Whore-o-ween

I guess I can say that I'm a pretty big fan of Halloween. My siblings and I were spoiled though because my grandmother is a seamstress so all of our costumes were special made and more realistic. We got to choose whatever we wanted, and we did, so it definately made every year memorable. As I recal past Halloweens I notice a deterioration of what I thought the holiday was about though, I remember it being a day where you got to dress up in a silly or scary costume and then go out and collect candy from your neighbors.
I suppose what got me thinking about this was a conversation I heard on the radio on my way home from work the other day.. It was a concerned and frustrated mother who was trying to buy a costume for her eleven year old daughter. But, couldnt find anything appropriate for a child do wear. Even the disney costumes were too provocative. I suppose my immediate question would be: When did Halloween turn into 'National Slut Day'?
It wasnt that way for me.. even in High School when the other girls opted for sexy cop outfits I preferred to be something interesting instead.
I guess it makes sence for costumes to emulate what society views as 'sexy' now. With all the half naked people all over every ad campaign i suppose it was only a matter of time before our easily influenced youth would try to immitate what was being thrown in their faces all day. (For the record... I dont think half naked equals sexy.. it takes a lot more)
I started thinking about the consequences of all these young girls dressing this way, even for the one night (even though, I firmly believe that if you're going to use Halloween as an excuse to dress like a common whore then you should just let it out the whole 365 days of the year and stop pretending you're 'modest') I mean these girls can get themselves into a heap of trouble if they're not careful. With all of the murderers, rapists, perverts, molesters out on the streets I would imagine that Halloween is like a free for all. Think about it... young girls dressed in barely anything, drinks flowing, and the added ability to wear a desguise? How easy would it be for one of these perverts to dress up (covering their faces of course) and slip something into playboy bunny number 15 and then walk off with her while everyone is enjoying the party. Too easy.
I hope nothing like that happens, of course, but its an added danger if you ask me.

I hope everyone has a safe, and exciting Halloween 09. *cheers*