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Post by swamp on Jul 24, 2013 13:42:38 GMT -5
I was perusing some threads on P&M (yeah, that's my first mistake) and there is mention of Trayvon Martin looking suspicious because he was wearing a hoodie, and then a mention of "hoodie culture."
Am I missing something here? I thought hoodies were just a generic item of clothing that 75% of the population has? I wear them on weekends, and I'm about as soccer momish as you can get.
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Post by Shooby on Jul 24, 2013 13:44:41 GMT -5
We all wear hoodies. It just a warmer piece of clothing. There is no hoodie culture here per se. It just comfortable to wear like sneakers.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 24, 2013 13:48:14 GMT -5
Swamp it's P&M, you're not supposed to get it.
I don't own any hoodies anymore but they were great in college. I didn't have to carry a coat around with me. I lived in them during my first trimster too when I was too big for my regular shirts but still too small for maternity clothes.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2013 13:50:02 GMT -5
Yeah I don't get it either but both my wife and I are considered "Oreo cookies" so must have missed the memo or put on the "ignore" list.
We wear them on weekends, when we go running, when we go walking, when we go to the gym or just because. Since the Trayvon thing my wife has been telling me to not wear it at night when I go walk Max and because of my size I already look threatening enough.
I still wear it and she still get pissed. Another thing it seems I am supposed to also have ID on me: I never bring ID if I am going to walk the door or go on a run. Her cousin was recently stop and frisk in NY and it seems the cops can arrest you if you have no ID... Not sure how much truth there is in that.
Live and let live, too much on my plate as it is; wearing a hoodie or not wearing one is not going to make the list.
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Post by 973beachbum on Jul 24, 2013 13:55:43 GMT -5
I was perusing some threads on P&M (yeah, that's my first mistake) and there is mention of Trayvon Martin looking suspicious because he was wearing a hoodie, and then a mention of "hoodie culture."
Am I missing something here? I thought hoodies were just a generic item of clothing that 75% of the population has? I wear them on weekends, and I'm about as soccer momish as you can get. I think I might look more soccer momish than you do and I wear one. Then again I might just be middle aged soccer momish. My 17 year old DD and all her friends practically live in hoodies. Her fav is bright red and has her school's marching band logo on it. Does that make it better or worse?
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Post by Bob Ross on Jul 24, 2013 13:56:00 GMT -5
I wear my pink Hello Kitty hoodie all of the time to show that I am a proud member of hoodie culture.
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Post by souldoubt on Jul 24, 2013 13:56:48 GMT -5
I think whether it's a soccer mom, pair of adults jogging or a guy walking his dog with a hoodie that isn't that worrisome to most. It all about people's perceptions though and some of it is influenced by where it happens. I go run at the beach early in the am sometimes when it's dark and have a hoodie on as do other people when it's misting and wet out. I've never thought twice about it nor will I.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jul 24, 2013 14:00:39 GMT -5
I have never worn a hoodie. Ever. Even if I had something with a hood, I never used the hood. I've also never had short hair so the hood is a huge PITA to deal with hair with for me. Besides, I live in the South, where 20 degrees is a horrible cold snap.
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Post by movingforward on Jul 24, 2013 14:10:20 GMT -5
I wear them in the winter here because they are perfect for run/walking outside. It doesn't get real cold here so no need for a big jacket. A hoodie works well for those 50 degree days... P&M is just ridiculous and typically makes me want to stab myself with a fork so I don't even lurk over there anymore.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jul 24, 2013 14:16:28 GMT -5
I never have lurked at P&M, once in a while I'll look if someone mentions an interesting thread. (ie: big fight)
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Post by sesfw on Jul 24, 2013 14:26:57 GMT -5
'I never bring ID if I am going to walk the door or go on a run.'
Please have ID with you. A friend's mom did have ID and had an emergency while on a walk. It was 3 days before the family found her at the local hospital. Only way they did was a cousin worked at hospital and recognized her. Mom later passed away.
BTW ....... how do you walk a door?
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Post by movingforward on Jul 24, 2013 14:32:52 GMT -5
'I never bring ID if I am going to walk the door or go on a run.' Please have ID with you. A friend's mom did have ID and had an emergency while on a walk. It was 3 days before the family found her at the local hospital. Only way they did was a cousin worked at hospital and recognized her. Mom later passed away. BTW ....... how do you walk a door? I don't bring ID with me either when I walk/run. Perhaps I should start... I am guessing carl means walk the dog.
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Post by greeniis10 on Jul 24, 2013 14:33:29 GMT -5
I 2nd that - please keep ID on you! I can be important.
As far as hoodies, I think it's very situational. If I see someone out running or walking (with athletic shoes) while wearing one I dismiss them. Not threatening. If someone walked into my office with a hoodie on and the hood covering his head, my radar would go off. Maybe I'm wrong, but I am careful. Obviously, I'd wait to see what they wanted before acting.
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Post by dannylion on Jul 24, 2013 14:38:10 GMT -5
It is generally a good idea to carry ID with you when you are out. If you were to have an unfortunate encounter with a moving vehicle, Max would not be able to tell the emergency personnel who you are or how to reach your wife to let her know. Unless Max is a Border Collie. They're pretty smart.
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Post by steph08 on Jul 24, 2013 14:54:25 GMT -5
RoadID - look into it.
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Post by alabamagal on Jul 24, 2013 15:12:20 GMT -5
My kids (young adults) have hoodies. But it is how you wear them. I have never seen them actually have the hood up (or whatever you call it). If you wear a hoodie with the hood on, pants hanging low when it is 90 degrees out, and walking slowly down the street where I live, it is looked at differently than a person wearing a hoodie when it is cold out with normal fitting jeans.
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Post by Angel! on Jul 24, 2013 15:18:33 GMT -5
I sent my daughter to school today in a hoodie. I am passing on the hoodie culture and didn't even know it.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Jul 24, 2013 15:21:27 GMT -5
Hoodie culture?!?! I wear hoodies on the weekend when it is cold. I roll out of bed and throw on a hoodie and yoga pants and try and beat everyone else to the store so I can get in and out fairly quickly. I'm pretty sure the Trader Joe's staff was shocked when summer arrived and realized I owned something other than black yoga pants and a pink TEXAS hoodie.
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Post by milee on Jul 24, 2013 15:22:39 GMT -5
Count me with Carl on thinking it's unnecessary to carry ID while running. We live in an area where there are only 5-6 hospitals in an hour's driving radius, so it's not like it would be a huge deal for my family to call them if I were missing for 3 days as in that other example. Plus missing women are still a big deal around here so it's not like people wouldn't be out looking for me.
If you have a medical condition that's not obvious, then wearing some sort of ID with that information is smart. When I was pregnant I wore some ID that mentioned that I am Rh negative and if I were found injured and unconscious, I needed RhoGam. Otherwise, don't waste your time with blood type, as doing a blood type is something an ER is going to do no matter if you have your type tattooed on your forehead or not...
The idea that I need to constantly carry ID reminds me too much of the days in Nazi Germany when your papers controlled your life. I'm thinking it's OK to go running for an hour without my papers.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Jul 24, 2013 15:23:13 GMT -5
'I never bring ID if I am going to walk the door or go on a run.' Please have ID with you. A friend's mom did have ID and had an emergency while on a walk. It was 3 days before the family found her at the local hospital. Only way they did was a cousin worked at hospital and recognized her. Mom later passed away. BTW ....... how do you walk a door? I don't bring ID with me either when I walk/run. Perhaps I should start... I am guessing carl means walk the dog. I never have my ID either. But I always have my cell. think that's enough?
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Post by milee on Jul 24, 2013 15:24:34 GMT -5
I don't bring ID with me either when I walk/run. Perhaps I should start... I am guessing carl means walk the dog. I never have my ID either. But I always have my cell. think that's enough? Yes. For the love of God, the odds are that nothing will happen. And if it does, you will be identified when your family starts checking around.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2013 15:27:54 GMT -5
I also wear a hoodie quite regularly during our colder (to me) months.
I'd say people that equate "hoodies" to "criminal" are idiots....and yes....that would include those on this very board that posted similar sentiments on various threads in P&M.
Someone also mentioned (on one of those threads) that wearing a hoodie in the rain would be like wearing a wet towel on your head and that they don't protect you. That's also stupid unless you have one cheap ass hoodie that is held together by a thread count of 4.
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Post by Angel! on Jul 24, 2013 15:43:37 GMT -5
Someone also mentioned (on one of those threads) that wearing a hoodie in the rain would be like wearing a wet towel on your head and that they don't protect you. That's also stupid unless you have one cheap ass hoodie that is held together by a thread count of 4. LOL! I guess that really depends on how long one plans on sitting out in the rain with their hoodie. In a drizzle with a quick walk from point A to point B, a hoodie is awesome at keeping your hair dry and beats carrying an umbrella (IMO). If you plan on sitting out for an extended time in a downpour, I suppose at some point a hoodie starts to become like a wet towel. Although I think that still beats standing out in it without anything on your head. Maybe that person has never worn a hoodie or walked in the rain to think such a thing.
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Post by Bob Ross on Jul 24, 2013 15:46:00 GMT -5
If there is one good thing to come out of the Zimmerman trial, it is the newfound awareness of hoodie culture.
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Post by Malarky on Jul 24, 2013 15:46:55 GMT -5
I echo what Georgiagirl said. How many of you wear your hoodie with the hood up?
I wear them frequently, but you'll only ever see the hood up when I'm freezing my ass off at a football game.
And I personally know kids who wear dark hoodies and intentionally act intimidating.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2013 15:48:56 GMT -5
Someone also mentioned (on one of those threads) that wearing a hoodie in the rain would be like wearing a wet towel on your head and that they don't protect you. That's also stupid unless you have one cheap ass hoodie that is held together by a thread count of 4. LOL! I guess that really depends on how long one plans on sitting out in the rain with their hoodie. In a drizzle with a quick walk from point A to point B, a hoodie is awesome at keeping your hair dry and beats carrying an umbrella (IMO). If you plan on sitting out for an extended time in a downpour, I suppose at some point a hoodie starts to become like a wet towel. Although I think that still beats standing out in it without anything on your head. Maybe that person has never worn a hoodie or walked in the rain to think such a thing. Well yeah...if you're going to sit in the rain then it will in fact soak up water eventually. However, I've worn my hoodie in downpours getting from a building to my car and came away with a dry head. Heck, if you sit in a rainstorm with an umbrella for an extended period of time you're likely to get soaked.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2013 15:52:51 GMT -5
I think someone made up a phrase. Hoodies don't have a culture. Good grief
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Jul 24, 2013 15:53:34 GMT -5
I do fairly regularly, but I have a shaved head so it gets cold easier. When I'm coaching I usually make the double faux pas of wearing a hoodie and a ball cap. I'm sure I look wicked thug-like... or whatever.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Jul 24, 2013 15:56:34 GMT -5
I'm not sure what "hoodie culture" is. I think as Swamp does, which is the term "hoodie" is a descriptor of a type of clothing. I rarely wear hoodies, as they are not appropriate for work. But if I'm off work, and it's cold out, I'll sometimes wear one.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Jul 24, 2013 15:57:55 GMT -5
I only wear my hoodie up when it's really cold outside and I have to run outside for some reason. Otherwise it messes my hair! If my hair is already messed up then I cover it with my hoody. I'm vain and shallow. And add me to the list of people who didn't know there was a hoodie culture. Am I supposed to wear a certain color. What color is for the vain and shallow?
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