Full body costumed adults hugging children.

[morchoxplz]

If a adult stranger 'bear hugged' a child (eg five yr old) I'm guessing most would find it inappropriate; why then is it ok if the adult is wearing a full costume. You know the type of thing: footy mascot, teddy bear/ dog or even a walking hedge like we just came accross at our local garden centre on opening weekend.

Oh whatever ypu do do not take your kids to Disney the feckers are everywhere

It is those in costumes who are at risk from kids. I have been an escort for one of these characters, simply to try and stop some kids kicking or punching the character.

OP I'm struggling to see your point here. Those people in the costumes are paid to wear them and hug children (they are DRB or whatever checked usually) - it's the job description and all part of the experience for the DC.

For some reason mine always knew that they were 'pretend' from the beginning, but that didn't ever stop their enjoyment or wanting to queue up for pictures. My DN on the other hand was completely freaked out by them and would only ever look from a distance.

Clowns are just scary!!

I bet op means characters you can't see not the 'safer' ones like Cinderella/Anna/elsa.... Just the 'dodgy' ones who might be male underneath

Who sits and thinks about things like this?

YABU and massively paranoid

For fuck sake

" ... even a walking hedge like we just came accross at our local garden centre on opening weekend."

Pictures?

It's pedogeddon in this country! Total over reaction, what a sad world that would be. I already feel sorry for the males I know feeling self conscious around other peoples kids.. If my lad went up to someone and gave them a hug it would make me smile.

I've been dressed as a giant mouse before (oh hey - enormouse ) . It was hellish, I was mobbed by children. Felt sorry for my mate who was in the dog suit. He was even more popular.

I was too busy thinking about ice cold coke, ice cream and when the fuck can I take off this giant mouse head off and go to the pub to think about using the mouse suit as a predatory cover.

Seriously……mascots and our kids….
…who's keeping an eye on that?

I just actually laughed out loud at "using the mouse suit as a predatory cover"

Ds has always known they are not 'real' but is happy to cuddle on that basis. Dd thinks they are real and is absolutely terrified of one approaches!!

In my experience it is very much child led - if they don't want a cuddle it isn't pushed.

Ban the mascots and steal a bit of childhood magic!

y DCs think they are brilliant. DS knows and always has done that they aren't real but finds it hilarious that a grown up basically plays dress up. DD is onoy 15 months so god knows what runs through her head but she laughs and points and claps at them. telling them hiya over and over

MN's on sundays drive me to wine.

Please don't imagine the person wearing the costume is always crp checked or that they don't get some kick out of it.

I knew a very peculiar person who ran his own business (rip-off build a bear stuff), had no checks and got a strange thrill out of wearing costumes. He had two different ones and in a prior job would take the shop's costume home whenever he could.

Anyone can order one of these costumes over the internet as long as they've got enough money to pay for it.

Pedobear

If you have been playing Five Nights At Freddy's then YANBU.

Walking hedge
Pedobear
Mr Blobby Debacle

Marvellous.

Mumsnet on sundays make me glad I can't drink wine at the moment, I'd probably get banned, Grays,

I clicked on this thread because I thought 'full body costumes' referred to those knitted suits that fully clothe the wearer but depict a naked body.
Which would be an interesting dilemma, IMO.

I thought of Luge Suits, Miranda.

Miranda I thought it would either be about those morph suits or body stockings.

As someone who had to dress up as Mr Blobby once ( don't ask) you don't usually get much choice as you usually have a child attached to each leg while several more hug you.