Women are constantly bombarded with people telling them how they should and shouldn't dress, and this Halloween is no different. There's the "don't succumb to peer pressure and dress like a slut" mentality versus the "Halloween is the day to be scantily clad" notion. Put some clothes on! Every time Halloween rolls around, ladies encounter these same predicaments: the same people who beseech us to cover ourselves up are the ones who drool over the naughty teacher in thigh high boots.
But just like when I painstakingly doll myself up to go out, sometimes I want to get sexy. Sometimes I want to show a little skin, and who are you to tell me otherwise? But they coexisted at this party, free from the diatribe and criticisms for their clothing, or lack thereof. Because Halloween is fun. So if I want to be a cop, cowgirl, flight attendant or paleontologist, the choice is mine.
Of course, there are several issues with the way that Halloween is marketed to the masses. And we, perhaps as a society, should observe the ways through which women are objectified and sexualized.
So just shut up and let us enjoy the gifts our mommas gave us. Let this trick chick just be a treat! By Kgazm. And I have a problem with it. About Contact Newsletter Terms Privacy.
