# Where are all the non-slutty Halloween Costumes? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 16, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231 "2008-10-16T17:25:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Vihaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Vihaga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vihaga)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/21 "2008-10-17T16:02:32Z")
When my husband and I lived in west Philadelphia, the female students at UPenn came up with an amazing array of slutty costumes. The had the standard set of bunnies, kitties, nurses and devils, but some of them obviously made their own costumes by expanding into slutty executives, slutty raggedy ann (creepy), and one that I can only assume was a slutty hobo. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/22 "2008-10-17T19:29:32Z")
> [@Vihaga](#): > > When my husband and I lived in west Philadelphia, the female students at UPenn came up with an amazing array of slutty costumes. The had the standard set of bunnies, kitties, nurses and devils, but some of them obviously made their own costumes by expanding into slutty executives, slutty raggedy ann (creepy), and one that I can only assume was a slutty hobo. When I was in grad school my wife, who was working in a vegetable cannery, went as a slutty can. Cardboard formed into a circle and hung from her shoulders. We drew the label on it, and she wore a tube top and shorts underneath. It made her look naked underneath, and nearly every guy at the party could be seen trying to peek. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/23 "2008-10-17T19:42:34Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Go to [google.com](http://google.com), type ā€œnurse costumeā€ in the box, hit search, hit the Images link. > > NSFW, by the way. Something is wrong here. I work in a hospital and Iā€™ve _never_ seen any of those nurses. ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/24 "2008-10-18T02:13:31Z")
Slave Leia. Itā€™s tasteful, dignified, and will get your friend her pick of any number of men who have no idea how to please her. That last part is better if you say it in the Triumph voice. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/25 "2008-10-18T13:47:49Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Oddly enought, I have neither a lab coat nor test tubes in my home. šŸ˜‰ Whyever not? Donā€™t you shop at AS&S? American Scientific and Surplus? ---
**Author:** ![orcenio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orcenio/32/1036_2.png) [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/26 "2008-10-18T14:05:47Z")
Of course most female costumes are going to be of the slutty variety. Do you think these businesses operate by only selling costumes to the public on Halloween? ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/27 "2008-10-18T14:26:20Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > Something is wrong here. I work in a hospital and Iā€™ve _never_ seen any of those nurses. They work at the special clinic where we sent those with the super extra deluxe insurance coverage. Only the CEO and the VPs get it šŸ˜‰ And like others have said, there ARE nonslutty costumes, you need to look for them (and you may want to go to theatre-specialized costume shops, if you have them nearby). Of course, the Geek contingent can show up in full Klingon/stormtrooper mufti but then again they do that every week šŸ˜ƒ and, yes, many of the girls show up as Slave Leia anyway. As **orcenio** points out, that is another factor: outside Hā€™ween, there is quite a bit of market for roleplay outfits that IS specifically aimed at sexual allure. Yā€™know, my hypothesis on the sluttification of Hā€™ween is as follows: In other cultures, the holiday where adults act out w/o fear of consequences is _Carnival_ (in February). \*\* But **then again, the perception is that there you have an implicit expectation that you will REALLY let it all hang out (ref.: New Orleans Mardi Gras; Rio Carnival); in American culture, you want to pretend** to let it all hang out w/o fear of someone expecting you to, um, cash the check. So the grownups hijack Halloween, which having for a while been about playfully laughing off things that youā€™d normally be afraid of (death, monsters, witchcraft), had already morphed into generalized play-acting for the kids, and now is for play-acting by everyone. For some reason, a large part of the female market-segment seems to have bought into the idea that if youā€™re getting license to play-act w/o consequences, then rather than play-act violence or far-fetched fantastic aspirations, you play-act at overt sexual expression. No, I donā€™t get it, but whatever works for youā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/28 "2008-10-18T16:40:30Z")
> [@moonstarssun](#): > > Whatā€™s wrong with being creative and clever instead of going for ā€œoh Iā€™ll be a princess with my tits hanging out.ā€ Lame. Itā€™s hard to go wrong with tits hanging out. Ugly tits ā€“ trick. Nice tits ā€“ treat. Either way, it works for Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/29 "2008-10-18T16:49:48Z")
The group with whom I telemark has theme costume nights throughout the winter. Since the temperature is well below freezing, and since skiing at speed results in a significant wind chill, dressing skimpily is not in the cards. Except for one year when some of the skiers wore bathing suits for the beach party night. All was well, until one of them fell. Skiing and skin do not mix. ---
**Author:** ![Sleel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Sleel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleel)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/30 "2008-10-20T02:27:35Z")
Certainly not at Nickā€™s Costumes [Dropout - Independent, ad-free, uncensored comedy | Dropout](http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1715915) (NSFW audio, and some questionable visuals) ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/31 "2008-10-20T04:53:06Z")
First became aware of the transmogrification of Halloween into ā€œDress Like A Slut Dayā€ in the film [Mean Girls](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBySfz_w3YE): > [@](#): > > \*Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it. \* ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/32 "2008-10-20T20:35:13Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > Friend of mine in her 20ā€™s. Bemoaning the fact that she can NOT find an adult womanā€™s costume of any type that isnā€™t totally slutty. Well, Halloween in the time of year to dress up as something that youā€™re not, eh? šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/33 "2008-10-20T22:38:05Z")
It isnā€™t Halloween. It is Whore-o-Ween. In total protest to the Slut-A-Thon boob baring whorific costumes for women (Because I have no issues with boobies hanging out, its the rest of the package that needs to be contained), without equal man-slut outfits\* out there for us ladies to ogle, I am going as Whereā€™s Waldo. Shirt cost: $3.40 at Salvation Army Hat: knit it myself. Boob Exposure will be at Zero. \*Man-slut is a redundancy. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/34 "2008-10-20T22:46:06Z")
My yearly pimping for REAL costumes, from your local National Costumers Association affiliated store! If you go to [www.costumers.org](http://www.costumers.org), you can do a state search for rental and retail shops. Much of the retail will be the same you see everywhere else, but the rentals will probably be much better. Theyā€™re generally hand made and fairly accurate as well. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/35 "2008-10-21T03:14:21Z")
> [@Avarie537](#): > > My yearly pimping for REAL costumesā€¦ Well, if all the girls are going to dress like sluts, I guess somebody has to dress as a pimp. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/36 "2008-10-21T03:19:21Z")
cut 2 eyes in a sheet ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/37 "2008-10-21T03:27:20Z")
sorry, Iā€™m totally on the side of the slutty costumes. Pure self-interest, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Influential\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Influential\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Influential_Panda)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/38 "2008-10-21T03:41:55Z")
I love the slutty costumes as well. Iā€™m a somewhat vain guy, and wish I could dress to show a little skin without looking, wellā€¦vain. Instead, Iā€™m gonna be the Swedish Chef. bork bork bork! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/39 "2008-10-21T03:59:41Z")
> [@Influential\_Panda](#): > > Iā€™m a somewhat vain guy, and wish I could dress to show a little skin without looking, wellā€¦vain. Instead, Iā€™m gonna be the Swedish Chef. bork bork bork! You could beā€¦SEXY SWEDISH CHEF? Borkā€¦thrustā€¦borkā€¦thrust! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231/40 "2008-10-21T04:29:57Z")
> [@Influential\_Panda](#): > > I love the slutty costumes as well. > > Iā€™m a somewhat vain guy, and wish I could dress to show a little skin without looking, wellā€¦vain. Instead, Iā€™m gonna be the Swedish Chef. bork bork bork! Ron Simmons is pretty easy. Incidentally, I disapprove of this thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231.md?page=3)