all i ever see is these idiots who all look alike telling me that my clothes are 'cute' and asking me where i bought it. well, you can't buy most of my clothes in a store because everything in the stores looks the same. i make my shit. and no matter how 'cute' you think i look i doubt you would have the balls to wear it even if i presented you with an entire outfit in your perfect size. everyone seems to be searching for the thing that they can't find in stores but they don't really want it, they are too afraid of being tormented for their clothes. whatever happened to creativity people?! your little outfit from forever 21 or girbaud or wherever the fuck you get that bullshit is not unique, despite what the manufacturers want you to believe. no, hot topic is not the bastion of rebellion, try your local thrift store, or better yet your local dumpster. i'm so sick of crowds of beige people, what are we doing in this society that everyone is so afraid to stand out from the crowd? whatever happened to crowds full of colour and everyone doing their own thing? what are we doing wrong that the majourity of kids 11-25 are so scared of being themselves that they hide behind what is 'acceptable'? why is it that we teach people to fear and mock that which is different? of course, it is natural to fear things that are unfamiliar, but that is the animal response, the basic survival instinct, not the ultra-evolved response that we all want to claim for ourselves. our job as humans is to teach ourselves tolerance of all types of people, whether they look like you or not.
some people might say that i am a hypocrite for preching tolerance and ranting about lack of creativity in the same post, but my personal belief is that is that if there was more creativity in clothing, there would be more tolerance. people say that clothes don't really matter but they are a very potent language that we speak to ourselves and each other. clothes affect the way we see ourselves and other people and the way that other people see themselves and us. no, what you wear on a given day is not likely to shake your self-perception to its very foundations, but it will make you feel more or less attractive, more or less interesting, more or less connected to the other people around you.
come one people, find the art! you have nothing to lose but your chains! |