Halloween brings out the inner character within all of us. It’s role-play for a night; a chance to convey an attribute that we would otherwise hide.

The costumes we wear mask the truth, and allow our soul to be expressed. My fellow Forum team member Dustin Diaz would be a ninja. I would be a samurai, and my friend Saman Saffarzadeh, a 23-year-old Health Science major would be a cop. “It gives me power,” he said. We choose based on what we want people to believe we have inside of us.

Halloween is a day of permission for women to dress like provocative female heroines and half-naked animals. Thank you Halloween!

Men, who cares what you wear. It will be something gross, scary, creative or simple; but will get the foot in the door to see the real action, the “slutified,” females.It’s safe for girls to dress up in costume because they think they won’t be judged. If permission is all you need to dress slutty during the week, I’m sure most testosterone-driven humans will give it to you. But would you dress in character on days that society did not deem acceptable?

We’ll see a sex kitten or the extra nice nurse who’s uniform is three sizes too small. The costume that tops all female Halloween impressions is the Devil. The costume-bearer sold her soul, and I’ll give mine to the dark side, for one Halloween night with the devilish red-tailed vixen.

Some on campus don’t even need Halloween as an excuse to dress up. High heels, the caked-on clown make-up, and the Prada gear are just a costume. Does the underground club on campus start at 3 p.m. in the afternoon? We see ‘shalloween’ every day.

Maybe women dress provocatively to show the power they actually have. They’re laughing cause we’re drooling over some skin, thinking the whole time that we might take our fantasy home. The jokes are on men. Women take who they want home.Enjoy Halloween, it’s the one day when society will not judge you by the costume you wear. On November 1, it will be back to the usual dress-up antics. The fake sunglasses will shine even on a cloudy day, and the suits dress the seemingly successful. These fake costumes do not show any integrity of expression.