This year has seen a major uptick in political Halloween costumes, mostly because, well, what's scarier than politics right now?
One person who knows just how terrifying she is to a certain kind of person is 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Posting to Twitter, she said: "So today is Halloween. I don’t celebrate it back home, but I thought I might give it a try."
Showing she has a sense of humour about the cruel bullying she has to endure from men 4x her age, she added:
And apparently when it comes to scaring a bunch of angry climate crisis deniers - I don’t even have to dress up!!
So today is Halloween. I don’t celebrate it back home, but I thought I might give it a try. And apparently when it… https://t.co/e6Ah9blXkW— Greta Thunberg (@Greta Thunberg) 1572569234
Attached to the tweet was a picture of Greta dressed as, well, herself, with a sign reading, 'skolstrejk för klimatet,' which translates as 'school strike for the climate.'
Naturally, the tweet attracted a few haters, but for the most part the people responding had very positive things to say.
In fact, a lot of them even said that they or their kids had dressed up as Greta for Halloween, with one saying, "not all heroes wear capes".
@GretaThunberg Nothing is more terrifying to those in power than a smart young person using their voice to address systemic problems— Abandoned America (@Abandoned America) 1572569515
@GretaThunberg You are awesome, girl! =D— Julio Zanetti (@Julio Zanetti) 1572569334
@GretaThunberg In honour of you this Halloween! https://t.co/QklQXjIiSl— Jamie Park (@Jamie Park) 1572571165
@GretaThunberg Not all heros wear capes. https://t.co/QwOwxhpOi9— Mikey G-town (@Mikey G-town) 1572570984