What ever happened to witty Halloween costumes?

Sure, this is a hackneyed sentiment, but I am entirely fed up with sexy Halloween costumes.  Yes, you look sexy in your sexy cheerleader, sexy Dorothy, sexy pirate, sexy bee, sexy mermaid, sexy construction worker, sexy lumberjack, sexy cheetah, sexy nurse, sexy scuba diver and sexy taxi-driver costume.  That sexy cheap sexy polyester sexy uniform sure is sexy.  Sexy.  But then again, so is everyone else’s.

Unless I am mistaken, at the heart of every good Halloween costume is the desire to stand out—for your fellow party-goers to be shocked and awed at the originality of your costume. Nowadays, you’re just another sexy someone in a crowd full of other sexy somethings.

So why not break free from the mold?  Every year I scan the Halloween crowds, hoping to see some beacon of creativity shining through the fleshy mass.  But alas, I am always disappointed.  Then again, who knows, maybe next year there will be some more celebration of your well-formed wit rather than your well-formed buttocks?

Rebecca Quinn is a senior art history, Spanish and French triple major. She can be reached for comment at [email protected].