[fullmetal]

As a parent, you should have every right to decide what's appropriate for your child to wear at Halloween, if you even allow the child to participate.  I think other parents have the right to set boundaries on what their children can wear.  No parent has an inalienable right to dictate what other children should wear.  If you teach your child well, they'll understand why they should or shouldn't observe guidelines on Halloween costumes.

See: left-handedness, religious dietary restrictions, medical dietary restrictions, and the constant tension between individualism and social norms.

[fullmetal]

As a parent, you should have every right to decide what's appropriate for your child to wear at Halloween, if you even allow the child to participate.  I think other parents have the right to set boundaries on what their children can wear.  No parent has an inalienable right to dictate what other children should wear.  If you teach your child well, they'll understand why they should or shouldn't observe guidelines on Halloween costumes.

See: left-handedness, religious dietary restrictions, medical dietary restrictions, and the constant tension between individualism and social norms.