So I'm at the Spirit Halloween yesterday (it's in an old Toys R Us; I know you all were curious). My 12 y/o wants to be Spider-Man for Halloween. The "boy" costumes have a Spider-Man mask, but no gloves. They also have the foam sculpted muscles. My kid hates this. But we happen to notice that they have a "girl" Spider-Man costume. In a win for equality or progress or whatever, it's labeled as "Spider-Man" and not "Spider-Girl" or whatever. And, like the "boy" costume, it's an officially licensed product. Now, the "girl" costume is basically what he wants: it has gloves, no stupid sculpted muscles, no sculpted boot things to cover shoes from what we can tell. It's just a straight up, lean, form-fitting lycra suit with Spidey's graphics on it. Awesome.
Doesn't have an actual mask. Only a "domino mask" (think Black Cat or Robin).
Why do we do this? I could probably write an entire thesis on the gender politics of these two costumes.
(We're probably just going to look for like a "zentai" type suit online; seems to be the best option)
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I was never into the slutty costumes anyway because it's no fun to be drunk and freezing
So I'm at the Spirit Halloween yesterday (it's in an old Toys R Us; I know you all were curious). My 12 y/o wants to be Spider-Man for Halloween. The "boy" costumes have a Spider-Man mask, but no gloves. They also have the foam sculpted muscles. My kid hates this. But we happen to notice that they have a "girl" Spider-Man costume. In a win for equality or progress or whatever, it's labeled as "Spider-Man" and not "Spider-Girl" or whatever. And, like the "boy" costume, it's an officially licensed product. Now, the "girl" costume is basically what he wants: it has gloves, no stupid sculpted muscles, no sculpted boot things to cover shoes from what we can tell. It's just a straight up, lean, form-fitting lycra suit with Spidey's graphics on it. Awesome.
Doesn't have an actual mask. Only a "domino mask" (think Black Cat or Robin).
Why do we do this? I could probably write an entire thesis on the gender politics of these two costumes.
(We're probably just going to look for like a "zentai" type suit online; seems to be the best option)
More slutty men plz
As a now disgraced danish male comedian once said: "Yes, I want to be objectified!".
I didn't find any positive results with that particular search string.
Mind dropping a name so we know who to watch out for?
Where'd he get those boots, steal them from a guard? No laces for prisoners!
This is actually the first time i ever heard that sexy prisoner costumes were a thing?
There is a sexy Halloween costume for everything. John Oliver once showed a sexy John Oliver costume on his show.
I would love to find one based on this gimmick. Could be a his and hers thing or it could be just a guy in a big hotdog suit. But made sexier.
Come on down to Girl’s Costume Warehouse where you’ll find plenty of options
The average Lemmy feed
Just for the morons that lick boots, and ice, but theirs involve a chair
But how big's the market?