Slutty Girl's Halloween Costume of the Day: Major Flirt

As we are getting closer to Halloween, parents everywhere are trying to decide what sort of stripper outfit they are going to let their daughters wear for trick-or-treating.  I thought I would share a few of the more outstanding entries in this year's Prostitot Pageant.


This is Major Flirt.  It is sold by Spirit.   This costume is described, in part, as "...the highest ranking Drama Queen in the army!"  I'm not sure what is cuter, the trivialization of women's role in the armed forces, or the snazzy S&M dog collar accessory.

Who would wear it better?

Since we seem to be on the topic of urinals lately, I thought I would share this gown created by The Rodnik Band. 

I know I watch too much Project Runway, but I keep hearing Tim Gunn in my head asking, "Who is the girl who is wearing this dress?" 

I'm just not sure if it's Lady Gaga or Kim Kardashian.

Potty Mouth

A newly opened French restaurant in Australia has recently come under fire because their men's restroom features urinals shaped like women's mouths. Apparently some fun-hating feminsts have complained that having men pee into representations of women's mouths is somehow offensive.

Sadly, the restaurant has decided to remove these objets d'art.  Perhaps they will replace them with something far classier and less offensive.

Like this.

Just ignore the dirty old French men

Translates to: "I'm going into a meeting."  Huh.  Not the best double entendre ever.

Les Infideles (The Players) is an upcoming set of short films about men cheating on their wives.  It has caused a bit of a stir because it stars Jean Dujardin, who is nominated for a best actor Oscar, and because the posters are crass and demeaning to women.

The French government has requested that these movie posters be removed from display in Paris because they depict women as sexual objects.  The head of the Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité said that the ads "...depict women in a way that damages their dignity... [the ads] present a degrading image of women, because in both cases you do not see the woman's face. This is certainly presenting an image of women as objects, in this case sexual objects."


Here are two more ads from the series:

Allegedly this translates to: “Honey, I’m going to get cut off, I’m going inside a tunnel”  Again, the sex jokes could use some work.  

I get it. The ads are offensive.  I would not be happy about my kids seeing them around the city.   Yet, I don't know.  I can't quite get fired up about this one.   Sadly, they are not really that far outside of what is considered mainstream.    This has a bit of the "manufactured controversy" air about it to me, as if they came up with cheeky ads featuring their Oscar-hunk in the hopes of stirring the pot.   I dunno.  My reaction to all of this is:  "Meh.  If you pay attention to it, you'll only reinforce it."

What do you think?

Black is beautiful, right?

Here is a promotional photo for Beyonce's 2011 album, 4.  Yes, that is Beyonce.  She is barely recognizable.  As a White woman, I definitely don't feel like I fully understand the politics of skin color among Black women.  That being said, this picture makes me feel uncomfortable.   I can't help but imagine what little girls see when they see this picture.  Beyonce is in such a tremendous position of power to buck narrow, repressive ideas of what is beautiful.  She does that sometimes.  This is not one of those times.  What do you think?


As an aside, what the hell is up with that giant lump on the couch under her back?

Hairy Potter

Picture unrelated.

Daniel Radcliffe in Heat Magazine as quoted by EntertainmentWise:


"This is way too much information, but I don't like girls with nothing down there either. It freaks me out. You have to have something, otherwise it's f**king creepy."

Word.

Suck it, Fat Maggie! Eddie Shows You How It's Done.

Yesterday I made a post about a book designed to teach girls about dieting.  Let's look at it again, shall we?

 Look at how Fat Mags is staring in a mirror, holding up a dress that is too small for her.  She longs to fit into that damn dress.  What message does this send?  She wants to lose weight because of how she looks.  That's what's important for little girls, of course.  To look pretty in pink dresses.

Contrast Maggie's book with this one, called Eddie Shapes Up.  Here the protagonist is a male.  Here is the description provided by Amazon:  "...Eddie Shapes Up is the story of a boy who with the support of his friends and family decides to change his lifestyle in order to make his life happier and healthier. With a forward from President Bill Clinton and beautiful illustrations by Jonathan Hoefer, this anticipated bestseller will inspire readers of all ages to eat right, exercise regularly and to always join the fun."

What do you notice?  Eddie, our fat boy, is shaping up to be healthy and have fun.  The cover is happy and evokes play and physical activity.  On the other hand, Mags, our fat girl, is dieting so that she can look pretty.   UGH!

Wouldn't little girls respond to a book about getting healthier and active?  Why do we have to stoop to shaming them about how they look?