Hoodies, the new social menace?
Following everyone's favourite Kent super-mall's decision to ban hooded tops it seems like everyone has come to the conclusion that hoodies are the scourge of society and are to blame for all the problems in the world today. Even John Prescott has jumped on the anti-hoody bandwagon claiming that 'hoods are part of an "intimidating" uniform'.
Mirror journalist Tony Parsons chips in his two cents with inspired comments like "IS THE hooded top the dumbest teenage fashion of all time?" and "How can you act the hard man when you resemble one of Tolkien's hooded elves?" even going as far as describing the humble hoody as "a potent symbol of boorish, lawless youngsters". So Tony, you personally don't like hoodies, but I don't think it could be called the dumbest teenage fashion of all time, what about shellsuits for one? I think flat caps and tweed look stupid, but I don't write articles berating old men for their choice in fashion. And if as Tony says, "[the hoody] is designed to intimidate." then how come he thinks you can't act hard in it? Make up your bloody mind, you can't complain about something being intimidating and stupid looking in the same article.
Everyone needs to get a grip, hoodies have been around for years and the wearing of them is hardly limited to the gangs of unruly teenagers who roam the streets of Britain looking for trouble. The simple hoody has many features which make it preferable over a coat; they are lightweight, not as warm as a jacket; have a hood for when it rains and a pocket you can put your hands in when you are cold; they're cheap, comfy and come branded with pretty much any label/band you could mention.
Maybe if young criminals were dealt with properly by police and parents then the hysterical media wouldn't need to come up with these ridiculous reasons against anything they don't understand. What next? I know, lets blame Skate shoes for increasing lawlessness, after all, they're designed to intimidate and conceal the identity of your feet!
Mirror journalist Tony Parsons chips in his two cents with inspired comments like "IS THE hooded top the dumbest teenage fashion of all time?" and "How can you act the hard man when you resemble one of Tolkien's hooded elves?" even going as far as describing the humble hoody as "a potent symbol of boorish, lawless youngsters". So Tony, you personally don't like hoodies, but I don't think it could be called the dumbest teenage fashion of all time, what about shellsuits for one? I think flat caps and tweed look stupid, but I don't write articles berating old men for their choice in fashion. And if as Tony says, "[the hoody] is designed to intimidate." then how come he thinks you can't act hard in it? Make up your bloody mind, you can't complain about something being intimidating and stupid looking in the same article.
Everyone needs to get a grip, hoodies have been around for years and the wearing of them is hardly limited to the gangs of unruly teenagers who roam the streets of Britain looking for trouble. The simple hoody has many features which make it preferable over a coat; they are lightweight, not as warm as a jacket; have a hood for when it rains and a pocket you can put your hands in when you are cold; they're cheap, comfy and come branded with pretty much any label/band you could mention.
Maybe if young criminals were dealt with properly by police and parents then the hysterical media wouldn't need to come up with these ridiculous reasons against anything they don't understand. What next? I know, lets blame Skate shoes for increasing lawlessness, after all, they're designed to intimidate and conceal the identity of your feet!
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