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Anonymous wrote:I am far from conservative, but I do give some people the side eye at mass based on outfits. Someone said it up thread, its the sports jerseys that get me. You could have just worn a plain tshirt. Wearing a sports jersey takes effort to be noticeably un formal. Wear jeans and a plain tshirt if you seek comfort or have nothing more formal in your wardrobe. But dress for the room, use some common sense. And yes, this is directed to grown men as much as teenagers.

I was particularly surprised this past Easter at the variety of outfits. Wearing sweatpants to 9am mass Easter morning is an odd choice to me. It shows literally no effort or desire to acknowledge a special occasion. I understand on some Sundays families are coming or going from various sports games. But on Easter Sunday? You cant wear some nicer pants? Women were under dressed too, many in jeans which surprised me, as its so much easier to just wear a casual dress and look much nicer.

I am mid 40s, liberal, and not someone who cares much about fashion, so this seems like an odd issue to bother me, but somehow it just does! I have elementary and middle school age kids and its not hard to tell them to put on a nice shirt and pants or shorts that arent athletic. They sell pull on chinos that are basically sweat pants. Polo shirts with athletic material that are super comfortable. Looking nicer doesn't have to mean youre itchy and tight. My kids know church clothes are different than play clothes.

I think man-child dads and boys dressed like total slobs is to display their protest. They don’t want to be there. Wife/mom is making them go. They want to be on the couch playing video games, doom scrolling social media, or watching football.