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Originally posted by EvilTree Jamie, chick on the left. Real or fake? I can't tell

Of course I could be wrong but she looks like a teenager to me and, so, I'd expect that the answer is real not fake.

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Originally posted by EvilTree Jamie, chick on the left. Real or fake? I can't tell

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Originally posted by nacarter As much as I applaud the 'do some damn parenting' point of view, parents are getting little help from retailers. Finding a tasteful costume (clowns, princesses, superheroes) is easy if you're shopping for a 4 year old. I went shopping with my aunt for her two daughters (8 and 10), and the selection in most stores would make a Jarvis St. hooker blush... and we were in Sears!?! Wal-mart was no better. We wound up heading to a Goodwill to find something old school that wasn't going to expose the crack of my cousin's ass - I don't want to see that!!! There's a time and place for girls to dress and act trashy (19 and Saturday night at the Guv). 8 and 10 and trick-or-treating ain't it!

Of course, they're getting no help at all from retailers - but if every parent refused to buy any of the skank costumes and perhaps wrote a letter explaining this decision, the retailers would change their selection quickly enough. Customers hold all the cards, they're just too lazy (I'm sorry - "busy") to play them.

Most parents wait until the very last minute to do this shopping, they're desperate to find costumes for their kids and they'll take whatever's available. When the consumer's primary concern is convenience and minimal effort, retailers can pretty well sell whatever they please.

I could swear there used to be a time when people actually made Halloween costumes...

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Originally posted by DigiNut Of course, they're getting no help at all from retailers - but if every parent refused to buy any of the skank costumes and perhaps wrote a letter explaining this decision, the retailers would change their selection quickly enough. Customers hold all the cards, they're just too lazy (I'm sorry - "busy") to play them. Most parents wait until the very last minute to do this shopping, they're desperate to find costumes for their kids and they'll take whatever's available. When the consumer's primary concern is convenience and minimal effort, retailers can pretty well sell whatever they please. I could swear there used to be a time when people actually made Halloween costumes...

Just because a parent enforces something doesn't mean they have to listen. Sure they can leave the house in there PG-13 costume, but 5 minutes later they're in the washroom at their friends house skanking it up.

I don't think you can really blame the parents. Girls just dress like that cause they like the attention from the guys. So ITS YOUR FAULT BOYS!!

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I think the real issue here is how difficult it must be for the actual hookers on Halloween and how often they must get mistaken for party goers. So tragic.

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Originally posted by exstasie Just because a parent enforces something doesn't mean they have to listen. Sure they can leave the house in there PG-13 costume, but 5 minutes later they're in the washroom at their friends house skanking it up.

First of all, 8-year-old kids are going to have a pretty hard time finding and buying said costume without their parents' knowledge or consent.

You've also implicitly stated that the "good" parent has just sent their kid off to a friend's house and ditched them for the night. I don't think it's very likely that this would happen with an 8-year-old, and if it does, then again, the "good" parent isn't actually so good.

Most importantly, the "bad influence" issue has been around for generations. Part of a parent's responsibility is to make sure their children don't hang out with these fuckups.

Parents CAN control their kids, especially at that age, and if they're disciplined properly at a young age then they generally won't be total sluts by age 12 (no guarantees, but at least there's a chance). Nothing has changed in the past 50 years to shift the balance of power, it's just that the consequences of half-assed parenting have become much worse.

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Originally posted by DigiNut First of all, 8-year-old kids are going to have a pretty hard time finding and buying said costume without their parents' knowledge or consent. You've also implicitly stated that the "good" parent has just sent their kid off to a friend's house and ditched them for the night. I don't think it's very likely that this would happen with an 8-year-old, and if it does, then again, the "good" parent isn't actually so good. Most importantly, the "bad influence" issue has been around for generations. Part of a parent's responsibility is to make sure their children don't hang out with these fuckups. Parents CAN control their kids, especially at that age, and if they're disciplined properly at a young age then they generally won't be total sluts by age 12 (no guarantees, but at least there's a chance). Nothing has changed in the past 50 years to shift the balance of power, it's just that the consequences of half-assed parenting have become much worse.

I didn't read the article since I don't like reading...but yeah, i agree with what you said. I was referring the girls that are like 13+.

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Originally posted by DigiNut Nothing has changed in the past 50 years to shift the balance of power, it's just that the consequences of half-assed parenting have become much worse.

Buying power? It seems as if kids have more money to go out and spend these days.

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Originally posted by exstasie I didn't read the article since I don't like reading...but yeah, i agree with what you said. I was referring the girls that are like 13+.

Ah. It does occasionally help to read the topic before replying.

Yes, for 13+, if that's what they're doing then you're pretty much hosed as a parent - although parents CAN mitigate that problem by simply not giving their kids assloads of disposable income. A 13-year-old kid still has to acquire this stuff somehow and it's going to be difficult without any money. If they want to get jobs, they can be as slutty as they want - most of them won't want to do that, because working means less time to go around being a slut.

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Originally posted by Orko Buying power? It seems as if kids have more money to go out and spend these days.

When I was that age, I got $5 per week and was glad to get it. Parents are not obligated to give their kids spending money.

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Originally posted by EvilTree Jamie, chick on the left. Real or fake? I can't tell

god, my gut and first instincts tell me real.

its the damn bikini top shes wearing, the way its griping her and holding her girls. - its the culprit giving the image of possible fake-ness.

no, i think they appear to be natural, shes just larger and very lucky w/ how self-supportive her breasts are. couple that with this hold-em-up favourably tight bikini top, and they are appearing like they could be fake.

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Originally posted by DigiNut Of course, they're getting no help at all from retailers - but if every parent refused to buy any of the skank costumes and perhaps wrote a letter explaining this decision, the retailers would change their selection quickly enough. Customers hold all the cards, they're just too lazy (I'm sorry - "busy") to play them. Most parents wait until the very last minute to do this shopping, they're desperate to find costumes for their kids and they'll take whatever's available. When the consumer's primary concern is convenience and minimal effort, retailers can pretty well sell whatever they please. I could swear there used to be a time when people actually made Halloween costumes...

I kinda agree, but I would say that the stronger forces at work here are the forces of supply and demand. I doubt the retailers suddenly went, "oh let's sluttify our costume line for no reason." The sluttier costumes sold better than the conservative ones, so they shifted to making more and more slutty costumes. So yes, parents are to blame here - they started the trend of buying slutty costumes for kids, the retailers just responded.

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