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Question for UK people

I've just read that hoodies are seen as very negative clothing in UK. Why's that?

gangsta clothing.

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Originally posted by Frenchie gangsta clothing.

It's gangsta clothing in US too but it's not considered as negative as in UK.

Why?

chavs.

Or in scotland: neds.

Basically because they seem to think it makes them look intimidating.

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Originally posted by Dervish Or in scotland: neds. Basically because they seem to think it makes them look intimidating.

and use them to hide from cctv when doing their crimes.

http://www.chavscum.co.uk/

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Originally posted by Gauss It's gangsta clothing in US too but it's not considered as negative as in UK.

hahahaha

perhaps the UK dont tolerate gangster wannabees as the US do

hoodies arent even chav clothes lol

i wear hoodies with skinny jeans and converse :P

but theyre pretty damn good if youre gonna commit a crime

Alright, so I wikipedia'd this:

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In the UK, hoodies have recently been the subject of much criticism: some shoplifters have used the hood to conceal their identities from CCTV cameras in shopping centres. Particularly when worn with a baseball cap, the hoodie has become a trademark of "chavs"; in fact it has been called the 'chav-style' in an Oxfam report. Angela McRobbie, professor of communications at Goldsmiths College in the UK, says the appeal of the hoodie is because of its promise of anonymity, mystery and anxiety. "The point of origin is obviously black American hip-hop culture, now thoroughly mainstream and a key part of the global economy. Leisure and sportswear adopted for everyday wear suggests a distance from the world of office suit or school uniform. Rap culture celebrates defiance, as it narrates the experience of social exclusion. Musically and stylistically, it projects menace and danger as well as anger and rage. The hooded top is one in a long line of garments chosen by young people, usually boys, to which are ascribed meanings suggesting that they are 'up to no good'.

That explains it.

lol, I find this chav subculture HILARIOUS

and the majority's hate for them makes me LOL so much more

and now...does CC-TV work?

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Originally posted by Marc Summers and the majority's hate for them makes me LOL so much more

Trust me, meet a few and you'll hate them too.

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Originally posted by Lilith Trust me, meet a few and you'll hate them too.

lol some chavs are OK, most are just pricks though. easy though lol i had one threatening to "kick my head in" then i lent him 20p nd he was all "ure alrite m8 stay safe blud" :P was pretty funny hehe

When I was in London I went to meet up with some guys I had talked with on a forum. They hate chavs. I wore a hoodie. Shit.

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Originally posted by Lilith Trust me, meet a few and you'll hate them too.

I remember that video where some almost midget ned is rapping (very hard to understand) with funny dance music with piano rolls in background.
I'm not surprised why they hate them.

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Originally posted by Cloudburst When I was in London I went to meet up with some guys I had talked with on a forum. They hate chavs. I wore a hoodie. Shit.

I think hoodies look cool, but I don't really have any because they're not my style. I wouldn't mind having one to wear here and there, though.

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Originally posted by Cloudburst When I was in London I went to meet up with some guys I had talked with on a forum. They hate chavs. I wore a hoodie. Shit.

Yeah but you're a ninjar!


And yeah. it's the general lack of intelligence that these people have. They all look the same, lonsdale hoodie, baseball cap, piercing, tattoos that say "omg im hard" and a general aim to intimidate their way through things.

Then when we went to a pub it said outside "no hoodies or baseball caps". I thought they wouldn't let me in, but I guess I looked like a tourist (no I don't wear a fannypack).

I hate chavs with a passion

Would I be a chav if I lived in the UK? Let's see:

A penchant for the burberry check? True
Wears caps and hoodies at the same time? True
Listens to grime and garage? Not really, but it's fun
Has a thick working class accent? True
Is rude? Nah, not really.

3.5/5

Not bad

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Originally posted by Lira Would I be a chav if I lived in the UK? Let's see: A penchant for the burberry check? True Wears caps and hoodies at the same time? True Listens to grime and garage? Not really, but it's fun Has a thick working class accent? True Is rude? Nah, not really. 3.5/5 Not bad

You're a quasi-chav then

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Originally posted by Sushipunk You're a quasi-chav then

w00t

3.5
That's like saying you're only 70% pointless excrement!

Only time I've ever seen my dearest arc up and get filthy angry was when some little scrote in a pub in Cornwall of all places (they where all straw chewing, slow talking inbreeds when I lived there) about 2 years ago decided to open his gob with "wot arh yar then, a paki?" to me.

Ancestral Mediterranean explosive temper vs common Chav lip = win

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Originally posted by Tom Scott hoodies arent even chav clothes lol i wear hoodies with skinny jeans and converse :P but theyre pretty damn good if youre gonna commit a crime

uggh.

dress like a boy, not a girl.

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Originally posted by Ian Yeah but you're a ninjar! And yeah. it's the general lack of intelligence that these people have. They all look the same, lonsdale hoodie, baseball cap, piercing, tattoos that say "omg im hard" and a general aim to intimidate their way through things.

I once thought I'd killed a 'chav'/NED in general they are like their dogs all bark no bite. lol

Skinny tinks brought up on less than dog food... that'll be hard lol!!!

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