Female Costumes on Halloween

I. Love. Halloween. It is my favorite holiday by far. It celebrates all the things I love: dressing up, weird characters, bothering strangers for candy, etc. Conveniently, my usual style of dressing doesn't seem weird around this time, it just seems like I'm just extra festive.

Now, the best part about Halloween (besides the November 1st sales) is dressing up. As an actress, getting fully into character and getting the makeup, costume, and mannerisms just right has always been the thing I most enjoy. I also think that now in modern times, Halloween truly allows people to get creative, funny, and intricate if they want to be, when most of the time this behavior is not considered to be "normal."

I respect creativity and going all out. So, that's why I get pissed off when I see the trend in female costumes. Apparently, if you put on a red tutu, basic white T-shirt, and mouse ears, you're automatically Minnie Mouse. ...The fuck? What the hell happened to at least TRYING?

The problem with female costumes always coming in either "Slut" or "Sluttier" is that it takes away from the original character for the sake of "sexiness." I always thought that the point of Halloween was to pick a character (preferably something completely different than regular you) and completely embody it. That's what makes me dislike female costumes on Halloween. Why, in most cases, do guys get to resemble a character more closely than a girl? Popeye will always be Popeye, never "Buff/Shirtless Popeye." If you want to be a Crayon, get an unflattering cylinder and triangle-shaped hat and BE that crayon! Last time I checked, crayons didn't come in hourglass shapes! Or at least HAVE that option available for girls, so that they, too, can be that unflattering crayon!

Now, as I don't want to sound like a hypocrite, I do understand that female versions of patriarchal characters have always been "slutified." Look at She-Hulk or Super Girl! I was "Miss" Edward Scissorhands this year! I had a skirt & fishnets instead of the the body suit. But, I very closely resembled the original character and tried my best to embody him, rather than put a tight miniskirt, black tank top, and crazy hair and call myself Edward Scissorhands.

The point I'm trying to (muddily) make is that you can still look "sexy" and still BE the character. Don't call yourself something just for the sake of saying you have a costume, when clearly the point was to look as good and cute as possible. In that case, be a "kitty."

Why I shouldn't be seen as boring just because I don't make your stupid life choices.

So, the title is kind of all the introduction I really need. But in case that doesn't satisfy you, here's the backstory:

As a college student (and even before as a high school student), I am surrounded by people constantly smoking hookah, cigarettes, weed, drinking, and making out and getting laid. All pretty usual standard college activities as seen in countless movies and TV shows. I, on the other hand, do not partake in such activities. It's not because I'm religious or this being with a perfect moral compass, I just don't see what's the point. All those things have huge consequences later on in life that I don't want to deal with when I'm 40, thankyouverymuch.

Now, I don't go around preaching like a parent to all of my friends, telling them "You're all sinners and you're all going to die!" I just don't partake and I happily observe. Nor am I a stick in the mud (at least, I'd like to think). I love dancing and partying and having fun, just not all the extra things that come with that scene. Frankly, I can probably get crazier than a lot of drunk people, yet keep a reasonable amount of inhibitions and remember everything in the morning! I mean, why would I pass up all the black mailing opportunities just to chug back a couple of drinks that taste like shit? So, my personal philosophy is much different than the rest of my peers.

But, what I want to know is why does this make me a boring person?! Why can't I just sit back, party with people who do drink and do it all, yet not do it myself? Why do I have to do stupid shit, just to make you feel better as a person? Because, really, doing all those things by yourself isn't nearly as fun as doing it with other people. And it's not like I'm judging you for it. Yeah, I think it's stupid, but I'm not going to harp on about it, it's your life and your decisions. Plus, you always need that designated sober friend to fix your inebriated mistakes. So why do people need to judge me for actually doing "the right thing" for once? People should grant me the same courtesy of shutting their trap when it comes to my life as I do when it comes to theirs.

In the end, next time I say, "Yeah, I don't drink...or smoke...or do any drugs...nor will I go down on any loser with 'swag'" I hope it gets met with a polite, "Oh, that's cool!" and it's left at that. No eye rolling or scoffing, because I will bitch slap them. I never said anything about not condoning violence.