Stereotypes And Dressing Habits

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By the title you might not understand what I mean what I mean by it. If you’ve ever seen a video and a couple days later everyone you know is dressing like the people in the video did, then you will soon see how I feel.
It’s a shame really, kids, teenagers, and some grownups try to fit in with the times. I can’t fit anyway, so trying is irrelevant, why would I dress like cartoon characters to fit in with my friends? Exactly there is obviously no point to the idiocy being shown by this generation of followers.
I’ve seen it all, when kids try to be a leader while following an idol's footsteps, or dressing habits that they’ve obtained online through YouTube. Why are there so many young individuals following the last generation footsteps instead of making their own?
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Think of it this way, if you see thirty people dressed like “lil uzi vert” would you do it? No? Exactly what i thought, you realize that fitting in isn’t as important as being you.
Would you want to see half the school dressed like idiots, as if like were like “High School Musical?” No? Exactly what I thought, you know it’s redundant to dress how others do to fit in.
But I digress, people want to impress others to be perceived as cool, or a leader in some way, when in reality they’re following someone else's footsteps.
This is a way that people have gotten used to in society and they won’t be changing that mentality any time soon, just give it time like everything else in this world and it fixes

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