Somebody 'Splain Me ...

I don't think you were implying this, but I don't brag about going to college. It is a descriptor as to why I wear certain clothes when "challenged" or some other weirdness pertaining to my clothes at times. Nothing more.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Your right, I wasn't. I think clothes send a message .... more accurately, people, being judgmental, look for a message in what we wear even if we didn't intend to send that message.

A college letter sweater, an NFL jersey, and a FUBU sweatshirt, send different messages.
A windbreaker with XYZ University can send a different message than a sweatshirt with XYZ University Football XXXL.
There's an unfortunate truth in, "Clothes make the man".

Don't leave the women out, either. I'd like a nickel for every time I've heard, "Look at that slut", said about a complete stranger, based on what she was wearing. My normal response of, "Where? Where?", usually wasn't appreciated either.

[Hime]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Your right, I wasn't. I think clothes send a message .... more accurately, people, being judgmental, look for a message in what we wear even if we didn't intend to send that message.

A college letter sweater, an NFL jersey, and a FUBU sweatshirt, send different messages.
A windbreaker with XYZ University can send a different message than a sweatshirt with XYZ University Football XXXL.
There's an unfortunate truth in, "Clothes make the man".

Don't leave the women out, either. I'd like a nickel for every time I've heard, "Look at that slut", said about a complete stranger, based on what she was wearing. My normal response of, "Where? Where?", usually wasn't appreciated either.

IAWTC.

If someone tries to start a conversation based on an assumption that you share an interest, and you aren't actually interested, they may feel like you're trying to shut them down. For instance, if I said to someone "hey, did you see the Nats game?" and he said "Actually, I don't follow baseball," I'd think "wow, he really isn't interested in talking to me."

Also, some people are just not into sports, but some people use "I'm not into sports" (or tv, or rock music, or movies...) as a way of trying to seem better than other people. I have had guys use not watching football as a "selling point" when hitting on me. So some people might respond negatively because of that.