As Halloween draws near, one costume company decided the best way for women, who have been subjected to unwanted dating interactions, to celebrate the holiday is by wearing a physical representation of the dating term “ghosting.”
American costume company Party City recently released their new line of costumes for this year’s Halloween. Among the new designs, one stood out from the rest — a “ghosted” costume marketed specifically for women.
“If someone’s blowing up your phone, ghost them in a Ghosted Costume for women!” the costume’s description on the company’s website read. “The costume is a hooded white dress designed to look like a ghost with a series of unanswered texts on the front. The texts include ‘???,’ ‘R U OK!?’ and more. Eager texters will know not to bother you in this Ghosted Costume!”
Ghosting is a modern dating practice of suddenly disappearing from the life of one’s partner, like that of its root word, ghost. Merriam-Webster defined ghosting as the “phenomenon of leaving a relationship of some kind by abruptly ending all contact with the other person, and especially electronic contact, like texts, emails, and chats.”
Urban Dictionary stated that ghosting is done by a person who no longer wishes to date his or her partner. The dictionary for slang words explained that the modern dating practice is done in the hopes that the ghostee, the partner that was left behind, will “get the hint” instead of having to deal with a rejection.
Unsurprisingly, the new costume caught the interest of netizens who did not hold back in expressing their opinions on the matter. Some Twitter users found the costume hilarious.
I’m fucking crying they made being ghosted into a costume 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Q85VV6kBi1
— Sam 🌙 (@sighitssam) September 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/deijaelizabeth/status/1043547474256973825
Others have identified with the Halloween costume.
https://twitter.com/leendavaz/status/1043541190296195072
https://twitter.com/daisy_wayy/status/1043362667342249984
Meanwhile, some netizens wondered why the costume is marketed only to women.
https://twitter.com/JADYNMARIE/status/1043542804285153280
Do they have a men’s version? https://t.co/bLRGLtERpT
— Jorge Ceja 👋🏽🫴🏽 (@NoCloutJorgie) September 22, 2018
“Womens Ghosted Costume” is currently only available for purchase online with a tag price of $24.99 (about P1,300). NVG
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