• Would let your child wear an ultra-violent costume?

    Halloween has morphed into a gore fest that has kids as young as 6 unleashing their inner monsters in ultra-violent costumes — blood-smeared chain saws and spiked killing gloves sold separately. But some parents think that marketing characters from such movies as “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Friday the 13th" to small fry is going too far.

    Results with 3 short comments
    Total of 212 votes - click on the "Display Comments" bar below to sort comments

    18.9%
    Yes. It’s only for one night and Halloween is all about dressing up scary.
    40 votes
    60.4%
    No. These costumes are too violent and send the wrong message.
    128 votes
    20.8%
    Maybe. It depends on the maturity of my child.
    44 votes
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    No. These costumes are too violent and send the wrong message.

    No. This is originally a Christian holiday and should be in fun, not something that promotes an idealistic world of horror.

    • 2 votes
    #1
     - The Wilson Family-1427398
     - 2:49 pm EDT on Thu Oct 22, 2009
    Yes. It’s only for one night and Halloween is all about dressing up scary.

    ok 1) this is originally a pagan holiday, referred to as Sahaman, priests twisted it into halloween to mock the pagans.

    • 1 vote
    #2
     - Dagda
     - 8:52 pm EDT on Fri Oct 23, 2009
    Yes. It’s only for one night and Halloween is all about dressing up scary.

    studies show that it is important for children to have a healthy outlet, and wearing greusome costumes is a fun way to do that.

      #3
       - SHANE ENGEL
       - 11:45 am EDT on Sun Oct 25, 2009

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