Ralkovia wrote:Free South Califas wrote:Actually, that brings up a great idea - make your costume better, by doing in-depth research into how everyday people from a particular tribe dresses/dressed, maybe a local/nearby group. I would think that as long as you avoid mocking sacred earned symbology (a very low standard), it should be easy to avoid causing offense and this sort of costume would also make you popular with the crafty crowd, at the very least.
That's stupid. No one is going to go research the entire history of a tribe based on one night. For the majority of people from the age of 18-25, Halloween is about getting laid and drinking, which is just another way of having fun. For girls, the costumes are sexy because the market demands them to be sexy. For guys, the costumes are either funny or exhibit some sort of masculinity.
The underlying purpose is to fuck, not to talk about native american cultures or the bushido of samurai. The fact that anyone wants to make Halloween more complex then a holiday to party on, underlies that said people don't get invited to parties. Especially with opinions like "make you popular with the crafty crowd, at the very least."
I can already imagine the OP and several other people at a party talking about how their costume is "period correct" amidst a group of frat guys and sorostitutes doing kegstands.
Yes, actually, I research my costumes if I'm doing something historical, or if I'm doing extensive make-up or prosthetics. And I go trick-or-treating, yo. I'm 8 and what is this
actually I'm 19 I just enjoy trick or treating.