Negative Stereotypes In Halloween

This is Halloween It’s 4:25 in the afternoon of the 31st of October, and everyone in the family is getting ready. The youngest will be going with his friends and an older brother to beg strangers for candy, while the middle child heads to a friends house to willingly watch movies that will frighten her so much, she’ll be unable to fall asleep for a whole week. Despite having no plans of leaving the house, the parents still get in costume to impress the children that visit their home. This brings up their hopes before they’re handed a bag of pretzels, leaving the children disappointed and resulting in the house being covered in toilet paper later that night for revenge. The parents clean up the mess left by the mischievous children in the

In fact, a town in North Carolina has passed a law that states that no “person over 12 years of age shall engage in the practice of ‘trick or treating’ at any time” (NC Town Bans Teens...). One reason might be because of the negative stereotypes surrounding teenagers that participate in the Halloween activity. Stephanie Dulgarian, the founder of the blog “Somewhat Simple” points out that teenagers that go trick-or-treating are often, “disrespectful, trampling through yards, breaking decor, stealing bowls of candy left out on porches” (Dulgarian). Instead of begging strangers for confectioneries, teens can be found at a friend’s costume party, which is essentially a glorified version of a regular party. Females’ costumes tend to be the sexy version of whatever’s popular that year, while males’ costumes range anywhere between utterly hilarious to outright horrifying. For young adults unfortunate enough not to receive an invitation, they might spend the night alone, or even with a few friends, to watch a few horror films. Some might boast to their friends about how it wasn’t even scary, while others cry in the corner due to how emotionally harrowing the movie was to them. Regardless of how teenagers spend their Halloween, it’s much less tame than how adults view the