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Re: Great Male Renunciation

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Just what % of the population actually wore those clothes back then? Are we comparing ourselves to what the 1% or 0.1% wore?

Who said anything about comparing? But now that we're at it, would you prefer to compare yourself to the bottom 1%?

Yes. The bottom 1%’s clothing will always be more indicative of the average clothes of the time than the top 1%’s.

Re: Great Male Renunciation

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who said anything about comparing? But now that we're at it, would you prefer to compare yourself to the bottom 1%?

Yes. The bottom 1%’s clothing will always be more indicative of the average clothes of the time than the top 1%’s.

So what? TFA is not about the working class nor does it need to be. Why this fixation on comparing yourselves with the poor?

Re: Great Male Renunciation

#24
Everything cyclical. I for one miss the loose fitting jeans of the late 90s/early oughts, which were largely replaced by skinny jeans.

Now I'm older and don't care about fashion, so just wear carpenter jeans. But it seems like skinny pants are still in style, apparently in sweatpants form?

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#25

Everything cyclical. I for one miss the loose fitting jeans of the late 90s/early oughts, which were largely replaced by skinny jeans. Now I'm older and don't care about fashion, so just wear carpenter jeans. But it seems like skinny pants are still in style, apparently in sweatpants form?

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Everything cyclical. I for one miss the loose fitting jeans of the late 90s/early oughts, which were largely replaced by skinny jeans. Now I'm older and don't care about fashion, so just wear carpenter jeans. But it seems like skinny pants are still in style, apparently in sweatpants form?

You are in luck; skinny jeans are once again out of style and straight or flared legs are back in.

Re: Great Male Renunciation

#29

Just what % of the population actually wore those clothes back then? Are we comparing ourselves to what the 1% or 0.1% wore?

Who said anything about comparing? But now that we're at it, would you prefer to compare yourself to the bottom 1%?

Because otherwise it's like commenting on a tabloid article about what Lizzo wore to some gala last week, which would be out of place no?
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