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<blockquote data-quote="PowerWordDumb" data-source="post: 1012449" data-attributes="member: 8614"><p><strong>Not dressed up != Look like a pig</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hurrah! I can't possibly agree more. "Dressing up" historically was about dressing in such a way as to ape the conventions of a higher strata of society, wearing clothes one could not possibly wear on a day-to-day basis in an effort to appear "better" than one really was (from a social perspective). Given that context, it was a lie then and it's still a lie now. If I liked wearing them it'd be a different story, but as it stands if I were to wear such an outfit for any reason other than my own personal desire to do so, it by definition is pretentious - I'm pretending to be something I'm not.</p><p></p><p>If I like the way I *look* dressed up, that's a different thing, but the idea that I *should* dress up to show respect, or to fulfill someone else's expectations of my behavior is patently offensive. I can dress very nicely indeed without resorting to a suit or toxedo. For me, that is the far preferable method of dressing up - wearing good, clean, presentable clothes (*NOT* baggy shorts, torn t-shirts, sweatpants, or the like, but that's a personal decision) that, while I may not work in the garden in them, I still feel comfortable and natural wearing. I feel neither comfortable or natural while wearing a suit jacket or worse yet a monkey-suit tuxedo. Your mileage may vary, of course, and more power to you if it does.</p><p></p><p>My views (my own only, not necessarily yours) are:</p><p></p><p>* Liking to "dress up" or see other people "dressed up" = okay! You're welcome to your opinion.</p><p></p><p>* Wanting everyone to "dress up" or else you deem them to be disrespecting you or not worth your time & attention = NOT okay!</p><p></p><p>* Thinking people are wrong to not want to "dress up" for special occasions = NOT okay!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PowerWordDumb, post: 1012449, member: 8614"] [b]Not dressed up != Look like a pig[/b] Hurrah! I can't possibly agree more. "Dressing up" historically was about dressing in such a way as to ape the conventions of a higher strata of society, wearing clothes one could not possibly wear on a day-to-day basis in an effort to appear "better" than one really was (from a social perspective). Given that context, it was a lie then and it's still a lie now. If I liked wearing them it'd be a different story, but as it stands if I were to wear such an outfit for any reason other than my own personal desire to do so, it by definition is pretentious - I'm pretending to be something I'm not. If I like the way I *look* dressed up, that's a different thing, but the idea that I *should* dress up to show respect, or to fulfill someone else's expectations of my behavior is patently offensive. I can dress very nicely indeed without resorting to a suit or toxedo. For me, that is the far preferable method of dressing up - wearing good, clean, presentable clothes (*NOT* baggy shorts, torn t-shirts, sweatpants, or the like, but that's a personal decision) that, while I may not work in the garden in them, I still feel comfortable and natural wearing. I feel neither comfortable or natural while wearing a suit jacket or worse yet a monkey-suit tuxedo. Your mileage may vary, of course, and more power to you if it does. My views (my own only, not necessarily yours) are: * Liking to "dress up" or see other people "dressed up" = okay! You're welcome to your opinion. * Wanting everyone to "dress up" or else you deem them to be disrespecting you or not worth your time & attention = NOT okay! * Thinking people are wrong to not want to "dress up" for special occasions = NOT okay! [/QUOTE]
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