Quick question. If women want to be considered equal to men, why is halloween the number one most sexest holiday by far. I'm just saying, when I went out to the parties, I went out in a sexually suggestive costume, but I was fully clothed, and it was something was suggestive to women. As do all guys. The best costumes are literally the ones that are the cleverest, and thus will "pick up" the most girls possible. That wasn't what I was trying to do, I was just trying to be funny, and everyone I came into contact with thought it was halarious! Just saying...
On the other hand, all the females I saw out were definately in suggestive outfits as well. However, they weren't trying to be funny or clever, it was literally just who was the best looking in the least amount of clothes. The best part was, there were a few girls that said they refused to "lose their self respect by going out in outfits that just let everything hang out." As a guy, I honestly thought this was a real objective to Halloween and the way its treated in the US culture. However, when I asked girls, even ones in our class, why these girls weren't going out the answer was always the same. "They aren't worried about self respect, they're worried about how they'll look with limited clothes on." In that one sentence I find two things we've talked about in class. One: obviously, if this is true, these girls are afraid they aren't the "perfect bodied" girls that we find ourselves looking at everyday on the TV. Two: women are extremely aggressive toward anyone that is going against the norm of what a women "should do." Idk just some interesting thoughts in a holiday I really have come to enjoy since being in college!!! Lol
The reality of sexuality and Halloween.....IN Pre christian societies women held positions of power. In pagan times women were free to express their sexuality and monogamy was something that was chosen or not by the individuals involved. Note i am saying individuals because heterosexuality was not the norm bi sexuality was. Couples also chose the length of their relationship.Therefore, Halloween having its roots in paganism as the last of the harvest festivals is reflective of pagan times.It is also the pagan new year.
ReplyDeleteIn todays society women are still very sexual creatures however, they are bound by societies christian values that dictate appropriate behavior. However at hallows eve they can be very sexual and alluring because it is done in costume. No one knows who they are thus they can not be judged...........in all actuality women are a lot more sexual than men they have just learned to conceal it better.........love your mother.... PS You may want to check out the holiday of Beltane......for that matter compare how women men and sexuality were dealt with in pagan societies....