I am defiant. I've violated the Code of Sartorial Ethics. Yesterday, I wore a pink shirt. And to further compound the transgression, I wore a powder blue tie with it (fortunately I had the sense to avoid the pastel yellow trousers). Any moment now, a whole troup of beefy jocks will descend on me en masse and drag my kicking-and-screaming body off to stick my head in a toilet.
Wearing a pink shirt is not always a crime for males. Muscular Latino males, for example, are allowed to wear pink shirts without a second thought. They are permited to stand there, peering over the top of their big Lenny Kravitz sunglasses, daring anyone to question their motives for wearing a hue which is universally understood to be a Girl Color.
I, however, cannot do so. Contrary to popular belief, I am not a Muscular Latino. I am long of shank and meagre of girth, and only trace amounts of skin pigment can be detected in my epidermal layers. Instead of slick black hair I have curly blond locks. No Muscular Latino here.
Anyway, I wore it, and got the usual comments. Never mind them and their culturally-defined taboos that they so devotedly avoid. I think I'll wear it again.
When Jessica saw you in it, she forbade me from wearing anything similar. I decided not to make any comments to you because I could sense your insecurity.
Posted by: apple at March 30, 2004 03:10 PMJoe, you're merely a slave to society's expectations of you.
Posted by: slig at March 30, 2004 03:39 PMpersonally, I appreciated the gaudy brightness staring me in the face all through OTI. It turned out to be counter quite well the soporific effects I was fighting.
like joe, however, i did think you were emitting a certain aura of defensiveness. could it be that cultural demands have actually penetrated your social conscience, despite your audacious determination to continue to flaunt them?
Posted by: apelles at March 30, 2004 04:44 PMJelly-kneed cowards, every last one of you.
Posted by: slig at March 31, 2004 08:21 AMNot so fast. I wore my silver tie three times this week.
Posted by: Kammer at April 2, 2004 01:20 AMthat's disgusting. you can only wear corduroy that many times in a week.
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