How about Halloween?

I feel that I need to jump on the bandwagon.

I find a lot of animosity when it comes to Halloween, and with the way some people choose to dress and market I can see where it comes from. But I don't understand why things need to be so black and white. It's not really the end of the world.

Some people don't like Halloween. That's fine. Some people don't like Easter, or Christmas, or Valentine's Day, that doesn't mean for a week in the month of the aforementioned holiday you get to rag on everyone who actually derives some pleasure from the festivities.

And it's not the fact that people don't like Halloween, I'm find with that. It's when people become overly angry or upset when asked a simple question like "are you going to the school's Halloween party?". I did ask several people this question, and got answers all along the same lines.

One friend said no, because he thought it was stupid. That was fine. The other proceeded to rant to me for almost ten minutes about how women dress up like sluts and there's nothing fun to do and so on. He was actually really angry about it. And I'm alright with that too, but I don't think that tearing down the holiday itself is really going to do anyone any good.

Women tend to dress like themed hookers on Halloween.

This is a fact, and if I ever needed something to confirm that, I got it today. But they're not going to change just because you think it makes them and women in general look trashy. They were willing to wear it out of the house, what your opinion is is the last thing on their minds. And women have been doing this forever because they can. ... And because there are no decent costumes made for women these days. None. It seems like if it isn't short, busty and revealing you're doing something wrong or made the costume yourself. That disturbs and worries me, but that will be saved for another day.

To return to the point, why do we have to hate?

I greatly dislike Valentine's Day because I feel that it encourages men to be nice for one day in the hopes of getting laid. Personally, I've gone through some shit Valentine's Days. That doesn't mean I tell everyone who asks what I'm doing for Valentine's Day that it's stupid and people are stupid for celebrating it.

To each his own, and I think that once we start doing that everyone will be in a much happier place.

All you need is love.... And a little patience and willingness to let people be.