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jiggyj9
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Are you a douche bag if you wear Gym Shark?
jiggyj9
Posts: 71Member Member
Posts: 71Member Member
Whenever I see someone wearing the brand Gym Shark, I judge them and think they are a total douche.
The catch to that is, I have a couple pair of Gym Shark outfits. They are comfortable and look good. But I feel awkward and insecure wearing them in public because I feel like I am being judged like I judge others who wear the brand.
Opinions??
The catch to that is, I have a couple pair of Gym Shark outfits. They are comfortable and look good. But I feel awkward and insecure wearing them in public because I feel like I am being judged like I judge others who wear the brand.
Opinions??
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As long as the article of clothing is not obsense/insulting to others, I say wear whatever you feel like and let others wear whatever they feel like.
Purposely wearing walking advertisement plastered with giant logos all over with same BRAND name (pants, jackets, bottoms, shoes, etc.) = cringe worthy. Wearing one article with noticeably showy brand name or mixing & matching = fine.
I used to follow a youtuber who promoted the heck out of them. It seemed like they sponsored a lot of content for youtubers and instagrammers, but if the fit, performance, and price is good, why not lean in and love yours?
Indeed!
However, it is natural to have judging thoughts, and I am just curious if anyone else has the same. 😊
100% a DB.
Just take a look at most of their stuff; it's pretty challenging to find something without a massive logo or something to draw one's eye towards a gym shark logo. Making a plain colored shirt or pair of pants with a teeny tiny logo is just not enough advertisement for them...simplicity, is it so much to ask for?
Similar thing with Underarmour about a decade ago when UA was the more trendy apparel company
Looks like there are plenty that don't have big logos. But to each their own. I suppose why you spend 30 dollars on a shirt is because you want the branding. Otherwise you can get 10 shirts for that price at Wal-Mart
If you can wear it or eat it shaming is a thing.
It is natural to judge people, or at the very least, things. That doesn't, however, mean that you can't teach yourself how not to judge people for very insignifiant choices they've made.
I tend to look at workout wear with the eye of "I like that outfit" and if there's an opportunity, I'll ask the brand and/or where they got it (if it's not obvious to me). As far as seeing someone wearing a specific brand and assuming they are "x" type of person, I don't recall that being a thing for me.
Maybe the OP just had a couple of “bad association” incidents.
Like if you get cut off a few times by people driving Land Rovers and you say “people who drive Land Rovers are jerks”. I mean, most prolly are, but we still shouldn’t be so judgy.