I don't really get Halloween. I didn't grow up with it and so it doesn't really mean anything to me. I've never worn a costume or gone to a real Halloween party. The whole thing feels very alien to me.
Seeing people in cool costumes is entertaining. I don't understand when or why the sexy thing started though. I thought the idea was to dress up as something scary and/or funny. Not that I mind. It's just odd.

Originally Posted by
Llamas
"you can just be a nurse, you don't have to be a sexy nurse" kind of sum it all up for me.
But, surely then you'd just look like a nurse. I admit I don't intuitively "get" Halloween but I'm pretty sure it's not simply "dress up as a random profession" day. You could just be a nurse, but what would be the point of that? Though you could make an awesome/terrifying nurse costume, I suppose. Like something from Silent Hill.

I like this example because it's disturbing yet still sexualized. That sort of makes it more disturbing and potentially makes a statement too.

This non-sexualized version looks like an incredibly easy costume to put together and actually still looks pretty cool.

Originally Posted by
Llamas
I love the part about cops: "never seen a cop with tits out. they don't do that."
Impersonating a police officer is a serious offence.

Originally Posted by
Llamas
Men's costumes may also be of low quality, but it's a bit depressing as a woman to see that every Halloween costume made for you is a "slutty" version of something incredibly stupid - every Halloween costume exists to sexualize you, and yes it sucks that that's the world we live in.
So you aren't bothered by sexy costumes, you just wish they weren't quite so prevalent. Fair enough.
Branching off a little here, I think men often have trouble understanding what being objectified and sexualized feels like for a woman because, honestly, I would love to be objectified and sexualized and so would every guy I know. And it does happen, certainly. But when men are objectified nobody seems to think it's bad. There's a sense that it's creepy when men do it but it's just playful when women do it. And again, in my experience, most men like being objectified. So although I put a great deal of effort into forming "correct" opinions I struggle with the issue of objectifying women. I get that it possibly contributes to gender inequality, possibly in very serious ways, but I also personally love objectifying and sexualizing everybody and to me it doesn't feel creepy when I do it and everybody should feel free to do the same to me.
Ugh. I seem to be having trouble expressing my thoughts eloquently lately. But hopefully you get the idea.
Edit: Nieh wins.
Last edited by Paint_It_Black; 10-08-2013 at 07:51 AM.
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