Fashion has a long history of appropriation
Come on, McCann, you can do better than that. Don’t piss on my shoes and tell me it’s raining, son.
There’s a difference between appropriating military symbols and appropriating symbols associated with, primarily, lower-class and non-white groups. Also, while they have ‘no fixed meaning’, they can’t be interpreted ‘any other way’ because they do have specific associations with loss or violence. I’m a bit surprised you’d think it’s appropriate to whack them on a white model for an expensive brand, or that you’d think there’s anything ‘anti-establishment’ about that. How much do those hats cost new?
‘Nothing exists outside the text’, christ, I’d love to hear your take on head-dresses. Actually, you know what, I really wouldn’t. Just like I’m really tired of hearing ‘it’s meant to be provocative’ as if that stops it being ridiculous, shitty and offensive. Rape jokes are meant to be provocative too, you know.
I’ll just take my white, male, middle-class privilege for a walk and think about that.
(Source: terrysdiary)
