This piece is part two in a series. See here for part one. Since Edward Cullen first graced the pages of a young adult novel in 2005, vampires have been […]
Tag: Halloween
Even Tweens Can Be Sexualized for Halloween
Halloween costumes have somehow managed to breach a new level of offensive. Spirit Halloween, a company that has hundreds of stores nationwide, has been getting a little bit too creative […]
How to Have a Feminist Halloween
A report from England … Walking around one of Manchester’s most prominent fancy dress shops recently I was horrified at the outfits it had to offer. It’s not that the […]
A Feminist Guide to Horror Movies, Part One: Daddy Knows Best
Monsters in movies are us, always us, one way or the other. … John Carpenter My love of horror movies is a product of both nature and of nurture. My […]
In Honor of Domestic Violence Awareness, Dress Up for Halloween as Your Favorite Victim or Abuser!
In an ironic twist of fate, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Why ironic? Because October also plays host to Hall-O-We-Find-All-Injustices-Against-Women-Hilarious, as manifested in costumes like this. And this. […]
What the Ever-Popular “Exorcist” Says About Female Sexuality
Keeping with the post-Halloween, post-election spirit, a freshly revamped version of The Exorcist has reared (or perhaps rotated) its ugly head for our viewing pleasure–this time as an extended director’s […]
What Do Sexy Halloween Costumes for Men Look Like?
In many parts of the Western world, Halloween (for adult women, and increasingly for girls too) has morphed into an opportunity or imperative to dress “sexy”. Such costumes for women […]
And the Most Sexist Halloween Costume Award Goes to….
It’s almost that time of year again—Halloween!–when corporate America encourages girls and women to celebrate our inner sluts. I took my 11-year-old son to a newly opened “Halloween City” in […]
The Villain Uncloaked: The Prop. 8 Story as Gothic Novel
A “page-turner,” “better than any novel you could be reading.” Such was the praise Rachel Maddow bestowed on the Proposition 8 ruling by Judge Vaughn Walker, issued last week at […]