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| do you think its appropriate for men to dress up as santa claus on purim? I dont think its tasteful for purim! what do you think?
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| Posted: Thu, Mar 08 2012, 12:40 am Post subject: re: men dressing up on purim |
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inappropriate for anybody in my opinion.
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| Posted: Thu, Mar 08 2012, 9:53 am Post subject: re: men dressing up on purim |
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Who cares, IMO. If he thinks it's funny, let him do it.
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| Posted: Thu, Mar 08 2012, 10:00 am Post subject: re: men dressing up on purim |
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MNSHO: It's especially funny if he's a skinny guy who has to pad himself up with pillows. If he's naturally zaftig, it sorta loses something. 
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| Posted: Thu, Mar 08 2012, 3:50 pm Post subject: re: men dressing up on purim |
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| I did it once. I felt stupid.
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| Posted: Thu, Mar 08 2012, 4:46 pm Post subject: re: men dressing up on purim |
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I had a girl in my high school dress up as santa claus for the purim chagiga.
The principal could not even do anything because she was dressed as a nun 
I know that it is not the same, but in my opinion, if the person, man or woman, thinks its funny, why not?
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| Posted: Thu, Mar 08 2012, 5:35 pm Post subject: re: men dressing up on purim |
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There is a picture of a family in israel all dressed up as santa claus I don't think it is tasteful for purim at all.
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| Posted: Thu, Mar 08 2012, 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: re: men dressing up on purim |
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| chocolate chips wrote: | | There is a picture of a family in israel all dressed up as santa claus I don't think it is tasteful for purim at all. | Here is the picture: http://www.frumsatire.net/2010/11/22/hilchos-x-mas/chassidic-kids-santa-clause-2/
Do you really think that this family has any idea who santa clauss is? I highly doubt it.
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| Posted: Thu, Mar 08 2012, 6:50 pm Post subject: re: men dressing up on purim |
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| I don't see it as offensive or anything
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| Posted: Thu, Mar 08 2012, 9:11 pm Post subject: re: men dressing up on purim |
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shabbatiscoming, that's a great pic, really funny!
As for the question: Inappropriate?... well, I haven't really figured what is/is not appropriate for Purim. Tasteless maybe, but not offensive and very much in the spirit of the holiday. Purim is certainly a time for generosity and giving gifts.
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| Posted: Thu, Mar 08 2012, 10:03 pm Post subject: re: men dressing up on purim |
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| I do not think its appropriate at all.
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| Posted: Fri, Mar 09 2012, 1:47 am Post subject: Re: re: men dressing up on purim |
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saw it yesterday in Beitar...  Chasidishe Fam..
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| Posted: Fri, Mar 09 2012, 4:45 am Post subject: re: men dressing up on purim |
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| LOL. They have no idea! She probably wanted to dress them as little rebbes and these Red and White Rebbes were on sale.
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| Posted: Fri, Mar 09 2012, 8:11 am Post subject: Re: re: men dressing up on purim |
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| chani8 wrote: | | LOL. They have no idea! She probably wanted to dress them as little rebbes and these Red and White Rebbes were on sale. |
So ignorance is an acceptable reason to celebrate with avodas Zara type stuff?
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| Posted: Fri, Mar 09 2012, 8:18 am Post subject: re: men dressing up on purim |
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I never said they knew. In Israel I would accept it more than anywhere else because how should they know.
In america, and other countries, most people know who santa is and what he is related to...It is not tasteful.
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| Posted: Fri, Mar 09 2012, 8:21 am Post subject: Re: re: men dressing up on purim |
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| saw50st8 wrote: | | chani8 wrote: | | LOL. They have no idea! She probably wanted to dress them as little rebbes and these Red and White Rebbes were on sale. |
So ignorance is an acceptable reason to celebrate with avodas Zara type stuff? | Saw, I seriously do not know if you are being sarcastic or not (please tell me) but if you re being serious, I have to say that I agree with you in terms of a christian country, but here in Israel, it is beyond possible for these people (in the picture) to have NO idea at all who santa clauss or what x-mas is.
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| Posted: Fri, Mar 09 2012, 8:39 am Post subject: re: men dressing up on purim |
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| That's like saying if they hung a cross in their living room for decoration it would be OK.
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| Posted: Fri, Mar 09 2012, 9:02 am Post subject: Re: re: men dressing up on purim |
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| saw50st8 wrote: | | That's like saying if they hung a cross in their living room for decoration it would be OK. | You are talking about people in a christian country, right? Or where they know who santa clauss is (or a cross as you are talking about).
I am 100% sure that those chasiddim do not know about x-mas and all that goes with it. That is why it bechlal is a costume in Israel.
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| Posted: Fri, Mar 09 2012, 9:10 am Post subject: Re: re: men dressing up on purim |
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| saw50st8 wrote: | | That's like saying if they hung a cross in their living room for decoration it would be OK. |
Well, if they lived in a Moslem country and had no idea, of course it would be okay.
How can something be not okay if we have no idea that it's a symbol of avoda zara? Say I hung up a decoration in my living room and no one told me it was the symbol of the Wackywackydo religion in a remote region of Africa which bows down to it? There is no mitzva to go round the world and seek out all the religions and learn what symbols they use.
Just because you live in America and a red and white costume with a white beard means Santa Claus and Xmas to you, doesn't mean it does at all to frum Israelis. They probably thought they were dwarves or rebbes or something.  Possibly the guy in the shop had no idea either, and the wholesaler had brought it with a whole stack of weird TV characters who he had never seen or heard of either.
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| Posted: Fri, Mar 09 2012, 12:16 pm Post subject: re: men dressing up on purim |
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a girl at shul
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