Reader Paula just sent me this dreary little man's attempt at RFI.
George Will, I'll take you on-not that you are likely to ever read this, but let's dissect your rant on, of all things denim.
Denim is a perfectly respectable cloth, and comes in wide range of weights, colors, prices, some even with Lycra mixed in. Really, what's to hate about something so versatile? It's like hating a cotton sweater. We all have them, some might fit us better than others, and some might be a better color on us than others. But spending time disparaging denim, not really a great use of your column inches I think. Sort of like yesterday's silly Tea-bagging party.
Denim is identified as an " American cotton textile where the diagonal warp is a striped hickory cloth that was once associated with railroadmen's overalls, in which blue or black contrasting undyed white threads form the woven pattern." So now Will hates America-ok kids you all remember that!
In between the sneering and the lecturing it seems he just can't stand that we're all not walking around with a Brooks Brothers yard stick up our ass. What is so awful about a man and his son walking in the mall? It' s not as if they showed up at some White House State dinner in the t-shirt and jeans? They're at THE MALL, where every store probably is trying to sell denim! I'm clearly not familiar with this Daniel Akst person, whose web profile has a picture of him in a black sweater and chinos - well aren't we fashion forward.
What I really think he dislikes is who is wearing it. Ah ha! Now we are getting some where, he's speaking of us. All the inference is that without your pin stripe suit and your four hand tie, you are beneath his contempt. No Mr Will you are beneath mine.
While I've certainly had my moments of DFI ticketing it's for a reason, call them fashion teachable moments. If you are running for office or leading a organization I expect you to be presentable. If you don't know how to do that, I'm hear to help.
This quote in particular rankles "Denim is the carefully calculated costume of people eager to communicate indifference to appearances" I doubt that sweetie. Am I indifferent in my appearance- oooh no honey, I'm quite particular and I wear denim.
Now Will does admit that he doesn't wear denim and only bought a pair to wear at some name dropping party he went to. Insert giant eye roll here.
At no time did he give us a REAL reason for his ire? Not one of the offenses he trotted were worth his snotty ass attitude. Not damn one.
