Ugh! As if! No scary face for Halloween – dressing up as Cher in Clueless

I’m really getting into this Halloween caper! Two costumes this year – all for a good cause.

Scary-face for Halloween? “Ugh! As if!”

Went to a Halloween themed skate on the weekend – thrilled to finally dress like Cher in Clueless. It’s my favourite movie, and of course, I love the fashion and soundtrack.

I’ve been wanting to skate in a costume like this for a while now – ever since I saw the very cool @coco_franklin_ skating in a yellow tartan suit a couple of years ago.

In my recent video I talked about how kids and adults are often and scared of my face because facial difference is perpetuated as villainous. And some of the lyrics to Just a Girl capture my feelings when I endure micro-aggressions.

But here’s a good news story! When I was skating, there was a girl in a beautiful black witchy dress who was whizzing around. We kept smiling at each other as we passed. After about 30 min she said “I really love your costume” and I said “I love yours too”. It made my day. Such a small but lovely moment.

For more resources about supporting people with facial differences and disability at Halloween, check out Face Equality International and Changing Faces . I’ve also written many things here on the blog, and in my book.

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Images: Carly, a woman with a red face, dressed as Cher in Clueless – with a yellow and black tartan jacket and skirt over a grey top and black leggings. Her skates and helmet are purple, and her knee and wrist pads are rainbow. A brooch that is a purple cat in a black hat is on one lapel, a black bat upside down is on the other. She’s smiling, wearing sunglasses at the pier.

Video: the video starts with Alicia Silverstone, as Cher in Clueless, walking, and mouthing “ugh, as if!” Then there are stills and video of Carly, a woman with a red face, dressed as Cher in Clueless – with a yellow and black tartan jacket and skirt over a grey top and black leggings. Her skates and helmet are purple, and her knee and wrist pads are rainbow. A brooch that is a purple cat in a black hat is on one lapel, a black bat upside down is on the other. She’s smiling, wearing sunglasses at the pier. She’s skating and standing – there are photos and videos. The final photo is Cher (Alicia Silverstone) in the movie Clueless – in a Yellow and black tartan jacket and skirt, she’s talking on a large mobile phone – it’s 1996. Just a Girl by No Doubt is the music. Lyrics are: “Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I’m exposed and it’s no big surprise
Don’t you think I know exactly where I stand?
This world is forcing me to hold your hand
‘Cause I’m just a girl, oh, little old me
Well, don’t let me out of your sight
Oh, I’m just a girl, all pretty and petite
So don’t let me have any rights
Oh, I’ve had it up to here…”