But what happens when the offending costume just happens to be on a young child? The result can be a very confusing combination of occasionally funny and so, so wrong. After all, it's hard to imagine what could motivate a parent to dress their little bundle of joy as a young Hitler.
But despite the assumed judgment that comes to these parents, year after year we manage to see dark humor on trick-or-treating children. So today, we've prowled the internet to find some of the most inappropriate children's' costumes for your viewing pleasure—or displeasure. Prepare to cringe.
1. Chucky. What better way to get your kid into the Halloween spirit than by dressing him or her up as film's most bloodthirsty doll? If the kid is old enough to know that Chucky is, in fact, a child's plaything, we can pretty much guarantee a future fear of Barbies.
2. Hitler. Why in the seven hells did people all over Instagram think it was a good idea to dress their child up as a genocidal historic figure? We'll let these questionable parents remain anonymous simply because we're feeling generous.
3. King Joffrey. Now your child, too, can get in on the murderous fun by dressing up as the one character in Game of Thrones that everyone wished would've done us the favor of dying sooner.
King Joffrey Costume
4. Christian Grey. If your kid isn't old enough to read the books, then they're not old enough to dress up as the titular BDSM master. Especially not at school. (Here's looking at you, parents on Instagram).
5. Cigarette Baby. Don't worry! Little Timmy isn't smoking yet! But with this costume, just give it a few years...
6. Baby Marijuana. The natural next step! This one is pretty funny, but way out of the realm of the necessary. Drugs for Halloween—that's not exactly an A-plus decision right there.
Weed Costume
7. Baby Bartender. Your child may be more than ten years below the legal drinking age, but that won't stop baby bartender from serving you a drink that'll knock you out cold. He probably put Absinthe in it, just FYI.
8. Whoopie Cushion. Why are babies on the Internet dressed as fake farts? Because that's all whoopee cushions are. Fake farts. We wonder if the costume could actually operate as a legit whoopee cushion—but please don't sit on your baby to test it out.
