Comments on: Halloween Horrors, Indeed

By: Halloween Horrors: The Backlash! » Teeny Manolo

Halloween Horrors: The Backlash! » Teeny Manolo — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:13:34 +0000

[...] has the eloquent Glinda pointed out the sheer wrongitude of allowing (or, Cthulhu forbid, encouraging) your pre- or bareley-pubescent daughter to dress up [...]

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:18:11 +0000

Yikes. My girls will most definitely not be dressing like that when they get to the teen and pre-teen years. Truly sickening.

By: tiggy

tiggy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:15:53 +0000

I live right by one of those Halloween stores. They have a slutty bumblebee costume advertised in the window.

A BUMBLEBEE for god’s sake!

By: dgm

dgm — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:46:23 +0000

I’ve been decrying this sex-it-up-for-Halloween thing for years. It’s on a pathetic downward spiral, sucking in younger and younger girls. UGH.

By: Mel B

Mel B — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:49:18 +0000

Wow. I looked at those links for Superwoman, aka Baywatch super hero. Could that be any more up her butt?? You know, I just this second quit caring about looking like what TV and some jerks think I should. I just can’t compete with a drawing!!
As for the costumes, my 12 year old stepdaughter is all about showing off her little assets, and thank goodness she feels she is too old for costumes this year. I am like most of you, she isn’t going out of the house dressed like that! I think that some parents are a little scared that their princess might not be popular and she’ll throw a fit if she can’t dress like everyone else. Why else would they allow this?

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:25:42 +0000

In fairness, the cheerleader costume was not MORE sexy than actual cheerleader costumes. Actual cheerleaders look less like athletes and more like novelty hookers lately.

A friend’s niece said she wants to go as a hooker on Halloween; she defines that as a girl who wears high heels and has lots of boyfriends. They’re negotiating it down and currently at “floozy.” I suggested “celebutard” but we’ll see how it goes.

Boys never want to go as Calvin Klein underwear models on Halloween, do they? Ah, the power of marketing!

By: Poochie

Poochie — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:15:12 +0000

I live in a small NC town and we had a family town Halloween event. I’m talking really innocent stuff here with stores and town government handing out candy, pet parades etc., and kids all with parents. Sadly we say a lot of bare midriff sexy devil costumes. A LOT! My husband and I kept getting shocked at the young girls’ outfits. And their parent were with them.

What does that say?

20-somethings… trashy but okay, fine. 11 – 12 year olds. Ick.

Luv
Poochie

By: J

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:40:34 +0000

These all look perfect for the annual Exotic Erotic Ball, which is an ADULTS ONLY party held for Halloween in San Francisco. But, for kids? I have a 12 year old daughter, and I’m a dictator, too. Thankfully, she’s a ‘slow bloomer’ and has zero interest in looking like a child prostitute.

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:45:09 +0000

Horrifying! Those boots are all SOo five years ago!

By: PaperPusher

PaperPusher — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:18:01 +0000

There’s a line from the movie, Mean Girls, about this phenomenon. Pure Tina Fey.