Tricky Dilemmas just in time for Halloween Season

A 6th grade girl writes about the challenges of finding a not-sexy Halloween costume. A fascinating and troubling article!

Tricks and Treats: Return to Innocence

 

The 6th-grader's commentary makes me think of a line from the movie Mean Girls, “In the regular world, Halloween is when children dress up in costumes and beg for candy. In Girl World, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.”

 

Miss Representation, a film worth seeing *NOW* if you haven't yet seen it, also makes an interesting observation on the subject of Halloween costumes:

http://www.missrepresentation.org/business/re-thinking-halloween/

And, here are some tips for "Halloween costumes that are classy, not trashy."We can address the ways that sexualized and sexy are conflated in class, if you are so inclined.