To slut or not to slut?

A conversation I overheard today:

"When did Halloween get so slutty?"

"In college."

October 31 (and 30...and 29...) is Halloween. People wait an entire year to dress up, get scared, and let their inner freak shine. If you're in college and your genitalia matches that of a female, Halloween only means one thing. It's time to get loose.

My freshmen year of college was the first time I slutted up my costume. I was a bunny. [insert visual here.]

Last year, I went to even greater slutty extremes and decided on the day of Halloween to be a school girl. [insert even more vivid visual here.]

This year, I'm paying homage to the King of Pop with my costume, so as you can imagine, you [don't have to insert a visual here.]

Why is it that Halloween has become synonymous with women letting every part of their bodies show?

Ohhh, I know what you're thinking. You read my last bra burning post and you think I'm about to persecute these slutty, slutty gals.

False, my love. False.

If you failed to read the two sentences describing my past Halloween costumes, I've enjoyed letting more than a few inches of skin show on the scariest day of the year. Halloween is a time to be what you can't be on a normal day. And, because I don't condone any female being a slut on a normal day, hey, why not do it on a not so normal day?

To me personally, the best costumes aren't the ones where I look at a girl and feel like I'm watching an xxx movie. No, the best costumes are the creative ones. Just today, I heard someone was going to be Twitter and have a huge sign and a bunch of statuses written on post-its stuck to them. And, she was a girl. Man, she's awesome in my book.

I might even give MJ a little bit of a sexy edge this year, just not nearly as sexpot-esque as I've done in previous years. Just be warned that if your gluteus maximus and mammary glands are out for everyone to see, men (and perhaps even women) will comment, grab, and grope. And, I mean, stand up for your womanly rights all you want, but you put it out there so deal with it.

If you're feeling ambitious, be creative with your costume. When in doubt, just slut it up.

Happy Halloween, folks.

Love freely,

tY