Halloween is about fantasy, fun, and (of course) candy.  But some of the kids' costumes seem to cross the line: a sexy pirate, a belly-baring cheerleader, an axe murderer.  And have you ever seen a referee who looked like this?  Are these simply harmless costumes or something you wouldn't let your child be caught undead in?  Why can't Halloween be one time in the year where kids can just be kids?  And do we need to buy these questionable costumes, or is it better to make your own with your children?  Dana Loesch of Mamalogues asks, "Have kids' Halloween costumes crossed the line?"

 

What is your child going as for Halloween?  At what age is a gory costume appropriate?  How about a "sexy" costume?  Join the Momversation by commenting below.

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Mindy
10 months ago
I took my 7-year-old daughter to grab a costume at the local party shop the other day. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader: $9.99 in the sale bin. Generic "USA" cheerleader costume with long sleeves and skirt to knees: $27.99. Damn the budget. We spent the thirty bucks. I wasn't even having the conversation.
 
ktbuffy
10 months ago
Maybe there was something cut out in the editing, but I disagree with Asha's comment about when kids want to dress up as "slutty" anything, her choice would be to consider a party instead of trick-or-treating. If it were me, and a pre-teen to teen child of mine wanted to be a slutty whatever -- I would MUCH rather have them outside in the cold in my neighborhood than inside at someone's party where parental supervision could be nil. I mean, I'm sure kids *could* get up to anything outside, but I don't want to make it comfortable for them to do so, and saying them should go to a party instead doesn't work for me. That said, I know not all moms are like us. I was shopping at a Halloween store the other day, and the saleswoman had to ask a mom shopping with her 14-year-old daughter if the costume she was trying on wasn't too risque. I mean, when someone who makes money off of you buying something slutty asks you to reconsider your chooice, maybe you should.
 
dogwalkblog
10 months ago
Companies don't make what parents won't buy. When they start making slutty dog catchers, that's where I draw the line! And a Dog Killer costume... that would be wrong.
 
Patsy
10 months ago
I don't mind the bloody gore costumes as much as the slutty. The gory I get, it's Halloween and it's scray. But a 5 year old looking like she's getting ready for some tricks, and I don't mean as in fun, ha-ha, is wrong on SO many levels.
 
MommyBrain
10 months ago
I have to agree... so many of the costumes I've seen to teens/tweens, even the little kids are getting pretty bad. When I was a kid, it was cool to be a fairy, a princess, even a clown or a scarecrow. I think things have just gotten to risque and vulgar. I am one to make my girls' costumes as well... I can control how long/short things are and how they fit... That's fine with me!
 
lissak
10 months ago
My daughter is a little young for the slutty costumes yet at 19 months old - though not for inappropriateness. My rules for her are as follows: 1. Comfort - she is first and foremost a toddler, not a costume, so if she can't run around in it, she's not wearing it. 2. Inexpensive - I just can't see spending a fortune on a costume that she'll wear once MAYBE twice if we're lucky. 3. Room for growth - Last year we bought a costume, and she outgrew it by the time it was time to wear it - luckily we went to a major children's store and found an entire costume for $11. 4. Weather appropriateness - I'm not a parent who is going to buy her a costume that has no sleeves or is just a leotard no pants underneath when it's End of October and just hitting 40 degrees outside. That's about it here.
 
MeMyselfandMommy
10 months ago
Halloween costumes have gone way to far. It's disturbing. I think our rules are going to be if it's not acceptable to wear to the church party, then it's not an appropriate costume.
 
Irisblossom81
10 months ago
I can't believe some of the costumes that I see these days. My daughter is only 3 so this hasn't been an issue for us. This year was the first year she really told us what she wanted to be and we could make her a "fairy monster" costume. I don't understand why it is ok to let kids dress up in slutty costumes. Who wants to see their daughter looking like that? I don't mind gore as much. I'm pretty sure my husband would tell my daughter she had to dress as a non-slutty nun if she picked out a slutty costume when she gets older just to show her that's not ok.
 
VIP09
10 months ago
Living in Canada takes whole different set of rules when it comes to costumes. Rule #1: If the costume doesn't fit under any winter gear you can't wear the costume. Nope that is pretty much the #1 rule I follow!
 
Ghanimatrix
10 months ago
When we were 6 years old my sister and I were going to be "Hula Girls" for Halloween. This included bikini tops, flip-flops, plastic leis and grass skirts. I don't know what we thought we were going to wear under them - nothing? But on the day of the school Halloween parade (and that night for trick-or-treating), my mom made us wear our jeans and WHITE TURTLENECKS under our costumes. Let me tell you, wearing a bikini top over a turtleneck shirt was not as glamorous as I had imagined it would be. And we had no concept of "slutty", we just thought we would be beautiful in our skirts and bikini tops!
 

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