pbear737 t1_iua0qm5 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 6:47 PM

Reply to comment by NationalMyth in Nice espantoon by FriedScrapple

Sure it's just a trope that makes me laugh. Obviously she can wear whatever she wants. I can also laugh at that.

NationalMyth t1_iua244o wrote on October 29, 2022 at 6:56 PM

The trope that someone in their 40s wanting a sexy costume is funny? C'mon dude there are plenty of other things I'm sure you can find to roll your eyes at, especially with the Mosby's.

pbear737 t1_iua2zca wrote on October 29, 2022 at 7:02 PM

I'm not a dude, and honestly this has been a thing I've rolled my eyes at since college. Other women running around outside freezing to have a sexy outfit is just a funny demonstration of the patriarchy to me. I know, empowered by one's sexuality and all. To me, there was always a lot of pressure to buy into these kinds of costumes, and I never understood it.

addctd2badideas t1_iua5t66 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 7:23 PM

You know, as much as I fault the patriarchy for many of the inequities in our society, it's also important to respect people's agency.

If someone wants to dress up in a sexy Halloween costume, let 'em and God Bless. Not my jam and obviously it's not yours either. But that's their choice and I might internally judge a bit but I'm never going to tell someone not to do it if it brings them joy and hurts literally no one.

If you're that concerned by the patriarchy, it doesn't help to tear other women down because they don't subscribe to your interpretation of feminism.

pbear737 t1_iua878q wrote on October 29, 2022 at 7:40 PM

That's totally fair. I don't think having a laugh about something I find mildly funny is exactly tearing women down. But I agree I could keep that thought in my head rather than on a random internet thread.

FriedScrapple OP t1_iub3xe0 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:37 PM

It’s cringey as hell and you’re allowed to laugh at whatever the fuck you want.

ChesapeakeCannibal t1_iua3r6x wrote on October 29, 2022 at 7:08 PM

Imax levels of projection going on here

pbear737 t1_iua8eog wrote on October 29, 2022 at 7:41 PM

I don't even know what I'd be projecting. It's not my thing. I internally chuckle at it because it's funny to see people be freezing by choice. It's not really a big deal in my life.

FriedScrapple OP t1_iub3h4p wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:33 PM

No! You are not allowed to laugh! You must take your downvotes with great shame, because there is nothing funny whatsoever about a 40-something woman in a cringy-as-fuck costume.