This is kinda mean of me ...but..

Cookie said:
It seems like anything goes as far as dress is concerned and the fashion police are out in full force but not much they can do about what others choose to wear. Besides, plenty of other things to worry about, i.e. hope no one takes out their guns if they don't like what they see.
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I'm more worried about the humor police :p I might get shot for trying to lighten up and have a laugh .
 

When I saw those pix, I didn't so much notice the people's size, but the fact that some of them had their butt hanging out, which is grossly inappropriate, or were wearing generally grossly inappropriate clothing to be out in public.
 
I guess it might be fun to mock and laugh at others, as long as you don't mind being the 'butt' of someone else's jokes. Ha ha ha ha ha
 

Talking about fashion police ,We have a woman who attends dancing in our area ..99% of the time she dresses in black ..however she goes around the room checking hem lengths,bra straps showing etc and has a word to women if she thinks they are showing anything SHE thinks inappropriate
 
Cookie said:
I guess it might be fun to mock and laugh at others, as long as you don't mind being the 'butt' of someone else's jokes. Ha ha ha ha ha
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You certainly are entitled to your opinions & I feel no need to control what you think and feel. Have a nice day
 
I would like to add that if I ever walk into a large store with half or more of my nasty ol arse exposed and other strange garb and someone posts a picture of me doing that online please do feel free to laugh your head off.
 
I wear a nose ring, two piece Sikh style embroidered suits. I have wavy copper coloured hair which hangs halfway down my hips. Sometimes braided, sometimes loose. Lots of bracelets. I have a pair of gold lame cowgirl boots. Fake nails painted to

match outfits. I have a friend who sometimes applies henna to my hands. Guess that qualifies me for the walmart snicker posts, tor perhaps, in some places, a few racial/Muslim ones also. Canucks don't find this thread amusing in the least. Spin it

how you will, this is profiling, pure and simple.
 
These online pictures are very very extreme and probably rare examples and might even be staged for all we know.

If I compare myself to them, thinking that because I am not as bad and I feel better about myself, then perhaps standards should be raised, or maybe a self-esteem workshop, support group or therapy might be in order. Our self esteem should not depend on being better than the worst of the worst examples of human dysfunction.
 
I hear you Cookie. Self esteem at the expense of others is a warning sign. What bothers me also, is that humour is often the first step in the dehumanisation of any "group" of people we find inappropriate. This is followed all too frequently by marginalisation, and verbal abuse, sometimes physical violence, suicide. Hmmm. Compassion workshops might be a plus.
 
I wear a nose ring, two piece Sikh style embroidered suits. I have wavy copper coloured hair which hangs halfway down my hips. Sometimes braided, sometimes loose. Lots of bracelets. I have a pair of gold lame cowgirl boots. Fake nails painted to match outfits. I have a friend who sometimes applies henna to my hands.

Not goofy in the least, it sounds like you have a beautiful sense of style! I have a wrist tattoo and layer strands of bead bracelets as well. Those boots sound awesome. N' yes I have acrylic nails that are everything from French manicure to neon cheetah print. I've been known to add red or purple lowlights to my ponytail for fun.

There's a huge difference between a sense of individual style and the trolls of Walmart IMHO
 
Shali, your outfits sound so beautiful, and I'm sure no one would ever find them anything but fabulous!

I am still perplexed about those pictures though, as we have Walmarts here where I have shopped many times and have never ever seen anything but decently dressed people who seem to be have it very together, even in the summer when people wear less clothing. Is this maybe common someplace down south of our border, in some marginalized neighborhood where there are also many handicapped people?
 
I wonder the same thing Cookie? I certainly have never been in contact with it here. Perhaps a reflection on the advantages of
Canadian healthcare? Thanks for the compliment re my outfits. What is a Walmart troll? I thought trolls were nasty Internet pot stirrers, or mythical beings that lived under bridges attempting to eat Billy Goat Gruff etc?
 
Well, I came here because I was lonely hoping to find friends. I'm lonely. My last kid went off to college. I have no one living with me and my chihuahua is short on conversation. My nature is usually to joke around and try to make people laugh or smile sharing a joke or something here and there. It was never my intention to stir a pot , hurt anyone. The sanctimonious judgement I am receiving for having made the mistake of posting one stupid thing is shocking.
Now the pile on starts. I'm now being sanctimoniously lectured about people's 'feelings' while the same hypocrits are having no regard for mine whatsoever as my motives are dissected and the analysis begins. I will say I was trying to lighten things up and make someone smile. Those were my INTENTIONS when I posted this thread.
I'm really sorry that my mistake has been so disturbing .
Don't worry. You've done your work. I won't be able to make any friends here now. I'll leave. Congratulations. At least you can have the satisfaction of knowing you are such kind people who would never disregard someone's feelings.
Now go ahead and drone on and on and beat a dead horse.
No you aren't internet bullies ganging up to shame someone- not you. LOL
 
We used to live in a very small town in Pennsylvania. There was a Walmart supercenter that was the sole provider for counties around. Such a mix of people it was almost surreal sometimes. Camo and tons of hunting gear, people of all ages tended to be mega plus size, add the Amish families in traditional dress, a handful of teens searching for their inner goth...possible wearing camo and black bonnets. Oy, that I can remember why I came back to Jersey<<<shudder>>>
 
BlunderWoman said:
When I'm not feeling so great about the way I look I look at these images & suddenly feel much better about my looks :p
https://www.google.com/search?q=wor...ved=0ahUKEwi0-LCB7tzKAhVT3mMKHTgNBekQ_AUIBygC
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Boy, that dang Phil sure gets around!!

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Holy cannoli¡ !! Why, I ask, Why?

Bw, we don't always have to agree on things or find the same things amusing, and that's OK. We've all been through the same thing, best to relax and nothing personal. We all have something to say on this subject, and we do, as you have seen. Stay cool!
 
I've seen a few of these vids on Walmartians (they're name for them not mine) and I really think it's about exhibitionism. These folks are getting notoriety, maybe hoping for their 15 minutes of fame. I mean I saw what looked like some accidents like ripping their drawers or something, but these people are famous it seems to me. It's all about "show biz" is what I think. I could be wrong;)

I was taught modesty when I was growing up so I do dress modestly. I got a bit carried away in my teens with the short shorts and bopping around with jeans and a bikini top. But I snapped outa that pretty quick. I'm still old fashioned (although I will make a video, or off-color joke at times) for the most part;)
 
Yikes! Nobody dislikes any posters on this thread. Different opinions, even strong ones, were not intended as character assassination. I certainly do not see any reason to leave. If there are hurt feelings, we can discuss them, hopefully work it all out.
 
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