Comments on: Gendering Halloween Costumes

By: El Toro

El Toro — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:49:00 +0000

Coming to this page a little late, but wanted to add how upset I was last year to see a sexy Oscar the Grouch costume for women. Really? The men’s Oscar costume was realistic (as far as that goes), but the women’s Oscar version was really a tight mini-dress with Oscar and his trash can screen printed on. boo.

By: Documenting Halloween in Japan (8) « The Lobster Dance

Documenting Halloween in Japan (8) « The Lobster Dance — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:34:08 +0000

[...] did that in the US, too, it’s nice not to feel like my other option is cheap-looking “sexy” versions of male costumes if I didn’t have the time or the will to make up something. [...]

By: Blog 8 | English 20803: Argument and Image

Blog 8 | English 20803: Argument and Image — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:20:57 +0000

[...] I saw this cartoon on the sociological image website, I instantly giggled at how true it actually is. Being that many of us just celebrated the [...]

By: Blix

Blix — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:16:00 +0000

Make your own costume if you must dress up! LET THEM BE CHILDREN!

By: Shatartar

Shatartar — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:27:05 +0000

@ Katie

Honey you can definitely feel wanted without conforming to the societal peep show that is Halloween.

The fact that you can only feel wanted by participating in what is expected of us females, and moreover lament the fact that you can’t do so, shows an overwhelming amount of insecurity.

I’m in college, just turned 18 in August, and I have no qualms about going out on Halloween in whatever the hell I want. Everyone in my hall bought an overpriced “sexy” costume made of cheap fabric and plastic doodads. I chose to be Lady Gaga (because I like her). Even though the stores had Gaga outifts premade, I did her black feathery outfit she wore at the 2009 VMA’s (look it up, full of black gold and lace.) It was alluring and tasteful at the same time, and just my style (I lean heavily towards dark themes).

Just do what you did when you were a kid and use your noggin to think of something or someone who you’d like to be for a day. Do you really want to be subservient by living up to expectations placed on you by others on the day where you can pretend to be anything and be applauded?

By putting together your own costume you don’t have to encounter those feelings of inadequacy because you choose. You don’t have to purchase a mass produced, one-size fits all product of commoditization.

Please honeybabysugardollface love yourself, before someone takes advantage of your insecurities and puts you in a position where self doubt becomes self hate.

By: lepetitchou

lepetitchou — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:46:12 +0000

Which is exactly what makes this all the more tragic.

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 04:19:07 +0000

Truthfully, I wouldn’t mind wearing a “sexy” costume. Why? I want to feel sexy and desirable! I’m only 17, and a virgin at that, but I want to be wanted. I don’t see what’s wrong with that. Unfortunately, I cannot fit in any of these “sexy” costumes. Not because of my weight, oh no, I’m only a size 6. But because of my lack of breasts. That’s my only problem with those costumes. You need breasts for them. And I don’t have them, and thus halloween shopping makes me feel inadequate.

I don’t know what my point was… it kind of ran away from me…

By: Halloween – A Scary Time for Feminists « Uplift Magazine

Halloween – A Scary Time for Feminists « Uplift Magazine — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:06:02 +0000

[...] gender performance but, when celebrating Halloween, such things go out the window when faced with the severely limited choice of costumes on offer. It seems that, nowadays, women are left with no option but to dress up as a sexy something for [...]

By: Squishy

Squishy — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:15:45 +0000

So true. This happened to mt XD Good thing i’m home making mine! :D

By: Gendering Halloween Costumes » Sociological Images | Halloween Costumes And Ideas

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:58:52 +0000

[...] manufacturers reminding us of this constantly. … … Go here to see the original: Gendering Halloween Costumes » Sociological Images ← Halloween Costumes Kids [...]

By: elfboi

elfboi — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:52:04 +0000

I’m always jealous because you don’t find many really sexy outfits for us penis owners…

By: sexy Halloween costumes

sexy Halloween costumes — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:29:18 +0000

I think it’s gender and weight discrimination. I am a plus size woman who would not wear a mini skirt, but the point is that the makers of the costume took away the choice for women. It is hard enough to be overweight without costume/clothing manufacturers reminding us of this constantly.

By: hoarding it for home. « recon(figure)asian

hoarding it for home. « recon(figure)asian — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:37:28 +0000

[...] to no career aspirations. the closest thing i may want to be occupationally is a librarian. (or in halloween costume custom for women, sexy librarian.) it’s senior year, and there are people [...]

By: tripitaka

tripitaka — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:55:40 +0000

Riot Girl (or grrl) was a feminist/punk subculture from the ’90s.

By: Doot

Doot — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:17:16 +0000

I hope everyone had a fun halloween!