Teen sexy halloween costume for girls only

I’ve seen a fair few young kids dressed up in costumes from things they should have no idea about too. One child I know (she’s only 7) was dressed up as one of the Masked men from Squid Games. Full suit, mask and toy machine gun. I don’t know why, it just felt off to me. Saw another one as The Nun from The Conjuring films, he was terrifyingly accurate too!

Completely agree. Uniform should be abolished, I cannot think of one good reason why a child should need to wear a uniform - and the reasons that I have been given in this debate hold no water, as you say.

But that’s another thread in itself goes off to start said thread and cause chaos

It’s all over TikTok. Girls in super skimpy costumes that vaguely resemble what they’re dressing up as, and boys in jeans and unbuttoned shirt (I think this is something to do with a character in the Wednesday series.)

I don’t think it’s anything new though, just more apparent now in the age of social media. I have seen tons of people (celebs and us mere mortals) dressing up just to do a photoshoot, but not actually go anywhere which I find strange.

Lots of teens were dressed up round here on Halloween and someone on a Facebook group was asking if it was ok for her 13 year old to wear a corset for Halloween and all the parents seemed to think it was fine, I was shocked! Wouldnt let my 13 year old wear one

I really don't know to be honest.

I realised I was apparently wrong and corrected myself upthread.
However it's not much of a thing in my 17 year old daughters circle of friends.
Cosplay they do a lot of but Halloween parties that involve dressing up - they just don't.
I was genuine in not realising it's popular with (some) teens.
Edit: thinking about it my daughter goes to school in an area with a large Christian (African Christian) and Muslim population so Halloween isn't celebrated that much.

Where have you been? It’s EVERYWHERE unfortunately x

They focus on other things like having fancy trainers, cool hair and smelling nice.

No teenager uses Facebook. It’s so outdated as far as kids are concerned they may as well do away with the age restriction!

Kids use TikTok and Snapchat. Need to be 13 for both.

Teenage girls wear outfits adults don’t approve of shocker! Hold the front page!

This is not new. This has been around since the mean girls film. We did this when I was 16. I am now 35!! The only saving grace was that no ever looked at the types of social media back then (my space etc ) other than your closest best friends!

You have to be 16 to have facebook, so if parents are letting their children have it and they’re under age then blame poor parenting!

That's American though - Halloween used to be ghosts, witches, zombies , vampires, cats, bats and pumpkins in the UK. Those inclined to go for a "sexy" Halloween costume used to at least try to dress up in as a cat or witch, not a cheerleader or in random Victorian underwear.

Not a new thing. Hyper-sexualised culture/fashion has really calmed down from what it was 20 years ago. Mean Girls did a whole bit on Halloween costumes

It's not just teenagers either

Many women wear short skirts, low tops, high heels. They kid themselves they're liberated and can wear what they want. But men have told us this look is desirable so really, it's primarily to satisfy the male gaze

You don't see men wearing skimpy clothing. They have more sense / less need to try to attract attention

Def the case round here. I was shocked at what my teen DD wanted to wear (for a Halloween party not trick or treating & all very similar at the party).

They still like to show off their muscles in my experience.

I was up till late the night before Halloween as my teen DS absolutely had to have this specific t-shirt washed as it’s perfect to show off his biceps 🙄.

All my DD and her friends go on about is boy’s biceps.

Boys are more about fancy hairstyles and smelling nice.

Because the received wisdom is that women aren't as visual as men and are looking for providers and protectors rather than simply good-looking men. So boys and men trying to look sexually attractive will often try to look cool or rich or high-status (whatever those things are in their minds) rather than hot.

Women being judged on their looks and men being judged on the much vaguer "being a real man" is reinforced by our society every day - and it's reinforced by both women to other women and men to other men too. It's reinforced by around 90% of this very site, I would say.

I share your dislike of this state of affairs. But do you think a young man wearing a skimpy costume would get the same reaction from the opposite sex as a young woman?

It's not actually an iron rule without exception and things are changing. I was at a few music festivals in the summer and noticed a lot of the younger women were in 90s-style combat trousers and oversized shirts while a lot of the younger men had obviously been in the gym and were in tank tops or shirtless. Pretty sure I remember the sportier boys at my school being keen to show off their muscles too.

I think your point is flawed.

It is normal and part of human nature to want to be attractive to the opposite sex. It drives reproduction.

Girls on Halloween spend ages choosing their outfits, wanting to look as good as possible and obviously sexy. It is the one time of the year they get to dress up like that.

But don’t think for one second that teenage boys aren’t putting in as much thought into how they look for the Halloween party. They will spend ages on their hair and choosing their outfits so they look “hot” for the girls. You may see them just dressed in jeans, T-shirt and hoodie, but those items have been specifically selected.

I think it’s all quite harmless.