Unfortunately, this seems to be the case. Superheroes and cowboys for the boys and "slutty whatever's" for the girls.
A few years ago, a some work friends and I went for some refreshing beverages after our work day, at a local drinking establishment. It also happened to be Halloween, and as memory serves, the bar had soon filled with a bevy of women, wearing a menagerie of costumes, most of which were of the "slutty persuasion". It was wall-to-wall eye candy, and what had initially started as a couple of drinks after work, soon extended itself to many many drinks after work. There were slutty nurses, slutty vampires, slutty bunnies, and a cornucopia of slutty cats. It was a very nice night, visually.
However, this slutty costumes, I have found, have been gradually spilling over into children's and teenage costumes. This past weekend, as I was cycling through my bundles of flyers, I came across one ad for savings on Halloween costumes for kids. Pictured above the (albeit reasonable) price, was a picture of two teen girls, one dressed as a provocative witch, the other as a provocative cat. Both I determined was inappropriate for the targeted age. I'm all for freedom of self-expression. I, myself, had many a questionable Halloween costume as a teen, that I am not proud of, but none of those were purchased from a store.
It's sad that kids, girls more specifically, are being steered in this direction. The only true saving grace is the fact that in this vicinity, 99% of the time, there is snow on the ground on October 31st and the temperature is so low, that a parka is mandatory to wear over the Halloween costume in question.
