Originally posted by Zymologist
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Actually, this thread has made me think of something else:
I like heavy metal. On occasion, I like to wear heavy metal t-shirts. To be sure, there are some shirts I won't wear (for what are probably obvious reasons--use your imagination), but there are a bunch of...rather eye-catching shirts that I like to wear. Part of the reason I like them is people's confused reaction to them. They've never seen a shirt like that before, and it confuses them. I find this amusing. Here's an example of a shirt I recently told my wife I like, and would totally wear.
If my purpose in wearing the shirt is to draw attention to myself, this would seem to make it inappropriate, right?
Please note that I'm speaking purely of myself here, and my own motivations. I don't care much what other people wear and don't concern myself with their reasons for wearing whatever it is.
I like heavy metal. On occasion, I like to wear heavy metal t-shirts. To be sure, there are some shirts I won't wear (for what are probably obvious reasons--use your imagination), but there are a bunch of...rather eye-catching shirts that I like to wear. Part of the reason I like them is people's confused reaction to them. They've never seen a shirt like that before, and it confuses them. I find this amusing. Here's an example of a shirt I recently told my wife I like, and would totally wear.
If my purpose in wearing the shirt is to draw attention to myself, this would seem to make it inappropriate, right?
Please note that I'm speaking purely of myself here, and my own motivations. I don't care much what other people wear and don't concern myself with their reasons for wearing whatever it is.
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