Dress-Like-a-Whore Day

From the New York Times:

"Why have so many girls grown up to trade in Wonder Woman costumes for little more than Wonderbras?"

I'm pretty sure that's the money quote that prompted a journalist-friend to send me the article. Another choice excerpt:

Many women’s costumes, with their frilly baby-doll dresses and high-heeled Mary Janes, also evoke male Lolita fantasies and reinforce the larger cultural message that younger is hotter.

“It’s not a good long-term strategy for women,” Dr. Tolman said.

Really? Fuck.

This year, I'm going as Camille Paglia.



p.s. - The first photo in this post appears on a page entitled Plus Size Wonder Woman Costume. If that's the plus size, I'd hate to see the regular one slicing Nicole Richie across the gut.