According to Neatorama, Maryland are making registered sex offenders put a sign in their windows to make sure that children don't inadvertently knock on the door this Halloween and get a little more sugar than they bargained for.
Because Halloween is a holiday in which large numbers of children interact with strangers, the concern among parents and other community members about sexual offenders in their neighborhoods is naturally intensified during this time of year," Patrick McGee, interim director of the state’s Division of Parole and Probation, wrote in the Oct. 1 letter.
I can understand that, and I'm all for a system that protects children. But last year, I had the decidedly uncomfortable task of answering the door all night to young teenage girls who seemed to think they'd get the biggest grab bag if they dressed in the sluttiest costume they could find. It's an uncomfortable moment - you don't want to react, but somewhere there's that bad voice in your stomach that starts to giggle.
Fathers, I beg you - take note - DO NOT LET YOUR DAUGHTERS DRESS LIKE TARTS. Sheesh. Let's have a look at some of the worst examples I could find.
The Pink Leopard Dress
I was always a fan of Josie and the Pussycats, but everything from the Steve Madden sandals to the neck choker screams "I'll be the kitty, you be the doggie" with this one. Don't let your daughter become a pussy, Mr worthington.
The Wicked Schoolgirl
I'll admit that in my darker moments, I've often wondered about that Hermione chick from Harry Potter (who is now of legal age, I might add) but dressing your schoolgirl AS a schoolgirl - and a naughty one at that - is just asking for detention.
The Pink Kitty
See above comments about Josie, but ten times worse. A tail and legwarmers? And another damn choker? They all call these Kitty costumes but you know they were all thinking of another word
Sheherazade
Isn't this the temptress that got John The Baptist's head delivered to her on a plate after she did the dance of the seven veils? And what's with the halter top that lifts and separates, bringing as much attention as possible to the boob area? For shame.
Lolita
What do you want to be for Halloween this year, sweetheart?" I want to be a Lolita, Daddy". Christ almighty, do these people even understand the Lolita reference?
Jailbait
Nuff said. 10 years minimum.
Child Ravager Costume
Here's one with a very honest title - the Child Ravager." Our Child Ravager Costume features a spectacular dress with buckles." Shudder.
Police Woman
Not to knock our girls in blue, but this isn't a child's police woman costume, it's a child's "strippergram dressed as a policewoman" costume.
The Minnie Mouse
Somewhere Mickey is rolling in his grave, while the marketing people fuck Walt Disney's frozen head in it's eye socket shouting "Who's the big cheese NOW, Walt, ole biuddy?" Well, that's how I imagine it with this Minnie Mouse complete with Stay Ups.
The French Maid
A French Maid? You're going to dress your pre-teen daughter as a French Maid??? OK, I'm done. There's no hope. i'm locking the doors, turning out the lights and reading me some Nabakov.
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Actually, this is pretty much how the kids dress everyday!
Ever hang out at the mall outside of "Hot Topic" Stores?
But...I live in Vegas where they advertise a "Mother & Daughter 2-fer-1 Special" on pole dancing classes on Mother's Day!
Note to self: Do not hand out lollipops for Halloween.
ummm, Scheherazade was the protagonist/narrator of One Thousand and One Nights, and had little or none to do with the dance of the seven veils. The one who asked for John's head was Salome. But that costume looks more like a slutty(er) Jasmine from Aladdin
Around here we don't have the Halloween holiday, except in some English based schools, but the girls are dressing this way on a daily basis.
I was talking about it years ago with a friend. We were on a mall having a beer while waiting his girlfriend's shopping to end.
The pre-teens were wearing so sluttish that we almost could not tell their ages. We could easily have gone into a conversation with a 14 yo girl thinking she was at least 18.
I think that parents might watch out a little better for their daughter's clothes and make-up. And this concerns directly to me as I have one 1 yo girl under my responsibility right now.
Even toddler clothes aren't the same these days. When my wife and I go to the baby stores to buy some clothing, we can see mini skirts, tops, low waist pants, micro shorts, t-shirts with insinuating stamps, all for 2~6 y.o. girls, and even baby shoes that look like little high heel shoes.
What the hell is going on on their heads? How can they sell slutty clothes even on baby size? Damn.
I love school uniforms (not the kind sold for Halloween). I have two preteen daughters with hardly any other kind of clothing to wear.
Isn't Halloween the day that gives all ladies permission to dress like sluts?
And men to cross dress as gals too?
These costumes are just training exercises for when they grow up.
Good call on Salome, that is exactly what I meant.
I think they're referring to "gothic lolita", as in the popular goth Japanese fashion... Definitely not the book.
@Miss Cellania - be aware that we have progressed well into the post-school-girl-outfit era. Such outfits have been eroticized beyond reasonable use. I'd never let my daughter wear a "typical" skirt-and-blouse uniform to school anymore.
There's an Oingo Boingo song that comes to mind here...
clvrmnky - Not around here, my friend. Most private schools here have uniforms. Since private schools are very common here, seeing kids wearing school uniforms after hours is common as well. In fact, most of the stores like Target, WalMart, etc ... have entire sections (quite large in August) devoted to the school uniforms for the private schools in the area.
I feel like this page is very crude.
And your sick opinions shouldn't judge if a little girl can dress up as a police girl or a kitty.
Only the disturbed would think of little girls in that manner, and say she shouldn't be wearing that.
I don't think your approval is needed if a little girl likes josie, and wants to dress up like her.
thats the point of halloween, dress up like someone you idle or just something or someone you like.
So which one are you, Sammy? The jailbait?
I think that a little girl can dress as Josie, or any of the pussycats, and look as a kid in a costume.
But these costumes up here look slutty.
I've seen little girls start to dress slutty and the mothers thinking how cute they were. And years latter you have a 15 y.o. girl with a baby on her arms, not knowing what to do with that creature. And it's a chain reaction. It's a downward spiral that never reaches the bottom.
I'll take the french maid please.
I only think the minnie one is slutty, the other ones are ok