Snobbery towards tracksuit wearers?

summerskin

EdenHazard wrote: »

really tho, what age are you? im more than likely much younger so ur not gonna dig my fashion style!!! i get people being like u look like ur in jls haha so im happy enough

They're right one count and wrong on another with the jls thing..

You're not black

But you do look just as much of a dick as they do.

woodoo

People who wear tracksuits the majority of the time = riff raff

Muff_Daddy

The only reason I wear clothes is because if I didn't, I'd be nude. So why would I wear tight, restrictive, chaffy, uncomfortable jeans, when I can wear comortable, loose tracksuit bottoms instead? I don't give a rat's arse what anybody thinks, I'm not out to appease the fashion police or spend any time worrying about what our European visitors make of my dress sense.

I always wear tracksuit bottoms out and about, and the only times I don't is for work and going out to nightclubs/restraunts/places with a 'dress code'.

EdenHazard

summerskin wrote: »

They're right one count and wrong on another with the jls thing..

You're not black

But you do look just as much of a dick as they do.

haters gonna hate

Eathrin

Muff_Daddy wrote: »

The only reason I wear clothes is because if I didn't, I'd be nude. So why would I wear tight, restrictive, chaffy, uncomfortable jeans, when I can wear comortable, loose tracksuit bottoms instead? I don't give a rat's arse what anybody thinks, I'm not out to appease the fashion police or spend any time worrying about what our European visitors make of my dress sense.

I always wear tracksuit bottoms out and about, and the only times I don't is for work and going out to nightclubs/restraunts/places with a 'dress code'.

It's funny people say that it's a comfort thing, each to their own of course but personally I find Jeans to be the most comfortable bottoms. Wearing tracksuits and sportswear casually I've never felt too comfortable, fine for sport or the gym.

Azureus

I dont like tracksuits on anybody over the age of 16 if they're not doing some type of sporty activity. They're sloppy and make people look unkempt. You can easily dress comfortably without wearing a trackie, and you dont have to buy all your clothes from topman or motion picture-a simple pair of loose fitting jeans and a tshirt would be a nice compromise imo.
But then again each to their own...next step is jammies though,just warning ya!

shannie

Lets be honest..
If you wear the trackies tucked into your socks, then hey? What can I say.
But if you wear tracksuit like normally, then its pretty okay I think?
I'm a girl, I like tracksuits
Guys can wear tracksuits and look okay, if they just leave the socks on the inside, where they are supposed to be. :pac:

yoyo

Azureus wrote: »

I dont like tracksuits on anybody over the age of 16 if they're not doing some type of sporty activity. They're sloppy and make people look unkempt. You can easily dress comfortably without wearing a trackie, and you dont have to buy all your clothes from topman or motion picture-a simple pair of loose fitting jeans and a tshirt would be a nice compromise imo.
But then again each to their own...next step is jammies though,just warning ya!

Some people just don't like Jeans et al. I have a form of autism (Asperger's) and my skin is more sensitive than the "norm". I'm not alone here either, tracksuits are the only clothes I feel comfortable in as there light.
I appreciate some people don't like them, but its not a simple case of changing to jeans for some people and yes I've tried! I wear the full tracksuits as there easy to wash (live in a flat so they dry much quicker than hoodies) and comfortable to wear.

If you wear the trackies tucked into your socks, then hey? What can I say.

I don't wear peaked caps (in fact never wear hats, hate the things!) nor tuck my tracksuit bottoms into my socks. I agree doing that is silly

Nick

bbam

Tracksuits are for sports, or young kids..

Seeing tracksuits on adults going about their daily business just looks lazy and particularly men in tracksuits look dodgy..

Obviously people can wear what they want but I definitely find myself looking at people in tracksuits and thinking... "Ju5us, you'd think they'd get some real clothes and just grow up.."

woodoo

bbam wrote: »

Tracksuits are for sports, or young kids..

Seeing tracksuits on adults going about their daily business just looks lazy and particularly men in tracksuits look dodgy..

Obviously people can wear what they want but I definitely find myself looking at people in tracksuits and thinking... "Ju5us, you'd think they'd get some real clothes and just grow up.."

Especially men in their 30's and even 40's with the big gut and a tracksuit. Pull yourself together man

Kev.OC

I think, as with most things, there's a time and a place for tracksuits. Chillin' around the house, fine. Taking a quick spin to the shops, grand. Taking the dogs for a walk, not a problem.

And I think the tracksuit in particular makes a difference. Canterbury sweat pants with a nice hoodie and runners can be grand. But if you see someone wearing a matching tracksuit with three stripes down the side, then alarm bells start going off. And if you happen to have your tracksuit pants tucked into your socks, well then...

Nine times out of ten if you called to my house you'd find me wearing sweatpants. I love them. But if I'm going into town for something then I'll usually switch to a pair of jeans. Nothing in the world wrong with comfort, but it's nice to clean yourself up a bit too.

Park Royal

I suspect for some people it depends what the accepted norm is for the area they live in.....

in some areas ....you get beaten up if you try and improve yourself and go

to school......wearing a tie or proper shirt with collar and cuffs could just be

asking for trouble for guys.....

it depends on a lot of things.....

I must admit the new fashion for some females to just wear tights with no

outer bottom apparel is disturbing ....better if they wore a track suit

bottom or skirt .....there are too many nutters in our society ...even wearing

a new school uniform on occasion does not prevent a fatality ....

HovaBaby

A 20 John Player Blue is all thats needed to complete the Scumbag look with the tracksuit.

Oh, and the syringe. (plus "assistance" at Luas stops)

bbam

Park Royal wrote: »

I must admit the new fashion for some females to just wear tights with no

outer bottom apparel is disturbing

:eek:

What !!
Either you or me are mixing in the wrong circles... not sure which of us

fullstop

EdenHazard wrote: »

:rolleyes: your opinion. i bet i pull way more than you

Is 'pulling' all you ever talk about on here? Change the record FFS :rolleyes:

EdenHazard

fullstop wrote: »

Is 'pulling' all you ever talk about on here? Change the record FFS :rolleyes:

well my point was if i wore out a rubbish bag on a night out and pulled i wouldn't care what somebody thinks about me, havin said that out last two nights only thing ive pulled is back in my gaff in my bedroom....

Cheeky_gal

EdenHazard wrote: »

well my point was if i wore out a rubbish bag on a night out and pulled i wouldn't care what somebody thinks about me, havin said that out last two nights only thing ive pulled is back in my gaff in my bedroom....

What?

Chuck Stone

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

What?

My point was that if I wore a rubbish bag on a night out and pulled a girl I wouldn't care what somebody thinks of my clothes. Having said that the last two nights out the only thing I've pulled is my penis in my bedroom when I got home.

Fixed?

Cheeky_gal

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Fixed?

Haha yes thank you !

Paparazzo

The scumbag haircut is a bigger giveaway

Arpa

It's obvious. People judge you on your appearance, like it or not. You wear a tracksuit, then you will be seen as a knacker. I use the term knacker to describe the junkies/townies/thieves/low-lifes you see in Dublin city poverty stricken areas. However if you are well groomed, have a decent haircut, clear diction and still wear a tracksuit then people will presume that you are wearing the tracksuit for a particular reason and are not necessarily a knacker. Perhaps you're doing it for a joke, would be my first guess. And don't give me the 'going to gym' argument, it's pitiful. Let's be honest people...who really wears a tracksuit to and from the gym? Do you not bring training gear with you, change at the gym, work out, shower and change back into socially acceptable clothing?

People stereotype, it's not only quicker to make assumptions about a person by the clothes they wear, but it is inherently human. The person who wears the clothes knows exactly what image they are portraying, and the person viewing the attire know the image being portrayed. If you don't realise it, then you are socially inept.
If you see a group of men/women in tracksuits sitting down the back of the bus do you think. "Gee-whiz, those young people are on their way to the gym!"

I always stereotype, and am not ashamed of it. It is a way of classification.

"Ok so this person is wearing a tracksuit and nike trainers, therefore I presume they are or wish to portray themselves as a member of lower class society." However if you are aware of the signs, body language, gait, mannerisms, confidence...you can usually tell the difference between a true knacker or someone who is wearing the tracksuit for another reason, few of which have actual validity.

However this doesn't mean I immediately hate the person in question. I will admittedly be more wary of them if it is late at night on O' Connell Street because...we judge! We judge to protect ourselves.

If something looks like a tiger, walks like a tiger, roars like a tiger then it probably is a bleedin' tiger. I'm not sticking around to try and find out if the tiger is really just a playful kitten.

You wear a tracksuit in public, you are a knacker or want to be seen as one for whatever reason. It's a fashion statement. It's a tribal dress code, "I belong to this group."
For those of us who don't wish to belong to this group, or don't want to appear to belong to this group, bring a gym bag.

Kaching

Paparazzo wrote: »

The scumbag haircut is a bigger giveaway

which one ?

EdenHazard

Arpa wrote: »

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If something looks like a tiger, walks like a tiger, roars like a tiger then it probably is a bleedin' tiger. I'm not sticking around to try and find out if the tiger is really just a playful kitten.

You wear a tracksuit in public, you are a knacker or want to be seen as one for whatever reason. It's a fashion statement. It's a tribal dress code, "I belong to this group."
For those of us who don't wish to belong to this group, or don't want to appear to belong to this group, bring a gym bag.

So a group of lads strolling through donnybrook in leinster rugby bottoms and a hollister top under your classification would be nackers?

Paparazzo

Kaching wrote: »

which one ?

You know the one. The scummer fringe, they all have it.

alex73

jimpump wrote: »

They are my choice of clothing most of the time as they are the most comfortable .But i was on the bus back from town earlier and i heard a few guys basically calling anyone that wears tracksuits as knackers. These lads were dressed very metrosexual and had a very annoying D4 accent

I was then thinking to myself how in the hell could these eejits judge people by how they look and what they wear when it looked as though these guys just raided jedwards closet!

Who cares.... I go to work tracksuit as I wear a uniform in a Production plant. Its also handy when I leave work to go straight to the Gym.. Nothing wrong wearing tracksuit on a bus. Ignore the idiots.

MyKeyG

Arpa wrote: »

It's obvious. People judge you on your appearance, like it or not. You wear a tracksuit, then you will be seen as a knacker. I use the term knacker to describe the junkies/townies/thieves/low-lifes you see in Dublin city poverty stricken areas. However if you are well groomed, have a decent haircut, clear diction and still wear a tracksuit then people will presume that you are wearing the tracksuit for a particular reason and are not necessarily a knacker. Perhaps you're doing it for a joke, would be my first guess. And don't give me the 'going to gym' argument, it's pitiful. Let's be honest people...who really wears a tracksuit to and from the gym? Do you not bring training gear with you, change at the gym, work out, shower and change back into socially acceptable clothing?

People stereotype, it's not only quicker to make assumptions about a person by the clothes they wear, but it is inherently human. The person who wears the clothes knows exactly what image they are portraying, and the person viewing the attire know the image being portrayed. If you don't realise it, then you are socially inept.
If you see a group of men/women in tracksuits sitting down the back of the bus do you think. "Gee-whiz, those young people are on their way to the gym!"

I always stereotype, and am not ashamed of it. It is a way of classification.

"Ok so this person is wearing a tracksuit and nike trainers, therefore I presume they are or wish to portray themselves as a member of lower class society." However if you are aware of the signs, body language, gait, mannerisms, confidence...you can usually tell the difference between a true knacker or someone who is wearing the tracksuit for another reason, few of which have actual validity.

However this doesn't mean I immediately hate the person in question. I will admittedly be more wary of them if it is late at night on O' Connell Street because...we judge! We judge to protect ourselves.

If something looks like a tiger, walks like a tiger, roars like a tiger then it probably is a bleedin' tiger. I'm not sticking around to try and find out if the tiger is really just a playful kitten.

You wear a tracksuit in public, you are a knacker or want to be seen as one for whatever reason. It's a fashion statement. It's a tribal dress code, "I belong to this group."
For those of us who don't wish to belong to this group, or don't want to appear to belong to this group, bring a gym bag.

You know after reading your post I think I'll start wearing tracksuits because I simply couldn't run the risk of people thinking I belong to your group.

Peetrik

EdenHazard wrote: »

So a group of lads strolling through donnybrook in leinster rugby bottoms and a hollister top under your classification would be nackers?

Its true, there is a big double standard here. It appears to be more about brands than sports leisure wear in general. Golf, yacht club, rugby sportswear are fine but Addidas, Nike etc is for "knick-knacks".

Just be glad its Soccer that is the more popular sport and not Cycling. Lycra bib shorts would be a much worse alternative...

saa

I don't wear tracksuits unless exercising or indoors but you know in some areas a lot of people wear them so they dont stick out like a sore thumb and get hassled/targeted.

RichieC

Arpa wrote: »

It's obvious. People judge you on your appearance, like it or not. You wear a tracksuit, then you will be seen as a knacker. I use the term knacker to describe the junkies/townies/thieves/low-lifes you see in Dublin city poverty stricken areas. However if you are well groomed, have a decent haircut, clear diction and still wear a tracksuit then people will presume that you are wearing the tracksuit for a particular reason and are not necessarily a knacker. Perhaps you're doing it for a joke, would be my first guess. And don't give me the 'going to gym' argument, it's pitiful. Let's be honest people...who really wears a tracksuit to and from the gym? Do you not bring training gear with you, change at the gym, work out, shower and change back into socially acceptable clothing?

People stereotype, it's not only quicker to make assumptions about a person by the clothes they wear, but it is inherently human. The person who wears the clothes knows exactly what image they are portraying, and the person viewing the attire know the image being portrayed. If you don't realise it, then you are socially inept.
If you see a group of men/women in tracksuits sitting down the back of the bus do you think. "Gee-whiz, those young people are on their way to the gym!"

I always stereotype, and am not ashamed of it. It is a way of classification.

"Ok so this person is wearing a tracksuit and nike trainers, therefore I presume they are or wish to portray themselves as a member of lower class society." However if you are aware of the signs, body language, gait, mannerisms, confidence...you can usually tell the difference between a true knacker or someone who is wearing the tracksuit for another reason, few of which have actual validity.

However this doesn't mean I immediately hate the person in question. I will admittedly be more wary of them if it is late at night on O' Connell Street because...we judge! We judge to protect ourselves.

If something looks like a tiger, walks like a tiger, roars like a tiger then it probably is a bleedin' tiger. I'm not sticking around to try and find out if the tiger is really just a playful kitten.

You wear a tracksuit in public, you are a knacker or want to be seen as one for whatever reason. It's a fashion statement. It's a tribal dress code, "I belong to this group."
For those of us who don't wish to belong to this group, or don't want to appear to belong to this group, bring a gym bag.

My god.... Eye watering wall of judgment..

Johnny Foreigner

I don't have a problem with woman that wear track suits.
Providing they agree to be sterilised so they cannot breed.