Thursday, October 25, 2012
Halloween
We were talking in English class the other day about how much Halloween costumes have changed over the years. It used to be that people would dress up as common characters like pirates, superheros, zombies, witches etc. These ideas are still popular, but now there are the "sexy:" witches and "leg avenue" pirate costumes. I guess the knowledge issue here is why this change in what is deemed acceptable has occurred. My theory is that these new racy costumes reflect the desire of society to look attractive, which goes back to the influence the media has (like ads) on the public. If one does not feel comfortable wearing one of these costumes, as many don't, there are few other costumes to choose from. I wonder if there will be a change in the future back to more conservative costumes? Or maybe they will get even worse...
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It generally reflects society's attitude towards (forgive my bluntness) sex. If we lived in Victorian England (which may be racier than I think) or Saudi Arabia (a culture that keeps their women covered) we would not have sexy costumes. We might not also have Halloween, but that's not the point. We may be viewed as depraved for having revealing costumes, as well as "violence in movies and sex on TV" (get the ref?), but this should just be a fact. There are people who say American culture is too liberal and others who say it's too censored. It's all based on cultural perspective.
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