Ho Ho Ho Happy Halloween
Posted
October 6, 2008 at
9:33 pm by
Maureen
This weekend, in an effort to distract my one year old who was completely disconsolate due to cutting eight teeth all at once, I went shopping for a Halloween costume. My son immediately perked up and smiled at all of the interesting shrieking skeletons, weird creatures popping out of foam trash cans and flying bats.
My husband also smiled. Why? Due to all the disgusting female Halloween costumes.
Hmmm…so let’s just examine the options, OK?
I could be a firefighter–complete with hat, booty shorts and suggestive “fire hose” t-shirt. Or, I could be a referee–with a whistle, hat, tight striped t-shirt and booty shorts. Or even a policewoman dressed in a holster, badge, fishnet stockings and (say it with me) booty shorts.
My other option?
Disgusting witch. Pointy hat, long black tangled wig, green face makeup and rubber wart. And a long black shapless dress.
While I don’t have any desire to make a political statement during Halloween, Seriously? Our options are either witch or slut? C’mon, the costume companies aren’t even trying to hide THAT agenda.
It didn’t help that in one corner, there was simply a row of lingerie. Black bras, thongs, garter belts and pasties. Apparently, you don’t even need a real “costume” for Halloween. You can just wear underwear! No need to put on a pair of animal ears and try to pass as a sexy cat or something!
Christ.
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1. Prescott said:
October 6, 2008 @ 9:50 pm
Our options are either witch or slut?
Of course not! You can also be a slutty witch!
2. Jessica said:
October 7, 2008 @ 8:56 am
Yeah, I noticed that too. When perusing the online halloween costumes, it struck me as odd, how many sexy, slutty costumes there are for women. My guess, the women who would actually wear those, it’s probably the type of thing where everyday is Halloween.
3. Allison G-MOD said:
October 7, 2008 @ 10:15 am
Maybe the ladies’ costumes are all slutty because it’s Halloween, so you need to dress differently than normal. I bet the women who wear them are nice, regular, everday gals who–
OK,OK. I can’t even pretend to come up with an argument for that. I can’t see my keyboard through the tears of laughter. I HATE those slutty costumes!!!!!
p.s. on a side note, when I read your title Ho Ho Ho Halloween, I thought this would be an article about how the Christmas merchandise is already on display in the stores in the aisles next to the Halloween stuff. Nothin’ says ‘the birth of Christ’ like candy corn, and grim reapers “now with non-toxic realistic blood!”
4. julymom said:
October 7, 2008 @ 4:34 pm
LOL, have you seen the Sex and the City movie? Miranda complains that her only options at Halloween are witch or sexy kitten.
5. Kymberly said:
October 7, 2008 @ 9:27 pm
Oh wait until your kids are in that 4-6th grade age and you realize that’s a popular costume theme for the little girls! Overnight they seem to go from “I wanna be Hannah Montana!” to “I wanna be hooker nurse!”
It’s frightening.
6. cin said:
October 8, 2008 @ 8:08 am
I know it, you guys! I took my daughter (8) to look at costumes and most everything is hootchie and provocative. We like the macabre so she always dresses up as something dead… dead cheerleader, dead bride, etc. She drew the line at dead mermaid, though,and I am happy to say she looks at the short skimpy costumes and sees nothing but a night of cold and shivering. Bundle up Sister! That’s Mama’s girl
7. Krys said:
October 17, 2008 @ 10:07 am
I completely agree there. I needed a costume for a friend’s halloween party (which is also a birthday party, and apparently a sex toy party) so I got something and I am wearing SHORTS underneath because it’s TOO short.
Then I have to have a costume for the all-hall-trick-or-treat at my college, that matches our wing’s decoration theme. and I decided to be a Candy Corn Witch, but I’m MAKING my own costume because I won’t wear a 50 dollar piece of fabric. Especially around kids.
And Cin, your daughter sounds very very smart! lol.