Hallowe’en Horror

First let me begin this post by saying I'm really not a prude, nor a violent person. Really I'm not, but this time of year makes me angry enough to rip off ears. I am a woman. I have had my fair share of misogynistic abuse over the years and I'm proud to say that I'm not a man hater. No I'm a stupid people hater and Halloween brings out the worst in me. The costumes are definitely getting creepier and creepier and not for the right reasons. The difference between the adult female costumes and the little girls costumes is they have dropped the “sexy” label from it. It's still as short and it's still disgusting. As a single mom I have tried to instill in my daughter that she can do anything. She wants to be a surgeon. I don't imagine that it would be advantageous for her to wear high heels and a mini skirt to preform a life saving operation. Why would I dress her as such? She's also 11 and I don't want my child to be visualized in any sexual manner. The thought makes me envision my own Halloween horror film in my own head. Skirts aren't really practical for a lot of things. I can't imagine showing up to the dojo wearing a brushed cotton heavy weight mini skirt along with my gi. I think the look on my Sensei's face would be priceless though, he might laugh so hard he pulls something and doesn't throw the floor at me repeatedly. So why the difference in kids costumes for Halloween? Why are we trying to make a 4 year old sexual? I thank the good lord above that none of these little costumes have come to my door. It's so hard to parent from prison. I do believe I might just “go postal” (they don't wear skirts either incidentally) a beat the parents into a bloody pulp fitting for Hallowe’en. Why are you dressing up your kids like lures for paedophiles? And why are you teaching your little girl that their uniform has got to be different from the “real” looking one. What women can't be firefighters, police, or military, I don't see them in skirts to save lives! Lets get with the times people.