Hoodies

Just before the World Cup Final started I was flicking channels and there was a news report/documentary about hoodies and crime.
I only caught the last minute but perhaps somebody saw it.
 
Neon said:
shut your mouth you talk ****
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I assume that you wear hoodies yourself?

With that sort of abusive attitude/language, you are only proving the stereotypical image of someone who wears the hoodie.

If you have a different opinion then post it here, but dont insult people.
 
sunama said:
I assume that you wear hoodies yourself?

With that sort of abusive attitude/language, you are only proving the stereotypical image of someone who wears the hoodie.

If you have a different opinion then post it here, but dont insult people.
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whether i wear hoodies or not getting ****** off at someone doesnt give and overall view of a hoodie wearer.
 
Mohinder said:
Because hoodies are also by far the most popular 'it's a bit cold' option for skateboarders, bmxers, mountainbikers, motocrossers, surfers.. in fact so many people wear hoodies, I'd even go so far as to say at least half of the people who wear hooded tops aren't even remotely like the people they use the word hoodie to describe.
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Thank you. Didnt realise this hoodie thing was such a big deal. I wear them firstly because I like the way they look, secondly I like to stay covered up, thirdly they are warm, fourth they are practical.

I must be one of these thugs with the hoodies cause I like to stick my hood up sometimes even when its a bright day. Whats my reason? Because I have social anxiety disorder which means I have a difficult time in public. Hoodies help me stay covered to a point where in my mind I hope I wont attract any attention and people cant see me or make fun of the way I look because of that.
 
asim said:
Thank you. Didnt realise this hoodie thing was such a big deal. I wear them firstly because I like the way they look, secondly I like to stay covered up, thirdly they are warm, fourth they are practical.

I must be one of these thugs with the hoodies cause I like to stick my hood up sometimes even when its a bright day. Whats my reason? Because I have social anxiety disorder which means I have a difficult time in public. Hoodies help me stay covered to a point where in my mind I hope I wont attract any attention and people cant see me or make fun of the way I look because of that.
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Social anxiety disorder?

Surely a hoodie attracts more attention :)
 
Violent-J said:
Social anxiety disorder?

Surely a hoodie attracts more attention :)
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By having the hoodie up I tend to look at people less which makes it easier. I use what I can, even if its a mental aid then so be it.

Social anxiety disorder (SAD), also referred to clinically as social phobia, is a psychiatric anxiety disorder involving overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations. People experiencing social anxiety often have a persistent, intense, and chronic fear of being watched and judged by others and being embarrassed or humiliated by their own actions. Their fear may be so severe that it significantly impairs their work, school, social life, and other activities. While many people experiencing social anxiety recognize that their fear of being around people may be excessive or unreasonable, they encounter considerable difficulty overcoming it. This differs from shyness, in that the person is functionally debilitated and avoids such anxiety provoking situations by all means. At the same time, a person with social anxiety may only feel the fear of the disorder during certain situations. For example, an actor or singer may feel fine on stage, but afraid of social situations in everyday life.
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Balddog said:
Shut up Mohinder...Lets all just let him dictate what we wear...Its the right thing to do.
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Ima **** you up befo' I cut you up foo'
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I tend to always get plenty of space on trains:p
 
I don't think the issue is with hoodies but the hoodies who wear the hoodies when its totally impractical to wear a hoodie.

In a few minutes I will leave for work. I will be wearing a t-shirt and shorts because it is hot outside. I know that a paperboy will pass me wearing his hoodie up no matter time of the year it is. I think this is the hoodie wearing person that Singist is getting on about.
 
gib786 said:
ive got quite a few hoodies, and the hood is only ever up when its raining or cold, or when im walking through a rough area late at night
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I do that when I walk through a rough area, not sure why I do as it serves no real purpose, perhaps I think I will go invisible or something :confused:
 
I have a few hoodies. Only goes up if it's raining or when i want to look emo. <3

Edit: The hood goes up when it's raining, not anything else -.-
 
sunama said:
I assume that you wear hoodies yourself?

With that sort of abusive attitude/language, you are only proving the stereotypical image of someone who wears the hoodie.
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That's exactly what I thought too :) In fact a lot of the hoodie wearers posting in this thread have only served to demonstrate the accuracy of the negative stereotype.
 
chav/scumbag youths who wear hoodies are actually CALLED hoodies now?

lmfao

makes em sound like gay mobsters...

seriously...how in any way are kids in hoodies threatening? even with the hood up i dont see it...

now...as a rule, and obviously not everyone....

ADULTS in hoodies with the hood up, baseball cap (not compulsory), kappa/addidas/elesse/fila chavsuit bottoms (see what i did there?), nike/addidas/reebok "classic" or maybe those stupid nikes with the big shock absorbers (prob great for sport, but as a fashion accessory?)....all of which are scruffy/slightly dirty (and that an important bit there)...also note the really bad teeth (usually 3 or 4 missing)- again not compulsory

...those are the ones you should watch out for...the clothes themselves were most likely nicked from somewhere at some point...

luckily, also not much of a threat as you can smell the lynx a mile off and hear thier shrieking harridan of a girlfriend/wife/whatever from accross town...if that fails, the awful sound of a clapped out car (like a rusty rover 214 with steel rims) with an industrial sized bean can for an exhaust should be ample warning...

i mean people like that COULD have been given the car as a gift because they cant afford thier own, get thier clothes as hand-me-downs or from charity shops and posess no sense of smell whatever (the lynx), and are pathologically terrified of the dentist, but i submit that its far more likely that they are scumbags, and as such will likely rob anything they can instead of work for a living.


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I sometimes wear hoodies, (my fav. being the one with 1337 written across it!) but i only ever put the hood up when its cold. But ive not worn one in the last month or so cause its been too hot, and if its a little nippy ill just wear a jumper. Id much rather sit at home, paint and listen to music, play dungeons and dragons and be generally a geek than anything else.

I also have a shaved head, wear a bit of metal. I admit a lot of the way I look is to keep my wife happy as she likes the image and have to say, some of the looks i get are not the best. But its never usually from anyone older than 50. Frequently Ill stop and chat to elderly people Especially if they are out walking their dogs, and they happily chat to me too.. But its all down to attitude. Some of the worst people I know (and wish I didnt know)dont wear hoodies, but you really dont want to annoy them.

The general attitude of 'hoodies' round here can be bad, but its not fair to round people up into groups because of how they look. I shave my hair cause its easy and I wear hoodies cause they are warm, display bands I like and show off my geekyness (depending on the hoodie).

I guess im just trying to say, dont judge a book by its cover.
 
Nothing wrong with hoodies really, if people wanted to look threatening they would a) take hoodie down cos they look stupid up b) wear a balaclava...

I have a few hoodies and i dont wear them because other people do :rolleyes: They are very practical and comfortable! More so than a jumper i say as most jumpers are a bit tight fitting compared to a nice hoodie! Plus imo some hoodies look damn nice too!
 
singist said:
Sorry, just got back ....

As many have said, just because one wears a hoodie doesn't make you a thug.

My question was; given that ther is such a bad reputation for people wearing 'em, why would you carry on wearing one if you are an ordinary guy/gal ?

I'm sorry but the "I don't give a **** what you old people think" still leaves us with the stereotype in most people's minds.

Unfortunately, I do judge people wearing their hoodies up as thugs, as do many, many more ordinary (older) people.

One guy jogging past in the appropriate "sports gear" wearing his hoodie is one thing ........ half a dozen or more young people standing around or wandering along with their hoodies up is something else.
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It may well still leave you with the stereotype, but then that is entirely your problem, and has bugger all to do with me, if you can't get over your stereotypes then that is a flaw in your personality and bears no weight what-so-ever to me. (not having a pop most people have the same flaws, including myself but i try not to let my predjudices influence how i react towards people)

I wear a hoodie because they are damn confortable, and are basically a multi purpose (sp?) jumper, saves me having to tit about with a jumper and some kind of jacket, if it starts to rain i just stick the hood up and away i go. I don't have to conciously think to take a coat just incase it rains as a hoodie will do a good enough job.

As for Cameron i though it was one of the few times a politician has talked sense over this issue, as he said on radio five this morning it's not the hoodie that mugs you, (unless you are a complete fanny and allow yourself to get mugged by a item of clothing) it's the person inside the hoodie that muggs you. The whole daemonisation of Hoddies seems yet another measure of how moronic many people really are, banning hoodies or any item of clothing will do nothing your just attacking a tiny symptom of a massive problem, because of peoples need to blame everything on something tangible . If you want, feel free to blame unruly kids on Hoodies, doesn't change the fact that you are wrong, and may want to think about poverty, years of neglect under the Tories, the destruction of society by stupid planning in the 60's tearing communities apart, and then Thatcher launching a calculated attack on the very fabric of society it's self, among many onter factors this are what have caused the problems we are seeing today, not hoodies.

At the end of the day if you walk around looking like a victim then you will become one, It's not right and it's not nice but we are still at a base level animals and if you walk around looking weak someone will use that to their advantage, i've managed to since i've ben going out and about properly, walk around some complete dumps in Bristol on my own at night on my own, and yet i have never been bothered by the numerous groups of "intimidating" yooths around, and it's not because i'm 8'4" and built like a brick out house, i'm 5'8" and fairly broad but don't look obviously hard, yet i see people who look 10 times "harder" than i am getting abuse and pikced on by these groups because they are walking around looking like a victim.
 
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I was trying to say that I'm sure we all understand that they are comfortable, warm and in many cases practical ...... and as I said before, some guy joggin, skating, training or just walking is not the problem, it's the group of people (not JUST chavs) hanging around (hoods up) apparently doing nothing except trying to look intimidating, that many people, not just us oldies, find scary.

I really didn't mean to start a us V them thing here; I just found it odd that some (ordinary) people are happy to wear 'em whenever, with the hood up, even though that seems to be the warning sign to many people.

Never mind, let it drop ........ I don't think that the debate is going to go very far beyond "it's fashion and I like 'em".

Thanks to those who took the trouble to put together an articulate, reasoned point of view. :)
 
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