It's just Halloween right? Carlos Mencia says it might as well be called "Dress Like A Whore Day."
I feel more pressure than ever this year to dress up in a "sexy" Halloween costume. In the past, I seem to have bypassed it fairly well--sure I've looked cute or attractive in some of my costumes, but so far I've avoided the French Maid ensemble. This year, it seems to be a bit more difficult for some reason. Since when were Little Miss Muffet and Alice slutty?!
I remember when I was in middle school, one of the white teachers at school dressed up as a Klansman for Halloween. I'm not sure he ever quite understood the magnitude of his error in judgement.
So maybe being a slutty nurse isn't as bad as the KKK, but it's still sending a message about women and their value in society that I wouldn't support on a day to day basis. I don't shout my praises of the Bush Administration on the 4th of July, so why is it that I, and many of my friends who normally stand against the sexual objectification of women, feel pressure to show up looking "hot" at the Halloween parties we attend?
Sofia Quintero spoke at the Bioneers conference yesterday and she said something along these lines: Women in our culture basically have two choices--to be invisible or be a target. If you walk out of the house dressed in normal clothes, you will be ignored. If you walk out in a tube top and mini skirt, you will get attention, but if you receive unwanted attention or advances, then you were asking for it.
I have a party to go to on Friday night and no costume yet. Any ideas on how I can be neither invisible nor a sellout to womankind?
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2 comments:
I think you should wear your proposed costume to volleyball on Sunday so we can give you our honest opinions.
I've always wondered how halloween for women has turned into slutfest.
It was over the top while at College.
For example, my GF's sister who has two kids, a 4yr old and a 9 month old, is dressing up as an 80's aerobics instructor (forgot her name). Her costume is a thong leotard, with spandex bike shorts. Every year she has to dress hot, even though she's a mother. Talk about setting up a bad subconcious image for her kids.
Where's does this pressure to dress sxy come from?
I don't know, but I'd mostly blame the "advertising" magazine women buy, such as glamour and cosmo. This type of media outlets put so many "false" ideas in women's heads, from fashion to sex. They create a "need" from nothing. I could go on and on...
Just my 2 cents.
P.S. I tried calling you but I can never get through. I'd like to talk to you soon.
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