Yesterday, City Lights Editor Mike Riggs revealed that he dressed as “Trailer Trash Zombie” for Halloween this year, a costume he claimed was “not even a little bit” sexy—“unless short denim shorts, suspenders, a camo ball cap, a black sabbath tee with no sleeves, and really upsetting face paint is your idea of sexy.” Now, we have the photo evidence to judge for ourselves. Is Trailer Park Zombie sexy? Is it just offensive? Or is it one of the rare offensively sexy costumes?

Keep this tidbit in mind, courtesy of Riggs: “also, the shorts progressively shortened through the night as I (a) ripped pieces of them off and (b) pulled them up over my gut.”

According to media reports, this Halloween was gearing up to be the sexiest, most infantilizing, super sexiest, most racially insensitive, nipple-suspender-y Halloween ever! So, how sexy was it? I surveyed the staff of the Washington City Paper to find out.

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Yesterday, a reader wrote in with an interesting conundrum: How do you politely explain to a friend that their chosen Halloween costume could be racist? Commenter CA lays out the issue:

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Pin Up Girl Clothing, a leading advocate of Sexy Halloween, offers up this year’s must-have slutty accessory: The “Sexy Halloween Costume Hat.” What makes a hat sexy? Does a Sexy Hat reveal intimate portions of the wearer’s scalp? Does it function as a substitute for pants? And are we sure it’s not just the eye patch? According to Pin Up Girl’s gallery, a hat is only as sexy as the “fuck me” facial expression you’re making beneath it.

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Despite my continuing protest against the sexualization of all things Halloween, even I have to admit that Slutty Halloween appears to be here to stay. Let’s say that all women accept their duty to dress Sexy this Slutty Halloween. When every woman is Sexy, will Sexy be enough? Or must the Sexiest among them strive to be Sexier—dare I say, Super Sexier? If you’re simply planning on dressing “Sexy” come October 31st, beware: I have seen the future of Sexy Halloween, and it is “Super Sexy”:

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We all know that the Sexy Halloween Costume industry has got a penchant for indulging in underage fantasy. The Sexy Schoolgirl Costume, of course, is a perennial favorite. But even when grown women dress up in knee-highs, pleated minis, and Britney-style button-downs, schoolgirl afficionados can still tell themselves that the style reflects a student in her late teens—perhaps one graduating from high school, or recently enrolled in a Catholic girl’s college. In other words, she could be 18. Maaaaybe.

Not so with the “SEXY BROWNY BABE” COSTUME:

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Still looking for that sexy Halloween costume? If you’ve been dreaming of dressing as former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, except naked and horny for other high-profile female politicians, you are so in luck!

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Every day in October, I’m been rollin’ out the worst “sexy” Halloween costumes on the market this year. Now that we’re two-thirds of our way to the big 31, the world’s most offensive sexualized costumes have gained a few defenders. And they will be damned if I continue to insult their racist, sexist, and sizist pastimes! Let’s hear what they have to say:

On the “Sexy Indian” costume:

Cara is concerned that pointing out racism may ruin Halloween for everyone (but particularly people who sell racist costumes!):

PLEASE! It’s halloween! Get over it! No one is trying to offend anyone, they are trying to sell costumes. Let it go and quit trying to bring down everyones holiday by disecting every stupid name and costume. If you don’t like it, don’t wear it.

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I’ve been searching down really terrible sexy Halloween costumes for almost two weeks now, you guys. I’ve endured sexualized Native Americans, skeletons, and breathalizer tests. I’ve been through the shit. But no costume has made me want to rip my own brains out more than this one:

Hold on. Don’t throw up yet! Check this out: This little padded, veiled number is being marketed as the ” HAREM SCAREM SEXY HALLOWEEN COSTUME“:

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Every day until Halloween, I’m offering up the worst “sexy” Halloween costumes on shelves this October. Up next, per reader request: an elaborate sexual assault joke!

THE “SEXY BREATHALIZER” COSTUME:

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