Anonymous wrote:Oh please. Everyone here thinks I must be ashamed of myself for only going to Cornell. Hell if I care if they also think I'm a try hard loser for wearing a Cornell sweatshirt when I'm cold. I wear what I want. Got a problem with it? Go pound sand.

Anonymous wrote:I think it is ok to wear the clothes of your Alma mater.

Anonymous wrote:Just ordered a Harvard sweatshirt online. I’m a high school dropout. Thanks DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:My husband wears Penn gear because he has it from college and it still fits. He played a sport, so he has a ton of sweats, jackets, etc. and we toss them as they wear out.

I don’t understand people who wear vacation gear for a ski resort or beach town they went to once. College makes sense to me - you spent 4 years there. Vacation gear makes sense to me if you have a house there or have been going to the same place every year forever and it is part of your family’s culture / collective memories.

My kids always want to buy souvenir hats and sweatshirts from any random beach town we might spend a weekend at. I get why it seems strange, but they view that stuff as souvenirs to remind them of a fun weekend. It's usually only about $10-15, and more useful than a snowglobe or refrigerator magnet, so I don't fight it. Maybe that will help you understand.

Anonymous wrote:Not sure why this thread is back but okay, I actually enjoy this argument.

I previously thought I didn't have any issue with this at all but then recently I went to a school function (public elementary) and was volunteering with the PTA. A kid of one of the other PTA parents showed up wearing an oversized Yale sweatshirt and I had a *visceral* negative reaction. Like I was suprised by how obnoxious it felt to me. Contributing factors:

- School has a very high at risk population with a lot of families whose parents did not go to college at all and some without high school degrees

- Kid who was wearing the sweatshirt is in a bit of a braggy/arrogant phase in general so this felt compounding

- Because the sweatshirt was oversized, the "Yale" was just freaking huge -- the letters were like 20 inches high and being worn by a small-for-their-age 2nd grader

I don't actually even know if either of the parents went to Yale! But that was a hard no for me and I filed away my reaction for the future so I don't make this mistake because I couldn't believe how gross this wound up coming off to me. Hard no.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m fond of the sweatshirt that says, “Your College Sucks”.

I still have my Duck Fuke shirt. I should break that out.

Anonymous wrote:I’m fond of the sweatshirt that says, “Your College Sucks”.

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Anonymous wrote:Couldn’t care less what tshirts people choose to wear. Unless it’s an “I’m with Stupid” one with an arrow and they’re standing next to me...

Usually shirts with schools, destinations, home cities are fun to wear and good conversation starters. (GASP!).

But to bully people into not wearing something? It's PC-ness overkill.

To not be able to wear a college logo shirt because it might hurt someone's feelings? Or hurt their view of you (ivy? you are bragging. Non-ivy I have no idea what programs are strong? pity you)
Only one generation ago, it was school spirit and pride. Now you are all wusses.

Meanwhile, it is expected that you wear your social politics view on your sleeve 24/7 and be in-your-face about it to everyone. BTW, anyone NOT doing the walk-out and march this week is a total loser. And don't forget to dress appropriately.