. Her

> outfit consists of the following:

>

> plain stripy t-shirt

> big homemade skull and crossbones badge

> (cardboard, safety pin, sellotape)

> homemade eye patch (cardboard, elastic)

> bandana, tied round hair

> jeans, rolled up

> dastardly scar, using face paint

>

> Cost = zero



I agree. All the above and I have also noticed lots of kids sporting 'mum's belt slung diagonally across shoulder and waist' when it is pirate day at school. Would not bother buying an outfit - although they are nice. Cut off scruffy jeans or trousers too.

ok, somewhat off topic but why on earth do we glorify pirates - effectively thieves who ransom and kill people? this pirate thing drives me nuts. and "princesses and pirates" parties - outrageous! i don't know what i will do when my son (3) starts being invited to them.

Get a fooking life ffs. It was Pirates day at DKH school nursery today. The kids had a great time singing songs and dressing up. As for gender stereotyping, I have never seen so many little girls with drawn on moustaches and beards.


I am totally gobsmacked. These are nursery age children having fun. That's all.


No wonder I want to leave East Dulwich!

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