Halloween for the Slutty Sort

Interesting article. In my defense I would say this ; if you want to be in business you must follow trends.

I guarantee you these costumes are not selling in conservative areas. Beach towns, like Santa Barbara tend to be more skin friendly and with the influence of Hollywood and the sensationalism of modern CA I think that nothing else would sell to team,20's and anyone who can flaunt it.

World of magic for me as a child , was a fun place to shop for "cool" things as I thought, you are right it took a nose dive...

Gives new meaning to "trick or treat".

My favorite costume of late is a white Tyvek painters suit with a scary monkey mask (we dress up alot for parties). I think the loudest message we can send is not to buy this stuff. I tend to use pieces of costumes I like in lieu of the costume as-is and go towards a more goofy/silly look. One good thing about the lack of great costumes available is that it forces me to get creative!!

Great column, Starshine. This is all funny, of course, but a bit disturbing.

Reminds me very much of a great column Joel Stein did last year in which he opined: "... after much research and consultation, I have founded our nation's newest holiday: Slut Day."

See http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-o...

My hottie daughters are 19 and 20 this Halloween. Even at those tender years they are veterans of slutty costumes and are tired of being one more bombshell bunny on the IV circuit.

They have both decided to be 'cutting edge' this year and stand out from the hussy hundreds by wear classy long skirts and sweaters of the 1940's pin up girls. (my oldest was Marilyn Monroe in a "long" white dress last year and loved the "non-slutty" attention).

Ironic that to stand out at Halloween these days you have to wrap up the treats!

As a guy, I love the skimpy costumes. Bring them on! lol!

Go Starshine! Thanks for your well-said voicing of something that's been bugging me!!!

When I was 16, I partook in the competition for attention by dressing up as a slutty firefighter-- a costume I thought was so original.
Four years later, I realize that being a "slutty" anything is more unoriginal than putting a pillowcase over my head with a few holes cut into it.
At the same time, I don't want to disappear among all the boobs and butts in a granny get-up, so I've found a very nice middle ground.
Last year I was a flapper girl, in a knee-length, fire engine-red dress, a jet black bob wig, and some amazing heels. I received tons of compliments and attention, but they were concerning my ideas, style, and effort (not my body parts).
This year I was trying to find a simple, cute tinkerbell dress, and after searching the internet for way too long, the only dresses I found were of the slutty sort.

I'm far from prude, but everyone's focus is now on how much sexual attention they can garner, rather than what is fun or creative.
Well, I have news for all of these people: When there are 800 other girls walking around in the same EXACT pre-packaged halloween costume that you are wearing, you stop looking sexy and start looking trite.

Amen, Starshine.

What do nudists do at Halloween?

So what's wrong with slutty?

Surgical greens, a stethoscope and western saddle stirrups hanging from a leather belt was my favorite... "Frontier Gynecologist". It was semi popular at the party. But my costume that attracted the most sexual attention...ever... was a priest. "Oh, Father, I must confess my sins."

Who needs slutty?

lol, this is the same article that was posted on the LA times website last week. way to keep it original!

I gotta go with Bronc & JohnLocke. I'm looking forward to going downtown tomorrow.

Years ago we went to a Halloween party up on the mesa, and the host's sister was a Playboy bunny. Not really slutty, but very sexy. As Raymond Chandler (I think) once wrote, "she had a pair of legs that'd make a bishop kick out the stained-glass windows."

OK, so has anyone taken a look around? Been to a club lately? These costumes are just a sign of the trends. Most are not any more revealing that a normal club outfit for an average female. Yes i think that it is inappropriate for CHILDREN to be dressed on these costumes, but it is also the parents choice to let them go out wearing these costumes... but we are talking about college right? And there are many appropriate costumes for sale out there.

This is how things are now a days so why sit around and complain? Either ignore it and do your own thing and be proud or follow the trends... this is another silly trend that will pass. (just like tye dye, bunch socks, hot pants etc!)

Notice only the XYs with low IQs are posting comments in favor of slutty versus classy. Usually the Id10ts need a clear path to sex without meaning, and they assume skimpy means easy. These slutty dressing girls want "bad" guy attention, as they lack any real self confidence (or perhaps anything worth a real relationship), so they play follow the bimbo.
Sad thing is that our society is artificial, driven by what the media wants to sell us, not what our social values should be based upon. Sorry if it sounds preachy, but as an educated male who has had zero problem with the fairer sex (yes, did my bad boy time too), I decided some time ago that the ladies worth knowing were real ladies, and the rest were just ways to kill time when you were bored. Hopefully the latter doesn't represent how you want to be remembered the next day.
Ladies - if the only way you can get guy attention is to hike up the skirt and pull down the neckline, than maybe you need to seek another form of attention and try meeting guys that care about you as a person and not what you look like bent over the sofa - unless that's all you're about.
So, you saw it on T.V. or in a movie?? Don't forget, Hollywood is run by advertisers, advertisers want to sell products, and they want to sell new products to you at every opportunity regardless of how it affects you or society. Money has no conscience. Hollywood does not reflect what life is like, they are not representing American values, they are showing what they want you to buy and endorsing it by making it seem like the people you want to be like are really dressing like that and doing those stupid things. In case you've forgoten, Actor = Professional Liar (no education or intelligence required). Stop putting your faith in fantasy, and put a little more into your sense of shame and self-worth. As many of the ladies here have noted, the attention is still there and the outcome is much improved.

Hey "thinker3," my IQ's 148. What's yours?

And, my friend's sister wasn't trolling for "bad" guys, just showing off a great body. She's pretty bright, too.