tehblaed

8.5 for a fantastic dismount.

So anyway, if I had read this article when I was 16, full of angst, and shopping at Hot Topic (in the same realm as A&F as far as I'm concerned) for my Pennywise shirts, I most definitely would have been in full agreement with all the points brought up - including insulting those who shop at A&F.

However, now at 19 and more mature, I look at the big picture and can determine that it's all just clothing. External costumes for our internalized selves. While as a practice I shop at Goodwill and the sale rack at Kohl's (I do own some AE jeans and Gap shirts), I do not view myself as a more individualistic member of society - that comes from my personality, not my choice of clothing. Judging each other based on the label of our jeans - whether it be A&F or Lee - is not acceptable, regardless of how awesome it is to take a stand against the herding of America's youth, which has been done for decades.

We are all people, regardless of what we wear. [edit: I've met some pretty awesome people in my two years of college, and let's just say that my previous self would have not allowed these people to get within 5 feet of me] There is definitely not enough love for our fellow human out there, and hating someone just because of where they shop is not my idea of being open-minded.