Sure some people wearing hoodies look threatning but not because of the hoodies. I guess we all generalize in different ways.
Mr Cameron will say teenagers who hide under hooded tops are trying to “blend in” rather than appear threatening.
In a speech on Monday he will describe them as “a response to a problem, not a problem itself”.
And he will argue that while teenage criminals must be punished, they should also be shown “a lot more love”. (BBC link)
I like the bit about a lot more love. When I was younger we called hoodies “bunnyhugs”, that term is full of love isn’t it? Maybe if these “teenage criminals” were wearing bunnyhugs they would think of hot chocolate and roses more than guns and money. Right?
The interesting thing this article made me think of though, is how we choose our clothes to a) fit in but also for b) security. When I pull the hood up on a sweater or jacket I am entering my “comfort zone” which may or may not be to get away from the things around me.
hoodies as dangerous?
Andrea Olive said,
Megan,
Hey, long time no see/talk. I guess you aren’t working at Stone’s Throw anymore!! I acutally found your page by googling Kelli Dusselier (who found you by goggling you!) Yeah for Google. And I am glad I did because this is one cool site chick! However, by any chance do you have Kelli’s e-mail address?
I was in Vancouver a couple weeks ago at a conference - great place. I am working on my PhD at Purdue in Indiana.
And what is this “hoodie” talk - it is a BUNNY HUG! And it is hard to imagine cold hard criminals in bunny hugs, isn’t it! ?
Here’s to hoping Nancy Labas doesn’t organize a 10 year reunion,
A.
Eric, a haikuist said,
The cool thing about “bunny hug” is that it is an actual honest-to-gosh Saskatchewan word. Tyson and I were talking last night about starting a metal band of ex-Saskatchewanians called Bunny Hug. Can you play drums?
M said,
A - No I don’t have her email address! But maybe she will read this and contact you somehow. The weirdest thing is that she was in my dream last night. I can’t remember what it was about but she was there. Strange!
E - Damn I can’t play drums but I would learn to be in that band. Do you need a keyboardist by chance?
Tyson said,
More than anything we would need someone to design t-shirts with BUNNY HUG in scary, jagged metal lettering.
M said,
Hahahahaha….Tyson I am nominating you. I have a feeling that your jagged metal lettering might be the scariest.
In a New Box. » Blog Archive » hug? said,
[...] I just spent almost the last hour of precious work time spaced out and dreamy. Maybe five minutes of writing time is due so that I can work through and out of my spaciness. Why am I being spacey? I think I feel alone today. It is weird because I don’t have much reason for feeling alone. Maybe it’s not that “nobody loves me I am alone” or being physical alone…but just one of those moments where you realize that ultimately, in your head, you will always and forever be alone. A good reason to not get stuck in your head isn’t it? I think maybe I need a hug. Heh…funny thing…the band that I am playing with for a summer festival in a few weeks…we were trying to come up with a name yesterday. I talked about this and it evolved into the idea of naming the band “Meg’s Hug” or “Hug Meg”. Yet to be confirmed but they are two possibilities at the moment. My preference leans towards to the latter as it is more suggestive though of course, in Japan it might be hard to get a hug…I don’t know. So maybe Meg’s Hug is better because it would be my license to hug people. We’ll see… [...]
