Halloween: a social experiment

Like all wonderful facebook event descriptions say "Halloween is a night where guys can dress like girls and girls-the less clothes the better- and no one will say anything about it. The discourse lies in how the males either dress up as girls to make fun, or something "sexually clever," both of which are blatantly offensive to the opposite sex. Girls on the other hand wear pieces of material that cover less than some stratigically placed napkins would. And what is the purpose in that, because it certainly isn't offending the males. Clearly, that was rhetorical. We all know what the reason is. I'm not usually one to conform and expose, but I figured I its now or never being my senior year and all. While having a good time, I decided to make this into my personal experiment. Since guys go out to offend others, and girls go out to...well you know, I incorporated both gender aspects of Halloween into my costume. For one night, I went against all and everything I believe in and was Sister Snookie, taking the Jersey Shore and ascetism to a whole new level (may the Lord forgive me in the name of science and research). My friends and I headed out and the experiment began. I felt like I had stumbled into a Britney Spears horror film or Aaron Samuel's halloween party in Mean Girls. Girls were "creatively slutty" with their too-tight dresses and some form of a head garment. Men always want the things they can't have. It is human nature to want to pull the lever that says "do not touch." Well, Halloween night my costume made me a lever. How much more forbidden can it get but with a nun? I embodied that slutty virgin image that I discussed in a previous post. With all the liquid courage in the atmosphere, there were no qualms that people were speaking their minds. Most of the comments I got were very pointed. I met up with some other friends and we were just having a good time, as I was silently snickering. I did this to see what kind of attention girls get on a weekend basis and the behavior between the sexes in such an environment. I also came to the conclusion that trying to be clever and offensive didn't make much of a difference. If you show off your curves, at least at Juniata, most aren't really swift enough to care about the creativity behind it. Guys are horn dogs and some girls enjoy objectifying themselves for a good time. Myth busted. Guys can be offensive but girls will still want to dance with the dumbos. Perhaps the fact that there are 15 females to every one male on campus, makes girls less choosy. Its a dog-eat-dog girl world in here and no one wants to be chronically single.