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Metal / Re: Looking like a metalhead
« on: June 23, 2009, 11:02:06 AM »
Looking like a metalhead could be viewed as important for some, depending on their outlook on metal.
The way I see it, it's a tribe, most people aren't born to it, but join it, and it is very true that some don't belong there.
Every tribe and every culture has holidays and festivals, in which one wears ceremonial clothing and other accessories. I have come to view the metal look in such a way. It is unnecessary for me to dress my ceremonial clothing, mostly misinterpreted by other people, and atracting undesired attention from other metalhead. No, I am not interested in listening to your constant gibber on Cannibal Corpse and how they are the most wonderful band in the world, and I don't want to know how you feel about Dimebag Darrel. Mostly, when not in concerts, metal shirts would call for attention from undermen, metalheads or not.
On the last concert I've been, I made an experiment: I came wearing all black, but in semi formal dress - buttoned shirt and some nice trouses. People asked me if I dressed for a Bar-mitsva. I could very well ask them if they have descided to dress like homeless people.
I know that in the end of the evening, at least one of my friends have considered coming more elegantly dressed on the next concert. I'd see how it would turn up.
On the topic of comfort being the only thing considered, I would like to remind you that humanism is based on the assumption that each individual has a right to feel as comfortable as long as it does not interfere with other people's comfort. This attitude has led society into accepting appearance as secondary to comfort, metalheads not being any different. You can be an infantile idiot in metal clothing or just a regular T-shirt, it does not matter. See this link for more thoughts of this perspective http://www.udolpho.com/weblog/?id=01042&title=Dressing-like-a-retard-isnt-impressing-anyone
The way I see it, it's a tribe, most people aren't born to it, but join it, and it is very true that some don't belong there.
Every tribe and every culture has holidays and festivals, in which one wears ceremonial clothing and other accessories. I have come to view the metal look in such a way. It is unnecessary for me to dress my ceremonial clothing, mostly misinterpreted by other people, and atracting undesired attention from other metalhead. No, I am not interested in listening to your constant gibber on Cannibal Corpse and how they are the most wonderful band in the world, and I don't want to know how you feel about Dimebag Darrel. Mostly, when not in concerts, metal shirts would call for attention from undermen, metalheads or not.
On the last concert I've been, I made an experiment: I came wearing all black, but in semi formal dress - buttoned shirt and some nice trouses. People asked me if I dressed for a Bar-mitsva. I could very well ask them if they have descided to dress like homeless people.
I know that in the end of the evening, at least one of my friends have considered coming more elegantly dressed on the next concert. I'd see how it would turn up.
On the topic of comfort being the only thing considered, I would like to remind you that humanism is based on the assumption that each individual has a right to feel as comfortable as long as it does not interfere with other people's comfort. This attitude has led society into accepting appearance as secondary to comfort, metalheads not being any different. You can be an infantile idiot in metal clothing or just a regular T-shirt, it does not matter. See this link for more thoughts of this perspective http://www.udolpho.com/weblog/?id=01042&title=Dressing-like-a-retard-isnt-impressing-anyone