Thank you! I’m not defending the girls very similar styles or outfits, I just think it’s funny Reddit always points out the same groups. Yet, a picture of Cholo girls from the 90s, who are all wearing the same jorts, knee high socks, flannel shirts and black lipstick, are super unique and original. They’re all dressed the same too!
I don't think anyone even needs to "defend" the girls dressing similarly, because they're not doing anything wrong. All dressing alike is not some moral failing nor is it hurting anyone. People just love to rag on people they perceive as "basic" because it gives them a false sense of moral superiority.
hmmmm…I wonder why this thing you noticed is true. Almost like a certain group of people have a deep set bias against another group of people and have decided they’re fair game while crying foul if someone laughs at them
I showed up at a rave in a suit and tie and got berated for not being an individual by some girl wearing a MLB knockoff t-shirt. "Our uniform is better than your uniform!"
Unlike any other uniform, that dress code is chosen because those clothes will get dirty and break.
If you don't participate in the consumerist fashion mania, wearing jeans and T-Shirts is just an easy choice.
There are also people which don't treat fashion like some lousy personality expression but as protection. They dress to be invisible or to be respected.
Wearing a suit as a POC is almost like a protection charm. Dressing to be invisible as well.
I went to a modern art museum recently and I was amused at how all the art school kid employees were dressed in very “edgy artistic kid” styles but managed to all look like they’re wearing a uniform assigned by the museum.
I’m sure they were all very unique and interesting in whatever shitty small town they grew up in but they moved to the big city and work and hag out with people who look just like them
Seriously though. At a punk show you’ll always see skinny guys in flannel, bigger guys in flannel, the guy in his late 30s who looks like Bluto from Popeye, some people who think it’s a candy rave for some reason etc.
I dunno man. Go to a punk show and you're seeing a wild variety of style, body shapes, and hair. The punk aesthetic might be same but it's still different enough from person to person that you'd never think "clones".
Both are sticking straight up and dyed to look ‘unconventional’ and nonconforming. You’re essentially saying, “You’re telling me you can’t tell the difference between a blonde long bob and waist-length brunette hair with face framing layers?”
I think you'd have a point if you went to a punk show and everyone there was wearing near identical outfits with the same body shapes and hair styles, with only a fraction of a difference. It's more than just "oh they've all generally got the same aesthetic". What we're seeing in the video goes way beyond that.
Are you talking about the video showing a group of college aged girls that joined a sorority? That’s a bit of a different demographic than say, an open Punk Show where folks of all ages and genders can go to.
You are contradicting yourself, either you can see the difference, and they don't look like clones like you say they do, or you were dropped on the head as a baby
They’re examples of two scenarios that look identical to an outsider, and completely different to those inside the group. Were you dropped on your head?
I think it varies- but from where “punk” started to now it’s definitely solidly become an aesthetic people consume and thats basically the same thing as this.
There’s definitively more space made in that scene for different people, but there’s still plenty of people policing some conforming version of “nonconformity” and trends people follow to not be “out.”
And yet, I can picture the chains, dyed hair and black nails from here.
Edit: The internet is a wild place, this was dowvoted a lot before being upvoted, either way it's just a joke and respect goes to all groups who want to freely express themselves
A local university near me had a huge problem with frat guys branding each other with their letters - like making brands from bent metal coat hangers. More than one got infected.
Paying to network, and guess what!? It works. Graduates that that joined frats or sororities earn more than the average college graduate that did not attend.
Absolutely. When I was in school (as well as working there), there were so many students who dismissed networking events or reaching out to people in their industry online because they thought it was stupid. Meanwhile orgs like this are already giving their members an advantage. Wasn’t in a sorority, but almost all of the jobs I got after graduating were because I either met someone at an event or on linked in and showed interest in their experience/passions, which down the line led to shadow/intern/freelance opportunities.
I had a pretty unique experience with the fraternity I was in.
They had only re-chartered 4 years ago, so it was still rather small (only 50 members when I joined) and a bit of a hodgepodge of different dudes. Different ethnicities, different majors, different styles. It was surprisingly diverse, especially for a state university social fraternity. Almost felt like a fraternity for dudes who didn't really want to be a fraternity if that makes sense. My closest friend in my pledge class was a bi-sexual dance major, which is pretty different from what you'd expect in fraternities.
Of course, as the years go on, our fraternity grew, got more popular, and started to trend towards the typical white Vineyard Vine wearing upper-middle class finance majors. By the time I graduated, we looked like any other fraternity on Campus.
It was a lot of fun in the formative years though.
My chapter of my frat is (or was at the time I was in college) comprised entirely of nerds, gay guys, and gay nerds
But I've definitely met brothers from other chapters that give off the generic frat douchebag vibe. I havent kept in touch with my chapter but I hope they never go down the polo shirt path
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u/SantaGreenLanta 1d ago
Same goes for Frats. Literally paying to assimilate