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Thursday, October 19, 2006
Posted
2:58 PM
by freelance radical
. ABOUT THOSE HALLOWEEN COSTUMES It used to be, that unless a kid was a kind of everyday bullie or monster, he'd dress up in flattering costumes, for Halloween. Stuff he'd be proud to wear and identify with, you know? Like COWBOY or INDIAN or MILITARY GENERAL or MEDIEVAL KNIGHT or FIREFIGHTER. But when looking through today's costumes, I believe I noticed a profound change, because what I saw was outfits for Grim Reaper, Ghost, Batman, Convict, Vampire, Lord Lucifer, Gangsta, and other negatives. For girls, however, everything seems to have remained positive. Like: Angel, Nurse, Cheerleader, Princess, Bellydancer, Cindarella, Galactic Chick, and Statue of Liberty. Is the denigration of everything MALE penetrating down to even this level of attack? Are boys now forbidden to feel good about being boys, even when they're looking for a costume to dress-up-in? I find this discovery quite shocking. =======
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