Despite all my work, the dreary raininess that was yesterday allowed me a whole day of nothing! Well.. I shouldn't say nothing, I ate breakfast downtown with the chicas, bought a fabulous pair of $20 pants, and watched tv all day. Lovely.
The low-key ending to that low-key landed me at the front desk where I was on-duty for the night, watching costumes galore drunkenly wander off in search of frats and jello shots. Good times. There were some good costumes (a banana, tasteful Greek goddesses, french fries, sailors, etc etc) and some.... not so good. One kid walked by in a middle-eastern style out fit (clearly store bought), with a fake machine gun and amo over his shoulder... As he walked by, he said to his friend "I feel so racist right now...." Probably because you are, so take off the costume idiot... Anyways, there was a lot less of that kind of offensive, and a lot more of the "you'll feel violated just looking at me" offensive. In an environment where every themed party is some rhyming version of "pimps and hoes" (eg. C.E.O's and secretary hoes, etc etc), Slutoween is the king of them all! Pretty much, the idea is to take any respectable position a woman can hold and completely tear it to shreds by making it "the hot version." Reinforcing the stereotype that, if you're at the top, you either slept your way up or you're a total bitch. Because there's no other possible option.... It's not like women can actually be smart and cunning and professional... Nope, on the inside, all women are coniving and promiscuous.... Yea not so much. Those stupid boys will learn (probably too late) that the women worth getting to know are the ones you actually have to get to know, and those stupid girls will learn that getting respect starts with repsecting yourself. I sound like a public service commercial or something, and I'm sure my dear old friend Anne would say "shut up R.A.," but whatevah, I'm right.
Posted by lib at October 29, 2007 01:22 AM