Sarah Palin’s gift to women everywhere
Traditionally, Halloween is the time for stories in which many women lament the fact that the holiday pushes them to dress in a more risqué manner. This year, however, I think Sarah Palin has done feminists a favor — based on my anecdotal evidence from attending a few Halloween parties, she’s the fave costume. Although ...
Traditionally, Halloween is the time for stories in which many women lament the fact that the holiday pushes them to dress in a more risqué manner. This year, however, I think Sarah Palin has done feminists a favor -- based on my anecdotal evidence from attending a few Halloween parties, she's the fave costume. Although Palin's sex appeal cannot be denied by some, Palin's wardrobe, whatever its controversies, is certainly more demure than most Halloween choices for women. This story by Tom Giratikanon in the Naples Daily News suggests some of the key accessories: Those dressing up as Palin are certainly finding unlikely partners, such as wolves, Eskimos and babies, managers said. But the key to any good Palin, it seems, is her trademark glasses. “They’ve been pretty popular,” said Billy Ray of The Fun Tree, a costume shop in Fort Myers. Because there are no Palin masks yet, her glasses have become perhaps the most distinctive political Halloween accessory since a 1998-vintage cigar. “This is as big as Monica Lewinsky,” said Masquerade owner Barbara Baier. The Lewinsky scandal was a time when her store always kept a sailor hat, a wig and yes, a cigar, on the front counter, such was the demand. The Toronto Star's Tracy Nesdoly as some useful tips for those who want to try the full Palin for their costume.
Traditionally, Halloween is the time for stories in which many women lament the fact that the holiday pushes them to dress in a more risqué manner. This year, however, I think Sarah Palin has done feminists a favor — based on my anecdotal evidence from attending a few Halloween parties, she’s the fave costume. Although Palin’s sex appeal cannot be denied by some, Palin’s wardrobe, whatever its controversies, is certainly more demure than most Halloween choices for women. This story by Tom Giratikanon in the Naples Daily News suggests some of the key accessories:
Those dressing up as Palin are certainly finding unlikely partners, such as wolves, Eskimos and babies, managers said. But the key to any good Palin, it seems, is her trademark glasses. “They’ve been pretty popular,” said Billy Ray of The Fun Tree, a costume shop in Fort Myers. Because there are no Palin masks yet, her glasses have become perhaps the most distinctive political Halloween accessory since a 1998-vintage cigar. “This is as big as Monica Lewinsky,” said Masquerade owner Barbara Baier. The Lewinsky scandal was a time when her store always kept a sailor hat, a wig and yes, a cigar, on the front counter, such was the demand.
The Toronto Star‘s Tracy Nesdoly as some useful tips for those who want to try the full Palin for their costume.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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