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[captain_slinky]

Ya know who I like? People who try to prove how unique and non-conformist they are by dressing like every other unique, non-conformist they see. Baggy pants, Slip-Knot T-Shirt, studded belt, wallet chain, and spikey/odd colored hair. Oh, and facial piercings. There... now I'm a non-conformist, just like the rest of you!

i have met exactly *2* people in my lifetime that were true non-conformists. One is on my friends list (and has been known to wear Fairy Wings to formal events, as rumor would have it), the other abandoned his standardized non-conformist costume and switched to a loud hawaiian shirt, rainbow clown wig, and Elvis sunglasses.

Gawd Bless you Individuals!

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[bloodyaftermath.livejournal.com]

why do you care so much about what other people look like? i think it's pretty insensitive to categorize everyone who looks like something you may have seen before to be completely unindividual. i can say i like the way i look and i enjoy taking the time out to make an outfit or cut my hair a specific way or put my make-up on the way i like it or wear certain jewelry. does that mean i want to fit in with everyone else just because i'm not going out of my way to look like i'm not trying to fit in? i'm confused. i guess i'm taking this a bit personally because i don't exactly look like your "normal" human. but there is nothing that is inhuman about me. i don't expect others to think i'm "evil" or better than them in some way. i can't say that i don't like attention, but that's not why i make myself up the way i do. my body is my temple. if i'm not happy with the way i look on the outside, then i won't be happy on the inside. it's different for everyone. i guess maybe i'm just being compassionate and empathetic.

*eats own face off*

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[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

Everything you wear comes down to one of two categories... how does this *feel*, and how does this *look*. If you have more items under the "feel" category, then you're cool (imho). However, if you're like this group of 14-to-16-year-old kids outside my window right now, wearing their non-conformist uniforms and smoking while talking about each person that passes by them with an aire of contempt for how they are dressed... well, it just sickens me.

Now, there *is* a second category that clothes fit in to, called the "Does the way this looks on me make me feel good". Any article of clothing that goes in to this category (imho once again) is a statement about your own sad self image, and how you are making the clothing you wear provide you with a surrogate approval/love that you are sorely lacking in your life. Some people turn to food, some to booze and/or drugs, and some turn to clothes. Go figure!

Now, I'm not saying that I am immune to this effect. By all means, I want to wear clothes that tell people about who I am and what I like! Gimme a Superman T-shirt and plain-old blue jeans any day, and I've got one article of clothing from each of the two basic categories! It's all about *balance*, i guess?

[bloodyaftermath.livejournal.com]

utilitarianism is boring anyway :P

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[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

...Unless it's a re-run of MacGuyver! Ooh, what a good show!