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A BRITISH SCHOOLBOY got in trouble at school when he arrived for World Book Day celebrations dressed as the lead character from racy novel “50 Shades of Grey”, complete with bondage equipment.
While other youngsters marked yesterday’s event by dressing up as Harry Potter, Willy Wonka or Paddington Bear, the 11-year from Manchester, northwest England, was slicking back his hair and dusting down a sharp suit as worn by the fictional billionaire Christian Grey.
But his efforts left teachers at Sale High School unimpressed. They banned him from group photographs and told him to alter his outfit, the school said.
His mother, Nicola Scholes, a primary school teacher, posted photographs on her Twitter page, showing her son posing in his outfit while brandishing cable ties and a blindfold, props used by Grey in the novel’s more risque passages.
nicola scholes / Twitteroffensive costume.Excluded from photos, told to change yet teacher dressed as a serial killer and others with guns? pic.twitter.com/8OTZ9gPvEh
— nicola scholes (@clangar) March 5, 2015
The schoolboy claimed that the stunt was “a bit of fun” that had got out of hand.
“I thought personally I didn’t want to go as a cartoon character, so I chose Christian Grey just to have a bit of fun,” he told the local Manchester Evening News.
A lot of fuss has been made over nothing.
His mother on Friday said that her son had not read the book or seen the recently released film, but was “aware that the book contains things of a sexual nature.”
“Liam’s argument was it’s the most talked about book character in the last couple of years,” she told BBC Radio 4′s Today programme.
Apparently it went down really well with the vast majority of the students, they all took it for the tongue-in-cheek joke that it was meant to be.
“They (teachers) wanted him to be James Bond who ironically is a very promiscuous character who kills people so I don’t know which is worse of the two.”
She pointed out that a teacher had come as US fictional serial killer Dexter.
School headteacher Lynn Nicholls said her decision “reflected the school’s high standards in terms of student behaviour, welfare and safeguarding”, and denied he had been banned from all the celebrations. She said:
His costume was modified and he was then able to fully participate and enjoy the day with his peers.
- © AFP 2015.
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What is wrong with these people? Dressing their kids up as megalomaniac, BDSM characters. This is not funny at all. How would the kid even know who Christian Grey is, unless told. Disgraceful.
There wouldn’t be a whisper if the kid went to school in drag. God forbid someone said something that offended someone else.
Don’t see what your problem is as that’s exactly the type of character that schools almost aim to churn out. Where is the harm in the costume at all?
Jesus! Whatever happened to Barney and Baby Bop?!
The mothers a half wit.
50 shades of shite..
Ah come on who on their right mind would think that was a cool kids costume !
Wouldn’t be surprised if it was planned as being a publicity stunt in the families eyes.
What parent seriously thinks that this would be a great costume for an 11 year old?
Then spend half the night sharing it to every news source on Twitter.
the mother is a primary school teacher herself I read on another site. Seriously how could she think it was appropriate to send him in like that cable ties and all.Did she see the backlash against Amanda holden for sending her daughter in dressed as the prostitute in pretty woman and think yeah ill have a bit of that negative public reaction?
i think what is in bad taste are the baby clothing which has ‘im a fifty shades of grey baby’ written across the front !!
Jaysus, that doesn’t say a lot about the sex life of the parents! How embarrassing and also the film was a pile of crap and hardly adventerous
Big load of dickie. That’s a fair gas costume for a little fella to turn up in. Silly school overreacting.
I’m with you Richard! A lot of fuss over nothing….it is, in fairness the most talked about trilogy of books in recent years. Dexter or James Bond are no moral role models for young kids to follow either. Pure crap!!!
I’m laughing at the red thumbs shower of dry shites,he didn’t murder anyone
Mildly inappropriate and not in the best taste but nothing to get too fussed about.
He should have been disciplined by his teacher and made to made write out 500 times
” I must not play act a character from a badly written novel”
I dont see any harm done its not like a he turned up in a gimp mask and leathers!!
Well it was a non-uniform day, so why would he be in gimp mask and leathers? Or was this not a Christian Brothers school?
I remember the Brothers were always fond of leather. Especially branding it across the ar5e of kids!
You have children in America suspended for biting their lunch into the shape of a gun, bringing bubble guns to school and shaping their hand to resemble a gun.
Are teachers in England looking for a reason to be equally as controversial. I think the kid looks smart, leave him alone.
Some kid was dressed as Willy Wonka. A middle aged man with a suspicious name, who surrounded himself was vertically challenged people and invited children into his home with the promise of sweets?? And THAT’S acceptable??
**with vertically challenged people**
Blame the parent – what an idiot !
That’s just ridiculous carry on from the teacher & school, it’s okay to dress up as a serial killer but not a good lover!!! That’s what’s wrong with the world today.
A good lover? That character is an emotionally manipulative controlling stalker. I guess each to their own, but those are not qualities I’d be looking for myself.
The teacher dresses up as “Dexter”, a serial killer, why was that more acceptable than a grey suit. Maybe he should have said “sorry I’m really Christian Grey”, a psychopathic undead immortal should have been more than acceptable ☺
Sorry, that should have been “Dorian Grey”…
I see a 33 year old woman in a cinema in Mexico got somewhat carried away in her excitement.
I doubt that the film would hold much appeal for a 11 year old boy.
Apparently, the dubbing for foreign audiences is the best part of the film!
10 out of 10 for effort.
0 out of 10 for taste.
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