I agree with the broader point - that clear visual signaling of political or cultural leanings can be counterproductive to practical aims - but agree it could have been worded - and visualized, ironically - better.
People dress in all many of clothes, have makeup and hairstyles that are not corporate office job mainstream.
Since I was in my 20s it’s always irked me with how these people would walk around this specific area. To be clear, I have never met them and may possible get on with them quite well, however the act of specifically presenting in this way always felt performative to me.
Performative in a way that was disingenuous because there were far fewer individuals in this ‘alternative’ suburb that were old and still with a fluorescent pink Mohawk.
It wasn’t until much later I realised that class divide explained this phenomenon more clearly. To be young and live in this suburb you often needed money to look ‘trendy’ and ‘cool’.
It’s difficult to have the high paying career necessary to afford living in this ‘alternative’ suburb while maintaining a specific non-corporate aesthetic.
The second point on the left is a little off-putting (why are we demonizing self expression?) but otherwise this is great.
I agree with the broader point - that clear visual signaling of political or cultural leanings can be counterproductive to practical aims - but agree it could have been worded - and visualized, ironically - better.
I live near the ‘alternative’ suburb of my town.
People dress in all many of clothes, have makeup and hairstyles that are not corporate office job mainstream.
Since I was in my 20s it’s always irked me with how these people would walk around this specific area. To be clear, I have never met them and may possible get on with them quite well, however the act of specifically presenting in this way always felt performative to me.
Performative in a way that was disingenuous because there were far fewer individuals in this ‘alternative’ suburb that were old and still with a fluorescent pink Mohawk.
It wasn’t until much later I realised that class divide explained this phenomenon more clearly. To be young and live in this suburb you often needed money to look ‘trendy’ and ‘cool’.
It’s difficult to have the high paying career necessary to afford living in this ‘alternative’ suburb while maintaining a specific non-corporate aesthetic.