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I'd love to be able to send this woman back in time about 150 years so she can tell the pioneers how tough she's got it.
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I'd love to be able to send this woman back in time about 150 years so she can tell the pioneers how tough she's got it.
"Saw three girls in PJs in my local Tesco convenience store Sunday morning. No-one said anything to them. Everyone pretended not to notice. The silent assumption seemed to be that they were the offspring of ageing chavs or escapees from a juvenile detention centre. I feel such a clod now. How could I not realize as I bought my Racing Post and carton of milk that here was cutting edge fashion parading before my bleary eyes? To think I felt sorry for them!" :rofl:
You can wear a bikini at the beach and it's not far removed from just a bra and panties - would you just go out in a bra and panties? (Guys no answers here!)
Only under gunpoint.
But then again, since people parade on catwalks in underwear too, I suppose it's just perfectly acceptable. One is not, by any means, slovenly. Rather environmentally aware, minimalistic, and an avid fashion follower. :eusa_doh:
It's only unacceptable if you think it is. Right now, walking around in just lingerie outdoors isn't really accepted by the majority. Soon enough, people will stop worrying altogether about what everyone else wears, and who knows what'll still be unacceptable then. Hopefully not much. I don't think "I don't want to have to see that," should have any power over others - not near as much as it did and does. You can go to the beach and see people you'd probably rather not wearing less than you'd probably like. Like any and all things I wouldn't wear, I'm glad others can.
What's appropriate for the beach is not appropriate for a cafe downtown. What's appropriate for a court of law is not appropriate for combat training in the field.
Exactly what part of "appropriate" do you not understand? Pyjamas are SLEEP WEAR. Two words. Which one or more don't you understand?
So what happens when the denizens of your friendly local nudist colony take to the streets proclaiming their freedoms? Where does the line get drawn? What is the logical end point of everything, everywhere, anytime becoming acceptable? Anarchy.
It's less, for me, about "not wanting to see that", than about what it means to wear certain types of clothing in certain types of situations as part of the "social contract". If you wear a swimsuit on the beach, and I don't want to see your junk spilling out, fine, I avert my eyes because you are dressed appropriately (if not necessarily tastefully). If you are wearing pajamas on the street, there is a difference, because to others it says "I have dementia/mental health issues and need to be guided back to the rest home" or "I am sleepwalking". Pyjamas in public is disturbing on a deeper level than the glaringly obvious one of, "I am a total slob, and it is all about me me me me me".
Although I abhor the wearing of pajamas in public, I do realize that the definition of what is appropriate is everchanging. Many, me included, might not like it but as long as it is not illegal, there will always fashion (mis)statements invading our world. As for nudists taking to the streets, that is a stretch compared to the P.W.P.s as one is a crime and one is not. Sadly, in general the bar has lowered across the board for what is and what isn't appropriate and it looks like there is no turning back.
It occurs to me that perhaps the best way to counter the vile tide of public jammies-wearing is to go out as sharply dressed as possible at all times and thereby win over the masses by our collective sartorial excellence. Fedora Loungers UNITE!!
Sharp dress HOOOOOOOO!
Only one thing to say: Go back to bed and don't wake up until you are grown up!
Only one thing to say: Go back to bed and don't wake up until you are grown up!