Probably for the same reason we all go out looking awful on occasion.

I think I mostly agree with you here, though confess I've at least done some of that in the context of Disneyland and Coachella. I believe according to miss Manners anything done to embarrass or humiliate someone would be rude. Then again it still might be funny and wandering through the public market place makes you fair game to be photographed. Of course, also fair game to call the photographer an asshole - just don't assault him/her.

Now see, here's a group I firmly belong in. I happen to adore my Disney Crocs I bought back during the 2007 trip: the same ones I'm wearing today. I wear them for a lot of reasons: they don't make my [diabetic] feet ache after a long days walking, when I'm camping I can wade right through rivers in them and they'll dry quickly, when my feet swell (as they do a lot recently) the crocs are more confortable to wear than lace-up shoes. Lots of reasons.

I don't care if people make fun of me in private for wearing them. I'll never hear what they say or email their friends, and it's OK. Start up a group that I may stumble across and find my picture there, and no, I won't accept the fact that I've been selected to be publicly humiliated. I will be sad and very angry that people judge and ridicule me publicly for my choice of footware, particularly in an open forum where there is the chance I might see my public ridiculing for myself. Bonus points for that, I guess, especially if I acknowledge on that forum that I am upset about it.

So, should I just stop wearing crocs and wear "nomal" shoes to avoid the right and just punishment for my crime, which is being ridiculed in public? I guess so. The decreased circulation and possibility of losing my feet later in life is acceptable, because, after all, at least I'll "Fit the norm" for now.

...I wonder if they'll mock me for only having one foot?



VPM !! :snap: :snap: :snap:

And, when you pee in gutters along the side of the road and your pee runs downhill where you happen to be standing, the crocs dry quickly too! :evil:

Only to the extent you desire not to be potentially mocked for your choice of footware. I think we can drive ourselves crazy trying to dress and appear in such a way that no one ever will make fun of us. In the end, you have to wear what you like wearing, like what it says about you, and not bother yourself about the thoughts or comments of others, because someone somewhere will find something wrong about it.

Clothing is all about context. If you wear pajamas to my library, I WILL think you look like an idiot, like a mess, like you have no clue how our society works. I don't care if they are your "going out pajamas". I WILL judge you. I would say sorry, but I'm not sorry about it, so I won't. I have seen countless people in pajamas, at all hours of the day.

It has nothing to do with making myself feel good. To me it's the same as showing up to the supermarket in a tuxedo or to family dinner in scuba gear. Appropriate outfit FAIL.

Regarding "what if they're your friend", well it's not like all of us would wear what all the others wear. We all have our own sense of appropriate dress, of taste. There is quite the range among us. That said - this isn't a big worry in this group. We all have our foibles but we dress just fine...for the most part. :evil:

What if I wear scuba gear to the supermarket, and start yelling "HELLO THERE!" to the lobsters in the tank? THAT's why I stick with the pajamas now. :D

Ha! Only Chanel sunglasses could possibly save this. People like me will be looking only at the sunglasses and wondering if you paid retail.

Word to the wise: show up in pjs at the hotel breakfast room and you're fair game, baby.

Lashbear, take up knitting and knit yourself some socks. Srsly. The first time you put on handmade socks made to measure, you'll curl up in a fetal position and start to purr.

Just for your reference, Alex, I've seen you note here and elsewhere that you belong in the "ugly" category, but I think you're rather handsome.

I'm a repeat offender in the "You're All Ugly!" threads at Rage3D.com