This Is Not OK -- Halloween's Gone Trampy

 

I’ll be 6 feet under and rolling over in my grave before either of my daughters get costumes like that. :|

- JLCoburn

Posted 10/15/08 01:51 PM

 

 

May seem far fetched, but believe me, it’s not. I’m sure we’ll see this crap on the street.

- crista

Posted 10/15/08 03:11 PM

 

 

YIKES NOOOO WAY!!!

- jackie

Posted 10/15/08 04:22 PM

 

 

Ok, that girl in the photo is NOT 8. I’m thinking 17? Not that that’s ok, either, but, come on, shock value much?

- Allena

Posted 10/15/08 04:30 PM

 

 

My husband loves seeing such on me at home ;) but my father would not let me out of the house in such a costume, and I’m 40.

- ame i.

Posted 10/15/08 06:30 PM

 

 

When I was a kid, we made our own costumes. Sure a lot more fun (and cheaper) than buying - and it’s easier to vet them, too!

- Uly

Posted 10/15/08 11:29 PM

 

 

My 6 yr old daughter picked her own costume this year, and she is going to be a genie. (Yes, her belly will be exposed …gasp!) What’s the difference in this and a swimsuit? The only reason these costumes are considered “sexy” is that adults label them as such. Little kids aren’t picking out a costume because they think it’s “sexy”. And stop blaming Britney, Disney’s Alladin could be the reason for my daughters choice of costume. And as for the old timers who say we’re all going to hell in a handbasket, I’m in my thirties and probably spent 90 percent of my summer days as a child in short shorts and halter tops with my belly out. No one ever accused my parents of dressing me too “sexy”. Stop being so quick to label every little thing you don’t like and show your disagreement with your wallet. Just don’t buy it!

- Anonymous

Posted 10/16/08 04:50 AM

 

 

There is no way in H??? that I would allow my child who’s a minor wear something that TRAMPY.

- Alizabeth

Posted 10/16/08 06:51 AM

 

 

Forget the professional costumes! Some of my best Halloween memories are making costumes with my mom. One time we made a plaster mask to look like Frankenstein’s monster. The mask took two weeks to make. I got to paint and used Lincoln Logs to make the bolts. Now that was fun and it costs, in today’s dollars, maybe $5 to make.

- Jason Goldtrap

Posted 10/16/08 08:19 AM

 

 

halloween is suppose to be with skeletons,devils,withches and ghosts,a night that the living and the spirits of the dead walk together on earth. people are suppose to dress up to “blend” in with the spirits.not suppose to be hooker night.the people in the united states have really changed Halloween-all the marketing to be whatever you want to be-super hero,horror movie killer, a princess,cartoon character,etc. Americans bought into it and now Halloween is not what Halloween is suppose to be anymore.

- tkristo

Posted 10/16/08 10:37 AM

 

 

There are enough pervs in the world who are looking on the internet for kiddie pics without parading kids up and down the street wearing trash like that. I don’t know why everywhere you go, everything you see larger that a 4T looks like a hooker should be wearing it. I hope someday soon clothing makers will stop pushing the limits and come back with some nice outfits we are happy to purchase our daughters. I don’t think it has to look Amish or anything like that, just a little less trashy.

- Kelli

Posted 10/16/08 10:48 AM

 

 

old men are the heads of these companys and old men like little girls in skippy clothing .. nuff said

- Sandra Deffner

Posted 10/16/08 01:28 PM

 

 

I was just talking to my girlfriends about this while we were out looking at costumes for our kids. They are awful….And a genie is supposed to have a bare belly (although I’m sure you could find a way around it if you wanted to!) Little red riding hood should NOT have a skirt cut up to here and a Blouse cut down to there. How are kids going to know that it’s NOT okay to dress like this if we don’t teach them?? As for being this bare in a swimsuit…..My daughters are NOT allowed to wear bikinis, are you aware that there was an entire family kidnapped, tortured and then killed because he like the 10 year olds bare tummy (he killed her when he was done with her too by the way). Little kids should not be this exposed when they are seen by the public, it may seem harmless to you (it’s just one night…) but what about the pervert who takes a picture of your half naked baby and posts it on the web for other pervs to “you know what” to. Be a mom (or dad) don’t let your kids dress like tramps, they’ll thank you later.

- Michelle

Posted 10/16/08 07:37 PM

 

 

every costume was sooo short at the store that my daughter is wearing panty hose and shorts under her bottoms and a shirt under the top.

- renee

Posted 10/16/08 10:24 PM

 

 

It’s up to the parent to put a stop to this! Your the parent speak up and lay down some rules they are your children you brought them into this world now take on the responsibility of parenting.

- Denise

Posted 10/17/08 10:39 AM

 

 

this is disgusting. there was a child molester in the town i grew up in; i used to trick-or-treat around the place he lived; i didn’t even know he’d been there until i was older. this is really dangerous, and i hope parents can see that. my mother would have never let me wear that out, and i would never let my children wear that.

- Gdubs

Posted 10/29/08 08:25 PM

 

 

@Sandra, Lay off the patriarchal conspiracy angle. Girls learn to manipulate men early on using their sexuality. These costumes are the results of “choices” that women and girls are now “empowered” to make.

- Anonymous

Posted 10/30/08 04:58 PM

 

 

I have the hardest time picking outfits, even non-Halloween, for my 5 year old. This year we finally both agreed on her being a pink and black kitty. It was one of the few costumes I found that at least hit her knees and I’m still having her wear capri pants underneath it for school. I don’t get the new trends in little girls fashion. Like the Mary-Kate and Ashley clothes, or the Hannah Montana stuff? It’s all crap! I also intensely dislike all the bikini’s for little girls and it’s hard to find anything that’s decent in a one-piece.

- Jessica @ Bug and Bee

Posted 10/30/08 06:44 PM

 

 

Omg thank GOD I have a boy! I was pregnant and my husband wanted a girl until he saw 12 year old girls walking around with the chest hanging out and tight pants! I so did not dress like this when I was 12. I do like the idea of making the costumes though :) makes Halloween more special :P

- vanesa

Posted 10/31/08 07:48 AM

 

 

You complain about these costumes that are not acceptable attire yet we allow our girls to be cheerleaders wearing less clothing and performing in front of large crowds. We still do not treat ourselves as equal to the males and it shows in how we dress our girls and how the females are still being exploited because of our bodies.

- carol

Posted 10/31/08 08:37 AM

 

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