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Nicole Richie Asks Girls Not to “Dress Slutty” This Halloween

Ashley Lee - UC San Diego — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:30:13 +0000

It’s finally here: Halloweekend 2011. And though many choose to witty, creative or innovative with their costumes (like building a fully-functioning digital camera costume), most choose to simply…wear less. But Nicole Richie is not okay with that option.

“Girls, can we all pledge that we will not dress slutty for this Halloween?” she posted on her Facebook page earlier this week. “The jig is up!”

Hm, who exactly is the “jig” up for? Maybe Nicole thinks it’s completely unacceptable for 30-year-old mothers to parade around on Halloween in color little-to-nothings for fun. Nicole Richie used to be Paris’ sexy sidekick when out on the town and farming in the middle of nowhere, and maybe motherhood has simply moved her on to another phase of her life. One that involves wearing more fabric than others toward the end of the month of October.

But even more so, are slutty Halloween costumes putting us as women back a few steps as we allow others to openly objectify us without shame? Or, like an annual SlutWalk across campuses nationwide, are we refusing to set ourselves up as a target for sexual violence and actually exercising our right to our bodies, our sexuality and how we are seen by others? Guys get to do it ALL THE TIME and it rarely reflects negatively on their character in the ways that dressing up as a “sexy ____” does. Because hey, it’s Halloween, which means we get to have fun and pretend to be something we’re not. So even if I look like a little skanky or slutty or whatever other supposedly derogatory adjective that seems to be a connection between clothing choices and sexual female behavior, it doesn’t mean I am actually a skank or a slut, just like anyone who dresses up as Lady Gaga or a camera or Toy Story’s Woody character is not actually any of those things. So no matter what my costume is this year, I refuse to feel guilty for playing dress up, even if it doesn’t involve wearing a dress at all.

What do you think? Whose side are you on: Nicole’s or mine? Should slutty Halloweens seriously be over for all women, even if it’s your first one?

10 Celebs and The Secrets Behind Their Scents

Jenn - Wagner College — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:00:02 +0000

Attention, ladies. I’ve got big news.

Reese Witherspoon is launching her own fragrance.

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Okay. So I guess the news wasn’t really that big of a deal after all. I mean, what celebrity doesn’t have a fragrance these days? No, really, what celebrity doesn’t? Reese Witherspoon is actually the 465th celebrity to ever do this. That’s a lot of celebrities and definitely a lot of scents, which has gotten me thinking: How exactly do they create these scents? What are the ingredients? They must be relevant to the celebs themselves, right? You know, to set them apart. Well, if that’s the case I’ve got a few ideas on what must be in each of them.

What would be in your signature scent?

Birthday Faves: 14 Things Celebrities Taught Me in 2010

Alex- University of South Carolina — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:00:31 +0000

2010 was a year of infinite life lessons, courtesy of celebrities everywhere and impeccable tabloid coverage. Whether you realized it or not, high-profile snafus paved the way for your own indiscretions- showing you what works…and what’ll land you on the cover of Us Weekly next to a salacious headline.

Feel like you missed the message in some of the more important low points of the year? Well pay attention, because here’s a cheat sheet on cheating…and lying…and boozing…and…

[A big thank you to Carlee, a CollegeCandy fan, for sharing her favorite post with us! Let's hope we can all learn something from this....]

14 Things Celebrities Taught Me in 2010 [GALLERY]

Alex- University of South Carolina — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:00:16 +0000

Feel like you missed the message in some of the more important low points of the year? Well pay attention, because here’s a cheat sheet on cheating…and lying…and boozing…and…

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