Is Halloween an Excuse for Wearing Less?

As society has become more acceptable for women wearing less covering clothes on their body on an everyday basis, Halloween seems to be the exception. The exception being, those women aren't judged for wearing lingerie on Halloween. Halloween is being exposed for something it's not, it was intended to be an American holiday that is celebrated by dressing up as something else, whether it's scary or not and a time for children to go door to door to collect candy. It's meant to be a fun holiday.

Today, visiting an adult Halloween party doesn't just consist of dressing up as an idled character, but as a sex symbol. At a party with people between the ages of 18-25, you'll find mostly lingerie costumes with the bare necessities being covered. The reason people are doing this, is because it's accepted this one day a year. Halloween costumes have actually gone to the point where they are taking innocent nursery rhymes and making a very inappropriate costume to go along with the theme. Have we come to a time where woman only feel sexy when they are wearing the least amount of clothes necessary? Leaving nothing to the imagination isn't just an old saying, but there is truth to the statement. If women are going to a party to potentially get some attention, they'll sure to be looked at, but for only one reason. They shouldn't expect to go to a party dressed this way and possibly find someone who is actually interested in them, for them. It tempts people to misbehave when everything is on display, and is commonly referred to as "asking for it."

Going to what I thought was an innocent Halloween party last year; I ended up in the middle of a Victoria's Secret magazine (the lingerie section). It was very uncomfortable for everyone who wasn't dressed that way. It's difficult to have a conversation with someone who is standing in front of you ¾ naked. On top of that, having a boyfriend or husband who is afraid to turn around with the fear of being face to face with parts of a body that are better left to be unexposed can definitely cause quite the party foul.

All and all, Halloween should have an unsaid dress code like all of the other 364 days in the year. People who feel that the need to dress less to impress, should remember that the attention that they are going to get is not because they have a great personality, but because all anyone can see is the parts of one's body that should be covered with clothing.