Halloweem Costumes

All right now here I go on a rant about girls' Halloween costumes. Now I realize that many girls are probably going to disagree, but I don't care. Why are all the girls' costumes so scanty???!!!! I mean I realize my costume is a little scanty because the skirt is a little short, but I plan on wearing some kind of leggings under it. Is every girl in America expected to dress like a prostitute on Halloween? I know that many boys don't mind it but as a teen girl I do. I don't want to be stared at like a piece if meat thank you. The contradictory thing is that many girls say the same thing but then dress in these skimpy costumes that basically scream LOOK AT ME I'M NOT A PERSON I'M A DESIRABLE PIECE OF MEAT!!!!! I walked into a Halloween store today and was just appalled by the costumes I saw. I searched everywhere and finally found a costume that was cute and actually not too skimpy. But why does it take me an hour to do so??? Please tell me why it seems like every girl wants to dress skimpy on Halloween. I don not get it at all? Is sexual desire the only way for women or girls to feel powerful? Do they really want to degrade themselves so much to get a boy's or man's attention? What have we fought for all these years if we still degrade ourselves to please men?