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Well, the Merriam-Webster dictionary had these primary definitions of "vulgar";
1. Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank (ignoble).
2. Depicting or referring to sexual matters ina way that is unacceptable in polite society. (obscene).
3. Opinions commonly held (as in: "The vulgarly held belief was that the government lacked credibility."
So this means to be that a "vulgar" costume is not only one that is too sexual but is also so low-class, tacky, etc. - hence the costume I loved to hate wasn't even that revealing, to me it was just tacky enough to be called "vulgar" becuase there were critters hanging all over it and it wasn't in any way cute or elegant. And then there is the matter of the lobster claw clamped on the end of one bra tip - that goes to intent, for sure. I could just imagine a kid at a restaurant saying "Mommy, why does that lady have a claw pinching her ta-tas like that? Some attempts at outrageous high fashion just belong in a fashion show but not on a concert stage unless it is an adult venue and then it might come across as outrageously funny.
There is the issue that even an elegant skimpy costume wouldn't be appropriate for a performance at a grammar school but then there is just plain tacky, low-class grosteque silly costuming that would only be appropriate for a comedy skit and if the intent is too sexual, then it belongs in an adult entertainment venue.
I'm not wild about grostequely silly costuming even if it's not too sexual, because comedy is such a difficult performance skill to do well, and if not done too well, it still makes the audience uncomfortable. Recently I attended a show where one of the comedic acts was this woman depicted as a cleaning lady in a printed housedress, padded out so much that her bosoms were swaying beow her waist and of course butt padded out so she was waddling around the stage wiggling her padded out butt at audience. The skit went on and on and audience was uncomfortable, mainly becuase it was so drawn out that the comedy got lost. I did think it was vulgar more because it was grosteque rather than overtly sexual.
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