Fancy Dress parties are always a laugh. Finding the perfect costume when you're a woman is even more of a laugh sometimes! Whether you go to your local shop or internet site, a common denominator seems to stand out, that being "Sexy!" Sure we all like to dress up for a laugh, but why is the choice so narrow? It seems most of the fancy dress costume choices fall into the usual "sexy" version of a character, catering to a stereotypical male fantasy.
Some ideas never grow old. One finds usually front and centre the blatantly sexually themed fancy dress costumes like "play boy bunny", as well as the sexualized version of day to day characters like "sexy policewoman", "sexy schoolgirl" and "sexy nurse".
"Animal" fancy dress costume may be a laugh, and the title suggests a level of innocence. However again we see fancy dress costumes like "sexy mouse" "sexy tiger" There is the option of wearing a full body animal suit though, but men are usually featured in these examples.
"Fairy Tale Characters" again is another area where one would expect to find a wide assortment of traditional fancy dress costumes and opportunities to dress up as a favourite childhood character. Although there are a few "princess" gowns, there seem to be a majority of innocent characters from storybooks like "Alice in Wonderland" and "Dorothy" transformed into "sexy", complete with plunging necklines and suspender like stockings. An amusing contradiction is the "sexy Victorian pirate" fancy dress costume, which complete with a short skirt which would not seem Victorian. I do get the humour but the repeating theme is tiresome.
Are the majority of men's fancy dress costumes sexual in nature? There are a few crass ones catering to boy's humour suitable for a stag do, but the majority are not. There is a wide assortment of fancy dress costumes available from science fiction characters to historical figures, full suits of armour, and humour ones as well. There are few fancy costumes that depict men as sexual objects.
Aside from a handful of princess costumes, and some Lord of the Rings themed elf costumes, one is hard pressed to find a fancy dress costume for women that does not try and persuade a woman she must dress like a tart.
Some ideas never grow old. One finds usually front and centre the blatantly sexually themed fancy dress costumes like "play boy bunny", as well as the sexualized version of day to day characters like "sexy policewoman", "sexy schoolgirl" and "sexy nurse".
"Animal" fancy dress costume may be a laugh, and the title suggests a level of innocence. However again we see fancy dress costumes like "sexy mouse" "sexy tiger" There is the option of wearing a full body animal suit though, but men are usually featured in these examples.
"Fairy Tale Characters" again is another area where one would expect to find a wide assortment of traditional fancy dress costumes and opportunities to dress up as a favourite childhood character. Although there are a few "princess" gowns, there seem to be a majority of innocent characters from storybooks like "Alice in Wonderland" and "Dorothy" transformed into "sexy", complete with plunging necklines and suspender like stockings. An amusing contradiction is the "sexy Victorian pirate" fancy dress costume, which complete with a short skirt which would not seem Victorian. I do get the humour but the repeating theme is tiresome.
Are the majority of men's fancy dress costumes sexual in nature? There are a few crass ones catering to boy's humour suitable for a stag do, but the majority are not. There is a wide assortment of fancy dress costumes available from science fiction characters to historical figures, full suits of armour, and humour ones as well. There are few fancy costumes that depict men as sexual objects.
Aside from a handful of princess costumes, and some Lord of the Rings themed elf costumes, one is hard pressed to find a fancy dress costume for women that does not try and persuade a woman she must dress like a tart.
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