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And I said, "No, that's a girl's costume."
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And my mom said, "It's fine.
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Indian boys have long hair and braids too."
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There was only 45 minutes left to trick-or-treat,
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So what could I do?
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I put the damn thing on, and I went door-to-door.
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And everyone was going, "Oh, what a pretty little girl."
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And by the third house...
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I stopped correcting them.
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I mean, why draw attention to it?
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And, honestly,
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once the shame and the fear wore off...