GWOB Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 This is what Santa brought my youngest for Christmas: It was supposed to be a princess cloak. Instead, it looks an awful lot like a KKK outfit. Who knew Santa was a racist?:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Oh, that's nothing a few kilos of sequins can't fix! :tongue_smilie: Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 She would love it if I bedazzled the bejesus out of that thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 She's going to have a lot of fun with that princess cloak ! Add the jewels Mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Lol! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 How about a boa stitched along the edge of the hood and the cape to make it like "fur"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara H Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Oh my. I imagine that wasn't what you had in mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 Oh my. I imagine that wasn't what you had in mind! :lol: Not at all! Santa thought the picture on Amazon looked awfully cute, not at all like something a KKK Grand Dragon would wear:glare:. We have another Santa-is-a-racist story. A few years ago Santa brought our son a talking truck. The truck was supposed to say "Snake bite power" but is really, REALLY sounded like "Make white power," especially when it went off at odd times. I knew Santa employed slave labor (elves), but I didn't realize he was so racist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 We had a talking Big Bird once that would say "peek a boo" in sort of a satanic voice. It was light sensitive (so you could cover his eyes and when they uncovered he would talk) Try walking past him in the middle of a thunderstorm---Flash from the storm then.... "peek a boo" Flash then "he he he" He did not last long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 My kids call him a stalker. You know, because he knows when your sleeping, awake, wether you've been bad or good.... they call him racist because of the elves too. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeTea Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Yipes! I'd knock the point off that pointy part for starters. Then maybe break out the pink dye to go along with those sequins. Oh, Amazon Santa! You can be so unpredictable at times. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 :lol: Well she gets a gift and you get a craft project out of the deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Bedazzle it! Some trim, puffy paint, sequins, that will get it all Princessified! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punks in Ontario Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 We had a talking Big Bird once that would say "peek a boo" in sort of a satanic voice. It was light sensitive (so you could cover his eyes and when they uncovered he would talk) Try walking past him in the middle of a thunderstorm---Flash from the storm then.... "peek a boo" Flash then "he he he" He did not last long. My husband had to do surgery on him. A few years later the boys decided to do reconstructive surgery. He didn't last long after that.:lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Dye and sequins and boa! Have fun mama! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Ha! My daughter got the same cape/cloak! Her grandparents got it for her. My husband gives me this sidelong glance and says, "She looks likes she's in the Klan!!". I had pushed for the red one, but oh no, it had to be white. My daughter is no stranger to gems and a glue gun. I think we'll take that suggestion, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Is it washable? I think the pointy hood is the main problem. My dd's bought cloaks at a Medieval Fair. They have some type of plastic jewels hanging from the hood edges. It is a very elegant look. I think you can buy that type of thing by the yard, attached to a soft backing. It would probably go on pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 :lol: Oh my! I agree with others, reconstructive surgery is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 How about a boa stitched along the edge of the hood and the cape to make it like "fur"? Yes - pink or purple feather boa on the edge would make a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 :svengo: :lol: Definitely - die and sequins ... and a quick swipe with the sewing machine to eliminate the point! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Oh, wow! LOL. Definitely get rid of the point on top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Perhaps Santa is nudging your family into European History. The KKK stole the idea from Semana Santa penitents. It's called a nazareno and is used during Holy Week, the week before Easter. :iagree: I do understand why Americans would relate that specific cloak to the KKK, but really, it's much older than that. The article is interesting too http://see-ya-in-sevilla.blogspot.com/2010/04/semana-santa.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LG Gone Wild Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Oh, that's nothing a few kilos of sequins can't fix! :tongue_smilie: Rosie :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Oh. Oh my. That's MOST unfortunate. Mmm hmmm. A feather boa, a sewing machine, and some sequins. Scratch that; a LOT of sequins. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Perhaps Santa is nudging your family into European History. The KKK stole the idea from Semana Santa penitents. It's called a nazareno and is used during Holy Week, the week before Easter. Fascinating! I had no idea before, and thanks, CleoQc for the visual :) I think it's hilarious that two little WTM girls were gifted the same white robe ~ we need follow-up pictures to see how each one personalized and de-Klan'd theirs LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Oh, that's nothing a few kilos of sequins can't fix! :tongue_smilie: Rosie :iagree::iagree::iagree: Rosie, your response killed me. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 :iagree: I do understand why Americans would relate that specific cloak to the KKK, but really, it's much older than that. The article is interesting too http://see-ya-in-sevilla.blogspot.com/2010/04/semana-santa.html Thank you for the link. That was fascinating and to quote the blog you linked to "freaking out yet?" yes...I was. Wow, I am glad to know that there are better connotations to the white robe thing. In the same vein, I grew up near a reservation where the 'life' 'four winds' 'four directions' symbol was popular, I remember explaining to visitors that no it was not a swastika. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 My Danish Mom use to tell me that in Denmark Santa was a tall skinny white man with a long white cane. He had two small brown skinned slave boys travel with him. If you were bad he would get his slave boys to beat you with his cane. (Note I'm not saying this is true, but it is what my Mom use to tell me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I actually sew capes for children very similar to those that I sell on etsy. It is a simple fix. All you have to do is turn it inside out, lay the hood seams flat and sew a rounded curve instead of a pointy one. Trim the extra fabric and you're done. It should look like these I made when you are done: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmgirl70 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 My kids call him a stalker. You know, because he knows when your sleeping, awake, wether you've been bad or good.... they call him racist because of the elves too. :lol: We had to expose the fiction of Santa very early on. I was shopping with our 2 year 10 month old when a checkout clerk asked "Is Santa going to come into your house while you are sleeping and leave gifts?" Our dd looked worried and after we got home she just dissolved into tears and said, "I don't want that man to come in our house while we're sleeping!" So, from that point on there was no Santa (with a warning not to tell her friends that). No strange man creeping into her house at night :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 As others have said, it is nothing some sequins won't be able to fix. As for Santa being racist, well, all you have to do is watch Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer to figure that out. Fine young buck is Rudolph until Santa finds out about that nose. And then he is only forgiven for being born different because he is useful to the man. Shocking, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 We had a talking Big Bird once that would say "peek a boo" in sort of a satanic voice. It was light sensitive (so you could cover his eyes and when they uncovered he would talk) Try walking past him in the middle of a thunderstorm---Flash from the storm then.... "peek a boo" Flash then "he he he" He did not last long. This had me :lol: When my oldest was a baby we had this plastic bear toy that clipped to the side of the crib. WHen you pushed the belly it would say "can you and I be friends" and laugh ha ha ha. Well the batteries started to die in it and it would turn on all by itself, so we would hear through the monitor, in a deep sinister slow voice Can you and I be friends ha ha ha. Ds was with me so he didn't push it, it just would go off randomly day or night in that creepy voice. I didn't even bother waiting until I got to the store to buy new batteries, I tossed it in the dumpster of the condos we lived in lol As for the cape that is hilarious. My idea, is dye it red, and add some boad trim. Suddenly you have Belle's Winter Cape from beauty and the beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 This had me :lol: When my oldest was a baby we had this plastic bear toy that clipped to the side of the crib. WHen you pushed the belly it would say "can you and I be friends" and laugh ha ha ha. Well the batteries started to die in it and it would turn on all by itself, so we would hear through the monitor, in a deep sinister slow voice Can you and I be friends ha ha ha. Ds was with me so he didn't push it, it just would go off randomly day or night in that creepy voice. I didn't even bother waiting until I got to the store to buy new batteries, I tossed it in the dumpster of the condos we lived in lol As for the cape that is hilarious. My idea, is dye it red, and add some boad trim. Suddenly you have Belle's Winter Cape from beauty and the beast. That made me laugh so hard. But I couldn't laugh outloud or I would have to explain why I was laughing. So I had to hold it in. .. I think I pulled a neck muscle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Ds was with me so he didn't push it, it just would go off randomly day or night in that creepy voice. I didn't even bother waiting until I got to the store to buy new batteries, I tossed it in the dumpster of the condos we lived in lol My daughter had a Cinderella castle that was supposed to play music when the fairy Godmother's came close and waved her wand. It worked that way for awhile and then started going off randomly. I just figured it was enchanted.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathersage Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 The Dutch have Zwarte Piet. And well, outside the Netherlands that seen as racist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 In Finland Santa is Christmas Goat :D This had me :lol: When my oldest was a baby we had this plastic bear toy that clipped to the side of the crib. WHen you pushed the belly it would say "can you and I be friends" and laugh ha ha ha. Well the batteries started to die in it and it would turn on all by itself, so we would hear through the monitor, in a deep sinister slow voice Can you and I be friends ha ha ha. Ds was with me so he didn't push it, it just would go off randomly day or night in that creepy voice. :lol::lol::lol: We had a toy phone that did the same thing. It said, "Help me call my friends!" and when the batteries started to die, it would do the same sinister voice and go off randomly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 We had a talking Big Bird once that would say "peek a boo" in sort of a satanic voice. It was light sensitive (so you could cover his eyes and when they uncovered he would talk) Try walking past him in the middle of a thunderstorm---Flash from the storm then.... "peek a boo" Flash then "he he he" He did not last long. WE HAD THAT BIG BIRD!! It was in the trunk of my dh's car, but he didn't know it. Until he was out late at night, alone in a parking lot, and opened the trunk. He near about died from fright. "Peek a boo." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 As others have said, it is nothing some sequins won't be able to fix. As for Santa being racist, well, all you have to do is watch Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer to figure that out. Fine young buck is Rudolph until Santa finds out about that nose. And then he is only forgiven for being born different because he is useful to the man. Shocking, really. When the kids first watched that show, my dh said, "Santa is a JERK!" And now, whenever we see it, or think about Santa, the kids say, "Santa is a JERK!" I have no idea why they made him so horrible in that show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 :iagree: I do understand why Americans would relate that specific cloak to the KKK, but really, it's much older than that. That is really interesting! Most Americans associate the KKK with the white cloaks because the KKK is still alive and kicking. I live near Gettysburg and they have a rally there every year around the 4th of July. I used to work with trainers who could be hired to teach tolerance in organizations. They would travel down south to teach their tolerance classes and had to have body guards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 WE HAD THAT BIG BIRD!! It was in the trunk of my dh's car, but he didn't know it. Until he was out late at night, alone in a parking lot, and opened the trunk. He near about died from fright. "Peek a boo." :lol: I want that Big Bird!!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 WE HAD THAT BIG BIRD!! It was in the trunk of my dh's car, but he didn't know it. Until he was out late at night, alone in a parking lot, and opened the trunk. He near about died from fright. "Peek a boo." Okay is it evil of me to WANT this big bird so I can randomly hide it places and scare the beans out of people. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 :smilielol5: How about dying it another color?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.