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Are Halloween costumes getting too racy and too gory?

Are costumes too gory for kids?
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Are Halloween costumes getting too racy and too gory?
Oh Halloween – a night of dress up, fun and unleashed imagination. But as anyone who has perused a Halloween costume website can attest, costumes for women and girls are getting sexier and baring more skin than ever. Not only can you now be a sexy nurse, a sexy police woman, a sexy princess. You can also be a variety of sexy food items if you so choose.

Oh Halloween – a night of dress up, fun and unleashed imagination. But as anyone who has perused a Halloween costume website can attest, costumes for women and girls are getting sexier and baring more skin than ever. Not only can you now be a sexy nurse, a sexy police woman, a sexy princess. You can also be a variety of sexy food items if you so choose. 

Is Halloween becoming too sexualized for women and girls? For parents out there, how do you deal with it?

Guest:

Adele Saidy, owner of Adele’s of Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd