Too good not to share.

[elisi]

My favourite Christian Grey story so far:

Schoolboy barred from World Book Day over Christian Grey costume.

And, related (World Book Day wise, not 50 Shades):

World Book Day costumes: fun for children, horror for parents (SO TRUE!!!)

Finally, obligatory Doctor Who World Book Day story:

NEW VIDEO! What do you think Michelle Gomez (Missy in #DoctorWho) is reading on #WorldBookDay?

Comments

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

That school kid barred from his school for wearing a suit similar to Christian grey is just stupid. Can't the school see the irony in that.

[elisi]

Apparently not...

[eve11]

“They wanted him to be James Bond [who] ironically is a very promiscuous character who kills people. So I don’t know who is worse of the two.”

This! I thought the costume was hilarious.

(Also I must admit I've never heard of World Book Day before--perhaps not so global as the name presumes?--but any day that encourages people to dress up is a plus in my book)

[elisi]

It's a great costume!

And maybe World Book Day is just a British thing? The second link perfectly explains the downsides from a parental POV. ;)

[eve11]

I think that Halloween over here generates the same sentiments among parents. Except it is not usually forgotten until the last minute due to kids being ridiculously excited about trick-or-treating.

[elisi]

As you say, Halloween is easier to remember... World Book Day sneaks up on you. Plus Halloween just needs to be scary - World Book Day is supposed to be book-centric. That makes it difficult.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*

[elisi]

*hugs back*

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh - I wonder if the kid even knew who Christian Grey was X_X;

[elisi]

Well, he's seen all the posters etc. But he might feel differently about the whole thing in a few years time...

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

I think it was missing the spirit of the event to dress him up as Christian Grey to be honest, World Book Day is supposed to be about celebrating books and encouraging kids to dress up as their favourite literary characters. It is an eye catching costume, but he apparently only knows of Christian Grey from media discussion of the film (according to his mother he hasn't read 50 Shades Of Gray anyway!), so it sounds like it was more his mothers fav book and her idea to dress him up as Christian Grey, instead of him choosing someone from a book that he had actually read?

[elisi]

The problem (as the other article points out beautifully) is that it's not easy to dress up your child up as a story book character. (Unless you go with Harry Potter or just a Disney Princess.) Creating costumes on books your children like/have read is... complicated. We managed a good Hermione one year, and attempted an alien from a Doctor Who book another, but generally you tend to go for the easiest option.

So the sheer cheekiness of the Christian Grey thing speaks to me on several levels.

(Yes it's supposed to be about books. But it ends up being about frustration and 'What the hell can we throw together that looks semi-decent?')

[ever-neutral.livejournal.com]

Well, I certainly hope that kid isn't aspiring to embody his costume.

In other news, Michelle Gomez is my people.

[elisi]

Well, I certainly hope that kid isn't aspiring to embody his costume.
LOL.

In other news, Michelle Gomez is my people.
Michelle Gomez is EVERYTHING.

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

MISSY!

ROFL, a kid dressed as Christian Grey… I don't know if I'm more "half amused, half headdesk" at the notion or the school's reaction. ;)

[elisi]

MISSY!

ROFL, a kid dressed as Christian Grey… I don't know if I'm more "half amused, half headdesk" at the notion or the school's reaction. ;)
That sounds a pretty accurate reaction to... all of it. ;)