Different Clothes, Different People???

[Uber-Jason]

Do u think the way people dress puts people into a stereotype group such as goths and emos???? if u do, what u think makes those type of people ???

[Kyle.tk]

well ye, if you see someone in all black, long black hair you arnt going to go 'look at chav'
or see someone with trackies tucked into socks, white jacket and burberry cap you arnt going to go 'look at that mosher.'
Different groups of people dress in certain ways, so everyone knows what to stereotype them as! Its just the way it goes.

[Charlie]

I agree with you. Some people might like that type of clothing and brand and stuff, and yet they get classed a goth, emo or chav and stuff. And when they might not even be one.

I also think labeling is lame, so that would class is labeling to me.

[y2kt]

It's stupid. People take clothes too seriously. They are far too quick to judge people by how they dress.

[foxyfox00]

I fully agree. Why bother stero typing?
A few weeks ago I went to a preformance night and my friend said: "Oooooh going all emo on us, are we?"
I had jeans on with a white and blue striped shirt and a grey hooded jacket. Most of all I had sparkley shoes....
I dont comment on how she dresses and quite frankly its annoying how contradictory she is. Maybe i'll address it.
I comment on peoples clothes and how they look, but I dont sterotype.

[HUGECOOL]

Culture can rob you of your uniqueness. That's how stereotypes exist, and not without reason.

[infatuation]

It's stupid. People take clothes too seriously. They are far too quick to judge people by how they dress.

That pretty much won the thread.
You can't judge someone by how they act, but by their personality.

"Don't judge a book by it's cover."

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[HUGECOOL]

That pretty much won the thread.
You can't judge someone by how they act, but by their personality.

"Don't judge a book by it's cover."

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Yeah, that's pretty much it.

People tend to associate anyone who looks and behaves differently with illegal or immoral activity

[FlyingJesus]

Subcultures are needed by many people.. and by humanity as a whole. We're naturally a tribal race, which is why we look to groups of people to befriend rather than just a partner. Subcultures allow people to fit in, and you can say "be yourself" or "labels are crap" all you like, but some people's "self" is to be part of something. Everyone wants to be accepted, and if you're happy with dressing a certain way to get people's attention then I don't see why people should be put down for it. Subcultures exist, they're here to stay, and there's more coming.

[RedStratocas]

I hate it when people complain about being steriotyped. If someone steriotypes you, that means you probably don't like the person-- so why do you care what they think?

Also, I think people need to stop steriotyping themselves first. I hate it when people say they hate being steriotyped when they choose to fit the exact steriotype. Like if someone dresses in all black with long hair-- they steriotyped themself long before someone called them 'goth'.

[FlyingJesus]

Just to elaborate on that last point there, I think if someone's going to dress or act in a way that would make others categorise them, they should embrace that rather than get angry about it. If someone looks at you and says "you're a goth" because you have dyed black hair and drapey black clothes, then chances are that's how it's going to be, and you should accept the fact that you are exactly how you're perceived.

[RedStratocas]

Just to elaborate on that last point there, I think if someone's going to dress or act in a way that would make others categorise them, they should embrace that rather than get angry about it. If someone looks at you and says "you're a goth" because you have dyed black hair and drapey black clothes, then chances are that's how it's going to be, and you should accept the fact that you are exactly how you're perceived.

Exactly.

[Menshevik]

And if you hate being stereotyped, go hang out with a group of people that isn't of your stereotype, 'cause lets say you're an emo, why don't you go hang out with some chavs for a day. What?! You don't want to?
Why?! 'Cause you think they're all dumb or something?
Congradulations ladies and gentlemen, you just stereotyped.

[foxyfox00]

Someone Sent me this website....
http://http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=39704&first=yes
For people who want to sterotype, sterotype yourself.
Apparently I'm Goth, Thats News To Me

[Emicat.]

I'm steriotyped a weirdo. And a "gof innit". But I just go along with it and say yeah because what they think is a goth is something way different to what goths are really. I wear clothes to keep my body warm, not to ****ing look good. If I wanted to I would wear a chicken outfit and not care what anyone else said.

[Splinky]

It's stupid. People take clothes too seriously. They are far too quick to judge people by how they dress.

stereotyping is bad. Does it matter if they wear burberry and trackies if their a nice person??

[FlyingJesus]

stereotyping is bad. Does it matter if they wear burberry and trackies if their a nice person??

..And a lot of chavs can be nice. I know a few myself who I'm pretty close friends with, they know they're chavs and they simply don't care, but they're nice people.

On that note, I'd like to say a big-up to all the chavs who recognise what you are - it seems chavs are the only subculture who accept their fashion as a word (except emos, but no-one likes them).