{"id":27893,"date":"2013-10-28T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/?p=27893"},"modified":"2013-10-17T15:41:58","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T20:41:58","slug":"what-do-sexy-halloween-costumes-for-men-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/10\/28\/what-do-sexy-halloween-costumes-for-men-look-like\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do Sexy Halloween Costumes for Men Look Like?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In many parts of the Western world, Halloween (for adult women, and increasingly for girls too) has morphed into an opportunity or imperative to dress sexy<\/a>.\u00a0 These costumes for women and girls are par for the course, where men usually go for scary, funny, or creative.\u00a0 Brandi H., however, found a link to “sexy costumes for men” at msn.com<\/a> that claims “There are sexy options for men, too.”<\/p>\n

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Let’s take a look.\u00a0 While women’s sexy costumes are typically decidedly sexy (tight with lots of exposed skin), these men’s “sexy” costumes are simply suggestive.\u00a0 In two cases, they “suggest” that men should be sexually serviced or played with (the “breathalyzer” and the “ring toss”):<\/p>\n

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In a third, the joke is that he is a perfect candidate for casual sex (the “one night stand”):<\/p>\n

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In a fourth, the costume is simply sexy because it’s related to (stereotypes) about prostitution (the “hustler”):<\/p>\n

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So, when women go sexy for Halloween, it usually means being seen as a sex object for others.\u00a0 When men go sexy, it means joking about how men should be sexually serviced, have access to one night stands, or being in charge of and profiting from women’s bodies.\u00a0 A different type of “sexy” entirely.<\/p>\n

The other two costumes are simply non-sensical in context.\u00a0 I suppose policemen (and men in uniform in general) are supposed to be sexy in American culture.\u00a0 And I guess bunnies are related to Playboy bunnies?\u00a0 But the costume certainly misses the mark.<\/p>\n

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Cross-posted at\u00a0Ms.<\/a>; originally posted in 2010.<\/em><\/p>\nLisa Wade, PhD<\/a> is an Associate Professor at Tulane University. She is the author of <\/em>American Hookup<\/a>, a book about college sexual culture; a textbook about gender<\/a>; and a forthcoming introductory text: <\/em>Terrible Magnificent Sociology<\/a>.\u00a0You can follow her on Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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