My Dad on Halloween

Our phone conversation went something like this:

Dad: "So did you have a good halloween?"

Me: "Yeah, I was a skunk."

Dad: "So, I've been hearing these things--
when did Halloween become a holiday for women to get all dressed up in,
nothing?"

Me: "Yeah, I was wondering that same thing, I don't know when the norm became wearing lingerie, throwing a pair of ears on and calling yourself an animal."

Dad: "Man, I am just so out of the loop, I had no idea this was going on, I can't believe it...
I need to get to Madison."

Me: "DAAAAAAAAAD!
Have you seen the movie Mean Girls?"

Mean Girls: "Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it."

Dad:
I did some research for you on how this phenomenon came about, and apparently it's your fault: "Kathy Grannis of the National Retail Federation blames Halloween's loss of innocence on baby boomers who can't let the holiday go, with their adult parties and costume contests at bars. 'Halloween is no longer a child's holiday,' she said." (Read full Washington Post article here) :)

p.s. My dad also wanted to know who David Horowitz is.

Oh, and for the record, I was an extremely G-rated version of a skunk, besides the fact that my face painted entirely black and white made me look a little scary.