The Importance of Wearing a Hoodie | 19 comments (19 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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Well, hoodies are pretty commonplace in America. Pretty much everyone has one. But I suppose that's not surprising. And I've seen a lot of Catholic priests wear them too. I didn't realize they have such a criminal connotation! Here they are just a way of advertising what team or town or neighborhood you like. Still more are plain and just serve to provide some warmth on nippy evenings.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire

by p------- on Thu May 4th, 2006 at 06:15:12 PM EST

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I don't know what it is about the UK, but they have a way of blaming social problems on the most unlikely scapegoats. Take unruly youth, for instance. Somehow the consensus has become that the problem is that they wear hoodies.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu May 4th, 2006 at 06:41:44 PM EST
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So what do they have to say about the stylings of Angus Young of ACDC? ;)

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire

by p------- on Thu May 4th, 2006 at 06:52:40 PM EST
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There's a strange blasted heath of non-think that the Daily Mail and other papers, and apparently also people like Tony Blair, inhabit. It's a surreal place where making someone wear something different prevents crime and makes society a friendlier more caring place.

One of my favourite scenes from Bowling for Columbine is where Michael Moore frames a PR geek for the local military plant in front of a half-finished nuclear missile and asks 'So what is it do you think that makes teens feel violent?'

And the PR geek - all adult concern and thoughtfulness - says 'Um - well - I don't think anyone knows.'

So hoodies - not so much the real problem, perhaps.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Fri May 5th, 2006 at 06:01:38 AM EST
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"Blasted heath of non-think" - I like it!

by Number 6 on Fri May 5th, 2006 at 12:30:30 PM EST
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The Importance of Wearing a Hoodie | 19 comments (19 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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