Skanky Halloween Costumes: WHAT???

    This post is late. It was going to go up right after Halloween, but obviously that didn't happen. Better late than never.
   I went to the costume section this year. I needed wings. I could get into how cheap costumes are being made now, but that's a different rant about quality control. I'm more concerned about the amount of skin women, and yes now young girls are being forced to show. Oh crap.
    Halloween used to be about creativity; what your friends, parents, or sibling could pull out of the magic of someone's closet, and create a character to help you rake in the candy. Even now, as an adult, I love Halloween. What other day of the year can you wear feather wings, feathers in your hair, and a mask, and no one raises an eyebrow except to confirm that you are indeed, a bird.
    The sexualization of women everywhere. Yes, you can roll your eyes. "She's one of them!" but I challenge you to find me a Halloween costume for a woman that isn't showing at least 3/4 of her legs, or doesn't have the model on the package giving you a "come hither" glance. That is going to be a very small pile. Even little girl's costumes are overtly sexy. Why? Do they sell better? No clue, but seeing as they are the only options available, duh! And it isn't a valid measure anyway if that's the only variable.
    As for practical, I live in MN. These costumes do not cut it. At all. Halloween around here does not lend itself to warm weather, and as a result, most costumes are REALLY uncomfortable. Granted once you get to the party place, you would probably be fine, but walking there can be really awful. You can't move very easily in most of these costumes, so what good is that? No party games? LAME! 
    It's not fair that we ladies are being expected to fit into a small box of appearances. If we want to dress sexy for Halloween, great! It's actually the one day of the year that normal girls can dress like sluts and not get judged for it (as much...) But let's give the world some options shall we? and I mean, good options. Maybe I want to be a mime, or a really awesome zombie (because... well.. pub crawls!) but someone decided that the mime's outfit is going to be tight and short. She might be a really good mime, but we won't know because she is trapped in this little bitty costume. Serious loss here people.