Shalloween Isn't Just Our Fault!

[ThePerfectionist]

I read an article in my school newspaper today that complained about the sluttiness of the vast majority of female costumes available in stores, renaming the holiday to Shalloween, hence the title of this post. While I more than agree with the woman who wrote it that this holiday has become a bastardization of what it used to be (and what it should be), I don't agree with her saying that this is the fault of men.

While sexy clothing has never done anything for me, I'm not about to deny that my gender is a fan of the looking at the pretty ladies in revealing garments. There are magazines that sell like hotcakes just based on the fact that men like to look at something they aren't allowed to touch. It's a point of shame for me as a man, but I refuse to believe that the sexualization of Halloween is our fault.

I know some women agree with me. I overheard two girls talking the other day, and one of them remarked that she loved Halloween because it was her excuse to "totally slut it up with no one caring and no consequences". So clearly women like showing off just as much as men like to stare. Granted, these two girls in particular probably had a collective IQ less than 100, but still.

But enough from me. What do you think? Has Halloween become too sexualized? Wait, don't answer that, I already know it has. Whose fault is it then? And how can we get the scary back?

 

[Quiet Stranger]

What it use to be? You ask a few people I know and what it used to be was a day for devil worshipping, apparently they called it Devil's day (or something) and no one is forcing these women to wear the costumes!! They can make a costume for themselves for fuck sakes

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

No one forces these women to dress up like they do, it's a voluntary decision.

 

[Madara XIII]

But enough from me. What do you think? Has Halloween become too sexualized? Wait, don't answer that, I already know it has. Whose fault is it then? And how can we get the scary back?

Seriously, it is the women's goddamn fault for wanting to dress up like that.
Meh I kinda enjoy the sexualization of Halloween (YOU ALL DO! ADMIT IT!), but I doubt we will be getting the Scary back anytime soon seeing as how most new horror movies are complete rubbish, but let's hope we can Actually bring back the True Meaning of Horror sometime soon!!

 

[Lust]

If it has become too sexualized, then, I haven't noticed. Yay for not paying attention! .......and not really caring either...

OT: Besides, you can always dress up as a nudist. That might scare some people off.

 

[MellowFellow]

As some have already said, it is the woman's decision of whether or not she wants to dress provocatively. I don't mind if women want to show a little skin. Plus if you don't want to look like a slut just make your own costume.

 

[Monshroud]

I think women are to blame a bit for this. They are the ones buying the costumes (most of the time), and manufacturers offer what sells.

Where I draw the line is kids costumes. Little girls don't need to be dressed as a sexy nurse, or the bad cheerleader.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

I forgot the quote I remember reading (damn it), but it basically amounted to the fact that if women didn't want to dress like this then they wouldn't, or something.

Hey, they fought for these rights.

 

[Ham_authority95]

Who cares? It's just one day. If chicks want to show off their assets, they can do it for all I fucking care.

Also, "how can we get the scary back?"??? You do know that halloween is a holiday meant for screwing around and partying, right?

 

[Jikuu]

I don't think it's necessarily a "fault" if Halloween is a thin excuse to dress in manners less responsible for a party, but there shouldn't be any blame to fly around. The females who want to wear revealing costumes and the males who want to wear costumes that exaggerate penis size are still going to do it, no matter what. Me, I'm going to stay indoors to avoid the college kids and hunt for decent discount candy on All Saints' Day.

 

[Exterminas]

What it used to be? About dressing yourself up silly and stuffing candy into your tummy till you feel sick. So it moved on from gluttony to lust, huge leap of faith indeed.

Halloween is one of the silliest hollidays ever, so there is no way it could become shallow.

 

[Danzaivar]

Our fault? Because girls going out for a drink dressing evil themed and kind of slutty is a bad thing?

What the heck is the world coming to?

 

[Dags90]

Why do we use provocative clothing as an indicator of sexual promiscuity?

The fact of the matter is that Halloween is an extremely commercialized holiday that was shallow long before you could buy a sexy Palin costume [http://www.brandsonsale.com/ca-013645.html?utm_medium=cse&utm_source=google]. I mean what isn't shallow about costume contests? The whole holiday as it has existed for decades in the U.S. has centered around temporarily changing one's appearance. The only thing that's significantly changed is that more childless adults participate in the dress-up and this group unsurprisingly has different goals for the dress-up.

 

[Plurralbles]

I only care about the 50% off candy the next day.

that and boobs. Seriously. Succubi everywhere... : D

 

[Rakkana]

Mean girls put it perfectly.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

"Middle aged woman blames young men for something in newspaper shocker"


And as for 'getting the scary back', get a wrench and threaten people. You'll get arrested, but it would be scary.

 

[Madara XIII]

Let's all go back to the whole CELTIC DEMONS running amok and spilling the blood of innocents all over the grassy green hills..e__e I think i might need help

 

[Semudara]

Heh. Well, I do find it annoying, but it's their choice. Maybe brainwashing would do the trick? That would kill both birds with one stone. ^_^

In all seriousness, annoying though it may be, it alone cannot corrupt what for me is the core of Halloween: acting day. The day to dress up in costume and be a character. So yeah, for me Halloween is like Otakon, but with "night" and "spirit world" in place of "convention hall" and "over-priced merchandise". Oh, and the candy's good, too.