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Hear!hear! (or is it here!here!?:/) I only caught the final segment of the show (or should I say the 'tail end') but I totally agree with you. I am not surprised to hear that ALL of the men thought it was great, but I was shocked at how many women thought it was. It's a sad state of affairs if being sexy is your only means of empowerment - that just negates EVERYTHING the women's liberation movement has worked toward. I think we've taken one step forward and two steps back. The women who dress like this are the ones with the low self esteem - obviously they need the sexual attention of MEN to feel good about themselves.

Its hot....and only people against it are ugly girls!

As a card carrying third waver I firmly believe in the empowerment of choice. Also a fervent supporter of legalized prostitution I clearly have no issues with expression of sexuality. What gets under my skin with the whole "slut-o-ween" phenomenon is the lack of creativity. One day out of the year to be ANYTHING you want and you choose "girl with low self esteem". Yes that's right, and for Christmas I want to be objectified and degraded, hooray!! If you truly believe that dressing in that manner is a sign of enlightenment and liberation then have the balls to incorporate it in your daily life. If you can only do it once a year because that's the day that others won't mock you for it, then you haven't earned the right, emotionally, spiritually or intellectually. Anyone who buys into the idea that there is power in willingly being ogled whilst strolling about in in a sexy maid costume on Halloween is, in the words of beloved scholar and entrepreneur Mr. Durden, having their fat ass sold back to them.

I don't need to see men running around in the male equivalent of slut-o-ween outfits either. I hope to never, ever see any man wearing the Borat swimsuit. Have you seen the giant sign on 8th Street? Ugh. Yuck. Maybe I could destroy it and argue self-defense in preserving my eyesight?

Why does a woman flaunting it a bit one night of the year doesn't mean she has low self esteem? Maybe it means they are confident in how they look and want to show off for the one night when it isn't frowned upon. And even if it is an esteem issue, why not allow these girls to feel sexy and good about themselves for one night if this is what it takes to help them feel that way?

I'm not going to pretend to know how a woman's mind works, but isn't the whole women's movement/equal rights thing about having the same freedom of choice/expression as men? Men can wear whatever they want, and women can do the same, regardless of what it is.

Also, I guarantee there will be a few shirtless dudes at the bars tonite.

hardly someone you should listen to. He should be limited to one call a day. Regardless of what he says, he is simply annoying to listen to. His opinions are so far out in right field that he is actually amusing to listen to...as a comedy show.

Dress how you want but... don't be surprised if you get some "unwanted" attention from some unreasonable men.

I think that your technical supporter Ashley has a few good words to say about this topic...

*Cough Cough I think she needs a blog Cough Cough**