Halloween is almost here! Halloween has always been a favorite time of the year for me, even though I didn't celebrate the holiday growing up. Candy and dressing up seems like the perfect combination! It was always weird to me that the choices in the stores for girls were either some version of a princess or a witch. Getting into high school, the choices seemed to be greater. The only catch was that everything was Sexy Something. On Halloween, girls would come to school in a sexy cat costume or a sexy nurse, a sexy devil, etc. The choices were endless if you could tie it into being sexy at the same time. It was terrible. This article post is a few examples of costumes that are empowering to little girls and women, instead of making them feel like the only thing they have to worry about is looking cute or sexy.
Costumes that Empower Girls
My personal favorite is Frida Kahlo. My challenge for myself this year is to convince my three nieces that their choices for Halloween costumes don't always have to be a princess. I'm sure it won't work but we'll see. Anyway, enjoy the cute pictures of these awesome costumes!
All of these were indeed very awesome, but I have to admit, number 5 was my favorite!
ReplyDeleteI loved these ideas but it is interesting that you can still see the social construction of gender affecting the costumes. Most of the costumes that would be considered "boy" costumes such as the Hulk or Ninja turtles are transformed into appropriate for girls by adding tutus while other costumes must be worn in pink to be considered girly enough such as Darth Vader. The others that were historic women were impressive and I find them more communicative of the empowering message.
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