The Social Evolution of Halloween

Halloween for many people mean they can pretend to be a different person/thing. The housewife can turn into the French maid, juvenile girls turn into their favorite Disney princesses and teens & college kids dress-up as their sexiest fantasy character.

Is it a normal progression for Halloween to go from innocent fun to sexy/skanky party time?

People may say that the fun factor of receiving candy is lost or that they are too old to go trick or treating. So naturally, going to a party is more appropriate and more "fun". I am all for fun, but I still like to chomp on a Snickers bar; but when did the lack of clothing become appropriate for a party?

I admit I went to a Halloween party last night and was dressed in very little-but when did that become ok? [Yes, I had fun and was not fondled-double points]

Is it that the older you become, being a full gowned princess is not cool or acceptable? Does that same costume make us seem too tame or a prude?

These questions are never answered, but the retail giants know that we no longer want to look like princesses or cute milk maids-but sexy nurses or lady vampires. It is at this point sexy translates to small costumes? But it seem that men still stay covered up and continue playing the fireman or Hugh Hefner.

I believe that these clothing options are given to women and men based off of societies "norms" and ideals. When females go through their fantasy years into adult life, they may realizes that the idea of magic and princes don't really exist-but sexy hunky men are real.

So in the end, its normal for adults to stray from the fantasies of fairy godmothers and salvation kisses. They then replace them with sexy fantasies of Go Go girls, flappers and sexy angels-because being innocent is no longer fun and being bad is more realistic.

It a celebration of real life's illusions, so we must party and drink the reality's truth away for one night. For one night, you no longer feel the pain of your current situation-but become someone/thing you never can be in life.