George Will is an angry old man

[Nique]

Wearing Jeans seems like more of a symptom of some percieved problem. Why does he talk about it like jeans themselves are the cause?

And man, if he's right, my mother was a horrible person for letting me wear an all-denim outfit to school; Jeans, Denim-Shoes, and a Jean-Jacket. Also a hat.

Huh. Sounds a lot less cool than it seemed at the time.

EDIT: Oh my gawd is anyone else seeing this Ann Coulter thing in the googleads? HAWT.

[Seil]

You are just lucky I didn't use it as a vessel for my side in the eternal debate of: Barrels vs Pants

Seems awful splintery.

[PyrosNine]

I usually don't wear jeans myself. Plain khaki, cotton and whatever the hell flight-pants are made of. (Jeans just never have the right pocket size for gameboys, cellphones, keys, mp3 players, wallet, notepad, pencil, loose change, pocket knife, candy, paperclips, random things found on the ground, rubber band, thumbdrive, extra gameboy games, headphones, and whatever extra stuff I might carry on an unusual day.)

Also, pajama pants that have fire patterns upon them, because they are comfortable.

The ways I see it, Denim is cheap, and we're all becoming incredibly poor. So, it goes to reason we're going to see a lot of them.

[Seil]

random things found on the ground,

....

[Magus]

I'm quite relieved I come from about five generations of poor white trash and was raised in a rural area so I have an excuse to wear jeans because man, those dress clothes are highly uncomfortable. Anybody who wears those things outside of their job and/or formal occasions is either really fussy about their appearance or masochistic, especially anyone who wears a tie at any moment they don't have to.

What I don't understand is my dad is almost 60 and the man has worn jeans (or something equally casual) every day of the week except Sunday services for most of his life, though I do have to admit that when he goes out in public he wears a short-sleeved dress shirt over the t-shirt (still wearing the jeans though). I myself have taken to wearing a flannel shirt over t-shirts, but since they're all plaid I'm probably not making the kind of impression George Will is talking about. Still wearing jeans as well.

I think George Will may cut himself some slack sometimes and put on a sweater-vest over his dress-shirt and tie when he's just, you know, in the mood for some fun.

By the way, I don't mind dressing like my proletariat brothers and sisters, in preparation for the coming revolution. That way we know who to target for re-education. George Will will be come to regret his decision to identify himself with the bourgeoisie.

[Seil]

anyone who wears a tie at any moment they don't have to.

I agree with you on this, but I wear stuff like dress pants and suspenders and dress shoes outside of formal occasions, so...

Also: HEY GEORGE WILL! GUESS WHAT SEIL BOUGHT TODAY! JEANS! LOVE YOU TOO!

[Nique]

The more I think about this guy the angrier it makes me that he puts himself in this position of judgment over a generation.

How bigoted to say even jokingly that 'gamers shouldnt be allowed to vote'? I mean what about movie critics, art collectors, or hobbyists of any kind? Becuase games arent art? becuase they don't cost a ridiculous amount and thus don't signify status? The man could put 'Jews' or 'Black people' in there and I'd be just about as offended (ok maybe a little moreso, but still).

How can you stand there and try delegitimize a group of people - that is, apparently, anyone who wears jeans and enjoys fun, with such obvious falacious statments?

Who wants to pitch in for a pair of Holister jeans and mail em' to George?

[BitVyper]

anyone who wears a tie at any moment they don't have to.

Honestly, I can't understand how wearing a noose came into fashion in the first place. Maybe it's training businessmen for when the stock market crashes.