Now that you are a senior in high school do you think it is deviant to "dress up" for Halloween? Do you think it is deviant to go house to house and "treat" for candy? If you said yes to either of the previous questions at what age do you feel dressing up and going trick or treating becomes deviant?
18 October 2011
Is Halloween Deviant????
Now that you are a senior in high school do you think it is deviant to "dress up" for Halloween? Do you think it is deviant to go house to house and "treat" for candy? If you said yes to either of the previous questions at what age do you feel dressing up and going trick or treating becomes deviant?
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I don't think dressing up in costumes for Halloween is deviant because it is for a specific occasion. People only dress up because it is a holiday known for dressing up. It is what you are supposed to do for Halloween, and it is normal to do on that day. It is also not being repeatedly committed, so it can't be labeled as deviant. It is not deviant to trick or treat for candy either because that is known to done on Halloween and most people in the community do give out candy, so it is the normal thing to do.
Tim Lynch
Yes, Halloween today is deviant, but back when there was a real reason for it besides getting candy and dressing up in different costumes, it was not deviant. Halloween was a pagan holiday, evil between worlds is supposed to be the weakest on Halloween. So,spirits and ghosts roam the streets, jack-o-lanterns and the costumes were used as protection, and the wearing of masks was suppose to scare away the spirits.That was not deviant, actually it was the opposire. But, nowdays, teenagers are running around, and vandalising houses and other property. That is what makes it deviant today. The real and true meanings of holidays has been lost throughout the world, and are just used for advertisement nowdays by large companies.
I do not believe that Halloween today is deviant for younger children. However, this time has grown to be a very mischievous and deviant time for older teenagers and young adults in today's age. I believe this because the young children really look forward to this day, as a day that they will be able to munch on candy day in and day out for the next few weeks, but for older kids, they look at this day, or maybe the days surrounding it, as a day to party or to cause trouble somewhere by doing something, such as toilet papering someones house. Either way, this is deviance because the party could have some illegal things in it, such as alcohol (in minors cases) or weed/other drugs. Obviously, toilet papering someones house is deviant because it is causing other people trouble. That is why I believe that Halloween fluctuates between deviant and non-deviant, depending on the age of the person.
I also agree with Jordan Dagata. I believe that wearing a costume and trick or treating is not deviant. I believe that the purpose of the holiday Halloween is for kids of all ages to wear a unique costume, and receive candy from neighbors and others. If the holiday is observed once a year, it should be observed by any person who would like to observe with different traditions and ideas. Halloween can be a time of fun and creativity. However, I do believe that if people take advantage of the holiday such as dressing in costumes that are inappropriate, it is deviant. If a high-schooler trick or treats as something vulgar such as a French maid, it will show the children who see them in their costume, it is okay for them to dress the way they are dressed. I believe that if you are going to trick or treat over the age of 12 (or 8th grade) that you should dress responsible, and act responsible. On Halloween, kids of all ages are watching what you are doing, what you are saying, and what you are wearing. If you act deviant, this is an influence that may cause them to act deviant in the future. But, if someone is ready to act their age and dress appropriately, I do not see any harm in dressing up and going trick or treating on Halloween.
I personally don’t think dressing up for Halloween is to be considering deviant because it’s just a holiday that arrives each year. It’s not a repeating behavior that a person would want to dress up every day with unique costume. However, if he/she does likes to be in a costume that could be labeled as deviant. During Halloween, I believe children wear costumes because of the treats and it’s a way to be creative. Sometimes adults are included with their kids to ring doorbells and fill the bags with lots of candies. It is not deviant to go to each house and trick or treats because it was recognized to be done during a period of time. I think it’s a normal behavior to be done on this day. Children’s can dress up to show their costumes of what they wanted to be and are able to get free candies.
I do not believe that dressing up in costumes for Halloween should be considered deviant depending on the age that you are. As a kid, it is a fun holiday to dress up and go house to house to receive candy. However, as kids get older it becomes more deviant. Although it is fun and a harmless act,as you get older, people tend to make it deviant. As teens or young adults, trick or treating tends to become more of a party and teens tend to act more mischievous. As to what age a person is when considered deviant if they go trick or treating, I would say that it depends on the person and how they view Halloween. I think that at some point teens should stop trick or treating just. However, it is a fun day that happens once a year and kids always look forward to it.
I believe that Halloween itself has almost become a celebration to embrace deviance, whereas people can escape from reality for one night and do something that they wouldn't normally do. People choose their own costumes based on what they like or what they enjoy, and they wear that costume to show others what they like, regardless of the "norm" in society at any given point in time. No one considers little kids deviant for dressing up as princesses and going door-to-door asking for candy because it has become a widely accepted tradition in our culture on Halloween night. But as with anything else, society draws a fine line between what is acceptable and what is unacceptable. A senior in high school who goes out trick-or-treating without a costume would be viewed differently than a five-year-old girl who goes out dressed as a princess. But is one more deviant than the other? Both would be embracing the tradition of trick-or-treating on Halloween, but does going without a costume really make a difference? A costume is just another tradition that has been developed over the years. No one has ever said you need a costume on Halloween, just like no one has set an age limit. So why do teenagers get looked at differently? I think the answer to that lies within the typical stereotype of a teenager, where most people consider teenagers to be deviant until proven otherwise. In a culture where the law states that people are innocent until proven guilty, it seems odd that stereotypes tend to work the other way. When going out trick-or-treating, a senior in high school shouldn't be looked at any differently than a kid in kindergarten. Halloween has become a holiday to embrace deviance in our society by dressing up to go trick-or-treating, and people should be allowed to carry out that tradition regardless of their age.
Dressing up on Halloween is a fun. It should not be considered deviant in our society for kids to go out, dressed up in costumes and trick or treat for candy. The problem comes when people take it too far. Michief seems to be a part of the tradition of Halloween for some people. This is when deviance comes into the picture. I think it is also important to consider the customs and traditions of the neighborhood where you live. If you live in a community where there are people who find the holiday inappropriate, it would be considered deviant to flaunt it in their faces. Halloween is what you make it-it doesn't have to be deviant but it can be if you choose to make it.
I do not believe that trick or treating is Deviant. It is a known day for dressing up as something or someone you are not and going around to collect candy. I do agree with Tim on some standards, it is deviant to go around and vadalize houses and crush pumpkins, however that is not what Holloween is known for. Therefore it doesnt come off as being deviant to me. There was never an age limit to trick or treating and still is not, i think that it is implied that at certain age you should probably not go trick or treating. Even though we have always known that Holloween is for little kids to gather big loads of candy and walk around in their adorable costumes, maybe the older kids walking around and "taking" candy away from younger kids would be seen as somewhat deviant. Besides the possible opinion of how people view Holloween, I do not see it to be deviant.
i dont believe that dressing up for halloween is deviant. i say this because everyone does it and since being deviant is someone who is set apart from the crowd then this wouldnt be considered deviant. i also dont believe its deviant to go to peoples houses and ask for candy. theyre the ones giving it out for people to take. therefore making it non deviant, only if someone were to maybe steal the persons candy then would it be considered deviant.
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Personally, I do not think that Halloween is deviant in general. Yes, deviance is going against the recognized norms of society and dressing up in superhero costumes counts as such. However, this does not count when applied to Halloween since this is a special occasion. This special day in October is dedicated to dressing up and calling dressing up on Halloween deviant would be like calling those who have a Christmas tree on Christmas Day deviant. In my opinion, dressing up on the specific day of Halloween may be viewed as conforming to a norm. When teenagers or those over the age of eighteen are concerned, the practice of dressing up may be viewed as deviant among their age group since those people may believe that costumes are only for kids. This may be due to those people thinking that they should only act as adults. However, as a whole I believe that dressing up on the particular day of Halloween is not deviant. Trick or treating, similarly, is also a tradition and giving out candy is considered normal. In fact, the thing I think people may view as deviant on Halloween would have to be the houses not giving out candy and whose porch lights are not on. Other activity on that day that is deviant is people vandalizing houses or damaging public property such as throwing toilet paper around people's yards. The dressing up part, however, is not deviant in my opinion.
I think originally Halloween started off as being a nice holiday where children would dress up as ancestors that have died, in memory of them. I think that was a beautiful thong, what Halloween has turned to and the extents it goes to I think is becoming boarderline deviant. Dressing up in evil looking costumes to scare people I don't think is right. I think society has taken a great, honest holiday and have made it into and evil and deviant day.
I, Jorge Premto, believe that halloween is not deviant because being deviant is doing something thats different from society and on halloween night its normal for people to dress up as a certain costume and gather candy. Also i agree with Jordan when she says that it's not deviant because you're not consistently dressing up in different costumes every night going house to house getting candy. Society makes it acceptable for the one night of the year to do this. I also like what Greg thinks when he says society is embracing deviance and that no matter what age you are you should be able to trick or treat. Overall halloween is not deviant because society makes it okay for people of all ages to dress up and get candy every October 31st.
I believe that it's deviant if you do not dress up for Halloween in this day and age. Even if you are a senior in high school, you still get dressed up and celebrate being able to be anything you want for one day out of the year. Halloween to me seems that it started out being deviant but now it has become a holiday to just embrace being able to be a different version of yourself. I do believe that for seniors in high school going out and trick or treating has become a form of deviance. After freshman year it's almost weird to be giving candy to people, not even children, who have the money to buy it themselves. I understand that everyone likes free stuff, especially sweets but something about it just comes off as it being off the beaten path.
For the most part, I don't think Halloween is deviant. The whole purpose of Halloween is to dress up, go trick-or-treating, trade the candy that you don't like, and to have fun with your friends. Though I won't ignore the fact that it becomes deviant as we get older. When people leave a bowl outside for kids to take one or two, and older kids take handfuls, it ruins it for the younger children. My family usually hands out candy but last year we did not because we weren't home. My mom had said that she wouldn't have a problem leaving a bowl out, but knowing that older kids would take most of it and not leave any for anyone else, she said she wouldn't. That is an example of how that little deviant act ruins it for everybody else. Alcohol starts to get involved to once older kids start having parties to celebrate this fun holiday. The costumes also get more and more inappropriate. Like Gigi said, kids of all ages notice how we dress and if someone has an inappropriate costume, then the younger kids will think that it is ok for them to dress like that too.
I do not beileve that Halloween is considered deviant. Its what people do on Halloween that is deviant. Kids who go out on Halloween and "treat" for candy are not deviant in what they are doing so in that sense Halloween is not considered to be a deviant thing. But if older kids go out trick or treating then they could possibly get into some deviant acts. Its all in the age group that goes out. So yes, i think there sould be an age limit on trick or treating. Going out trick or treating becomes a deviant act in the teenage years. This is when they stop going out with their parents and start doing deviant acts on thier own.
In my honest opinion, Halloween is not deviant itself. The holiday, originally called All Hallow's Eve, is believed to have been originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain where people would light torches and wear costumes to 'scare off' wandering ghosts. However, as deviance specifically pertains to the current status of society at a particular place and time, today's Halloween is filled with little kids dressed in all kinds of costumes running door to door with their friends asking or 'trick-or-treating' for candy. Since deviance is the recognized violation of a cultural norm and Halloween is an accepted or recognized holiday in America, what it is intended for is not considered deviant. However, once you breach a certain behavior and start causing destructive or unacceptable behavior by taking all the candy in the bowl left for everyone, going door to door without a costume on and expecting candy, or even scaring little kids 'out of their costumes' when they are not expecting to be scarred is deviant. This is because it is violating the culture norm of today's society and damaging society in one way or another and is normally young adults who cause this as they simply want to take matters into their own hands and have fun at the cost of others misery. In other words, the holiday Halloween is NOT deviant, but some of the acts in which are committed on Halloween are.
I do not believe that dressing up for Halloween is deviant because the only reason it occurs is for a National Holiday. People do this to celebrate something they have been celebrating since they were born. Many people do it just to have fun with there friends and obviously collect candy form their neighbors. It happens once a year so it should not be labeled as deviant. Trick-or-Treating is also the same as dressing up, kids have been doing this since they have been born and eventually pass the tradition down to their kids. I do not believe Trick-or-Treating is deviant. Also, there is no age where it should be considered deviant. No matter what age you are, 2yo, or 40yo, your doing it for one reason: to celebrate Halloween.
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