Comments on: Girls: Mean or Queen http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/ Sociological Images encourages people to exercise and develop their sociological imaginations with discussions of compelling visuals that span the breadth of sociological inquiry. Fri, 25 May 2012 19:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: lyssa http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-343935 lyssa Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:02:01 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-343935 Your explanation makes things clearer, I think. There are ways they could've made the costumes unisex and there are ways they could've made the girl costumes less...um...whore-ish. I'm just gonna start making costumes for my nieces. Your explanation makes things clearer, I think.

There are ways they could’ve made the costumes unisex and there are ways they could’ve made the girl costumes less…um…whore-ish.

I’m just gonna start making costumes for my nieces.

]]> By: Kishh http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-312355 Kishh Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:15:16 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-312355 If they are, then they are failing awfully. I didn't think they looked cute at all. The Miss Behaved at the bottom left looked almost like she was in a bondage post. Handcuffs and arms in the air? Mhm. If they are, then they are failing awfully. I didn’t think they looked cute at all.

The Miss Behaved at the bottom left looked almost like she was in a bondage post. Handcuffs and arms in the air? Mhm.

]]> By: Who Sexualizes Young Girls? » Sociological Images http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-312341 Who Sexualizes Young Girls? » Sociological Images Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:47:19 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-312341 [...] gross “I’m tight like spandex” girls’ t-shirt, and a couple Halloween costume posts (here and here). var object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title:'Who Sexualizes [...] [...] gross “I’m tight like spandex” girls’ t-shirt, and a couple Halloween costume posts (here and here). var object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title:'Who Sexualizes [...]

]]> By: Meg http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-140454 Meg Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:44:17 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-140454 Are you fucking blind? I can't speak to the rest of the costumes, since they aren't there anymore, but the "Devil Delight" costume has a miniskirt that barely covers the model's ass. Description reads: The Devil made me do it! Have a devilishly good time is this sassy Devil Delight Tween costume that is red hot. It's fun to look cute and be bad, you naughty girl! Yeah, okay. If that's not sexualized, then I'm the goddamn Queen of England. Are you fucking blind? I can’t speak to the rest of the costumes, since they aren’t there anymore, but the “Devil Delight” costume has a miniskirt that barely covers the model’s ass. Description reads:

The Devil made me do it! Have a devilishly good time is this sassy Devil Delight Tween costume that is red hot. It’s fun to look cute and be bad, you naughty girl!

Yeah, okay. If that’s not sexualized, then I’m the goddamn Queen of England.

]]> By: Rebecca http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-137047 Rebecca Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:27:41 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-137047 Watching the kids in our neighborhoods this year was so refreshing... didn't see one girl dressed in any of those costumes. In fact, this was one of the most creative years ever in our part of the country! Girls were dressed like military personnel, witches, vampires and lego blocks, cakes, presents, really clever "punny" costumes like "smarty pants" and "blind referee" and more! Here's to our girls! They rock. The people who made those costumes don't get tween girls. Or tween girl parents. I hope they had lots of leftover costumes in their inventory. Next year - come up with some cool costumes, please! Watching the kids in our neighborhoods this year was so refreshing… didn’t see one girl dressed in any of those costumes. In fact, this was one of the most creative years ever in our part of the country! Girls were dressed like military personnel, witches, vampires and lego blocks, cakes, presents, really clever “punny” costumes like “smarty pants” and “blind referee” and more!

Here’s to our girls! They rock. The people who made those costumes don’t get tween girls. Or tween girl parents. I hope they had lots of leftover costumes in their inventory.

Next year – come up with some cool costumes, please!

]]> By: Joe Marfice http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-136314 Joe Marfice Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:02:22 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-136314 This from someone who attacks others for their choice of children's names? Ouch! This from someone who attacks others for their choice of children’s names? Ouch!

]]> By: lalaga http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-136285 lalaga Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:45:22 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-136285 You took the words right out of my mouth! Thanks. You took the words right out of my mouth! Thanks.

]]> By: NoPeanutz http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-136267 NoPeanutz Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:00:31 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-136267 Thanks for the tip Joe Try sleeping with an extra pillow tonight. You might not wake up so angry tomorrow morning. Thanks for the tip Joe
Try sleeping with an extra pillow tonight. You might not wake up so angry tomorrow morning.

]]> By: Joe Marfice http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-136241 Joe Marfice Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:30:57 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-136241 Yeah, you want the I-Support-Gender-Stereotyping blog, over on blogger.com. We're a little less interested in keeping our children's names "pure" and "unsullied" here. BTW, it's common in African-American* culture to give children made-up or unresearched foreign names (or even faux foreign, made-up names). It's not just celebrities you should be looking down on from that soapbox of yours. *A-A, because it's not a worldwide "black thing", not an African tradition; for once A-A is PRECISELY what I mean! Yeah, you want the I-Support-Gender-Stereotyping blog, over on blogger.com. We’re a little less interested in keeping our children’s names “pure” and “unsullied” here.

BTW, it’s common in African-American* culture to give children made-up or unresearched foreign names (or even faux foreign, made-up names). It’s not just celebrities you should be looking down on from that soapbox of yours.

*A-A, because it’s not a worldwide “black thing”, not an African tradition; for once A-A is PRECISELY what I mean!

]]> By: Joe Marfice http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-136238 Joe Marfice Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:27:13 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-136238 OK, point taken. And there's no question the slanted-eyes joke she made was in poor taste. Her only defense is that she is actually, really an adolescent, and has a lot of responsibility, and visibility, for someone in the often-fuck-up-socially stage of their life. OK, point taken. And there’s no question the slanted-eyes joke she made was in poor taste. Her only defense is that she is actually, really an adolescent, and has a lot of responsibility, and visibility, for someone in the often-fuck-up-socially stage of their life.

]]> By: NoPeanutz http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-136228 NoPeanutz Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:56:21 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-136228 Probably the wrong blog for this comment but- Noah is a boys' name. Well I guess it isn't, because here we have a girl who is named so. But, Noah is also a name derived from a word that means something, and Billy Ray could have taken the feminized version if he was trying to capture the meaning of the word and the name. Or maybe he just wanted to give his kid a silly name devoid of any meaning, like other celebrities. Too bad for the children. Probably the wrong blog for this comment but-
Noah is a boys’ name.

Well I guess it isn’t, because here we have a girl who is named so.
But, Noah is also a name derived from a word that means something, and Billy Ray could have taken the feminized version if he was trying to capture the meaning of the word and the name.

Or maybe he just wanted to give his kid a silly name devoid of any meaning, like other celebrities.
Too bad for the children.

]]> By: Theo Antichi http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-135875 Theo Antichi Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:54:08 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-135875 "Looks like we can’t look to Hollywood for moral guidance anymore". Joe, it's not about you as an adult looking for moral guidance from a bunch a greedy producers and talentless hacks (forgive the ad hominen), it's about kids who look at Hanna Montana/Cyrus getting the attention when she dons a blond wig, and of course posing in racist pictures mocking her asian "friend" in real life. “Looks like we can’t look to Hollywood for moral guidance anymore”. Joe, it’s not about you as an adult looking for moral guidance from a bunch a greedy producers and talentless hacks (forgive the ad hominen), it’s about kids who look at Hanna Montana/Cyrus getting the attention when she dons a blond wig, and of course posing in racist pictures mocking her asian “friend” in real life.

]]> By: Travis http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-135541 Travis Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:05:00 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-135541 Yes, yes, yes. Thank you for breaking this down so clearly. Yes, yes, yes. Thank you for breaking this down so clearly.

]]> By: Quijotesca http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-135527 Quijotesca Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:11:02 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-135527 Oh, look, and there's a "Dragon Lady" http://www.rubies.com/landingpage.cfm?ItemNumber=886062 Oh, look, and there’s a “Dragon Lady”
http://www.rubies.com/landingpage.cfm?ItemNumber=886062

]]> By: Cedar http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/10/31/halloween-costumes-and-social-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-135466 Cedar Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:51:17 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=13697#comment-135466 I agree. It's the make-up (and the pose, to a lesser extent) that makes it questionable. The costume itself has a lot of coverage, and isn't overtly sexual in anyway. Google searches of combination of "ravager the covenant" reveal only links to this costume. Is this a pop culture thing I am not aware of? I agree. It’s the make-up (and the pose, to a lesser extent) that makes it questionable. The costume itself has a lot of coverage, and isn’t overtly sexual in anyway. Google searches of combination of “ravager the covenant” reveal only links to this costume. Is this a pop culture thing I am not aware of?

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