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BBC article on 'celebrities wearing offensive clothes' - Woman criticised for male violence

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ArabellaScott · 05/02/2023 09:10

www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-64503224

A Swedish singer wore a band T shirt.

Turns out one of the band members:

'He's known for holding neo-Nazi views, and has been called "anti-Semitic and xenophobic".

Vikernes also got a prison sentence for murdering a fellow metal musician and setting fire to churches in Norway.

Not the best look.'

What, murdering people?! Or wearing a Tshirt?

'The catwalk of shame' article goes on to criticise five more women for their fashion choices.

This seems utterly blatant, vapid, woman-blaming, anti-woman pish to me, am I alone? Article written by a man who is apparently a 'senior journalist'.

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EnfysPreseli · 05/02/2023 10:14

A lot of us who were teenagers in the late 70s and 80s wore deliberately offensive stuff. It was a very punk/new wave thing to do. Some of it I cringe about now, but it was mainly just misguided self-expression (see also song lyrics we sang along to).

I think cosplaying as someone from another culture can be offensive, but wearing accessories, clothing items or styles because you like them and respect the culture isn't the same thing. There as so many borrowings from other countries and cultures in fashion already. Where would you stop?

Helleofabore · 05/02/2023 09:35

ArabellaScott · 05/02/2023 09:15

Yes, that was the gist of it.

Women who have worn a piece of clothing without adequately researching it first are pilloried and criticised. Meanwhile, the murderer and arsonist gets a breezy passing mention.

I find that really jarring. Maybe it's just shit writing.

Oh fuck. It is going to take forever to choose a t-shirt now. It has to researched for fabric sources, ethical manufacturing, ethical distribution and store selling, and now we have to research all alternative meanings of any words and symbols.

Now we have to research the background to any music we like the sound of before we say we like it, and any band member and who they have ever had a conversation with, a photo taken with, let alone their political beliefs! What if their mum isn’t on social media to confirm that they treated their mum right?

Well the knot that t-shirt makes is about as tight a purity spiral as you can get.

cornflower123 · 05/02/2023 09:19

Totally agree. What a dreadful article. Only women are to blame here apparently!

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ArabellaScott · 05/02/2023 09:15

Yes, that was the gist of it.

Women who have worn a piece of clothing without adequately researching it first are pilloried and criticised. Meanwhile, the murderer and arsonist gets a breezy passing mention.

I find that really jarring. Maybe it's just shit writing.

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SinnerBoy · 05/02/2023 09:13

Zara Larsson: Why do celebrities wear offensive outfits?

Presumably because they have no idea that they might be offensive?

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