Replying to The psychology behind halloween costumes
unfortunately I couldnt get a costume together this year. but I paid a lot of attention to other people's costumes.
there is no psychology behind girls costumes, we all know this.
but for guys, it seems like a lot of assholes love halloween because it allows them to be what they have always wanted to be. when you see people dressed as a "bro" you know that in fact they actually wish they could be a bro in real life. also they may be gay.
some friends and I were at a party drunkenly singing that one song by lit "sleeping with my clothes on" or whatever, obviously kidding. some prick in a ron burgundy costume interrupted by saying "I'm sorry, that is just gay." my friend put it perfectly. the guy always wants to be an asshole to people, so he dresses as ron burgundy and thinks everyone will think his douchebag comments are funny
the worst was this one kid who passed by my friend. he wasnt even drunk and said 'nice haircut' sarcastically to my friend as he passed by. my incredibly drunk friend called him out on it:
"oh I get it. youre a douchebag." (kid was wearing a bag that said 'douche' on it)
"thats real funny, you're a real funny guy. you just wish you could be a douchebag all the time."
an argument resulted that involved my friend verbally pwning this kid. but its totally true. for the most part, when you pick a costume, that is what you want to be.
this doesnt apply all the time, but if you see any guidos, bros, etc you know they actually want to be one. just because you dress as ronald mcdonald doesnt mean you want to be him though, this doesnt always apply. its like my friend who would relentlessly bash scene music a few years ago and then went with me to warped a while back, as i suspected he actually liked the music I would play. its a defense mechanism
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