Reader Paula just sent me this dreary little man’s attempt at RFI.
George Will, I’ll take you on-not that you are likely to ever read this, but let’s dissect your rant on, of all things denim.
Denim is a perfectly respectable cloth, and comes in wide range of
weights, colors, prices, some even with Lycra mixed in. Really, what’s
to hate about something so versatile? It’s like hating a cotton
sweater. We all have them, some might fit us better than others, and
some might be a better color on us than others. But spending time
disparaging denim, not really a great use of your column inches I
think. Sort of like yesterday’s silly Tea-bagging party.
Denim is identified as an ” American cotton textile where the diagonal
warp is a striped hickory cloth that was once associated with railroadmen’s
overalls, in which blue or black contrasting undyed white threads
form the woven pattern.” So now Will hates America-ok kids you all remember that!
In between the sneering and the lecturing it seems he just can’t
stand that we’re all not walking around with a Brooks Brothers yard
stick up our ass. What is so awful about a man and his son walking in
the mall? It’ s not as if they showed up at some White House State
dinner in the t-shirt and jeans? They’re at THE MALL, where every store
probably is trying to sell denim! I’m clearly not familiar with this
Daniel Akst person, whose web
profile has a picture of him in a black sweater and chinos – well
aren’t we fashion forward.
What I really think he dislikes is who is wearing it. Ah ha! Now we
are getting some where, he’s speaking of us. All the inference is that
without your pin stripe suit and your four hand tie, you are beneath
his contempt. No Mr Will you are beneath mine.
While I’ve certainly had my moments of DFI
ticketing it’s for a reason, call them fashion teachable moments. If
you are running for office or leading a organization I expect you to be
presentable. If you don’t know how to do that, I’m hear to help.
This quote in particular rankles “Denim is the carefully calculated
costume of people eager to communicate indifference to appearances” I
doubt that sweetie. Am I indifferent in my appearance- oooh no honey, I’m quite
particular and I wear denim.
Now Will does admit that he doesn’t wear denim and only bought a pair
to wear at some name dropping party he went to. Insert giant eye roll
here.
At no time did he give us a REAL reason for his ire? Not one of the
offenses he trotted were worth his snotty ass attitude. Not damn one.
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