The more it costs...the cooler I am

We are sure that a lot of you are most likely aware of this trend in American society. And retailers are also sure that a lot of people actually believe that a higher price tag not only buys you the item or service, but also buys style and taste, but more importantly it buys status.

In fact, that has been the way things have gone since Ogg the caveman needed a harder stick to kill his dinner. But it has not had such a snowball effect until post war WWII in America.

After the war things were booming (including babies). A new trend in American housing was taking place known as "Suburbs". New homes, new babies, sleeker cars, we were on a roll and the sky was the limit. In an effort to finance the newer and bigger way of life, the suburban housewife entered the job market. At this point retailers realized that the new influx of money into the household had to go somewhere... into the retailers pockets.

Technology was also advancing and new gadgets were churned out. Take for example the first digital quartz watch on the market made by Pulsar. It cost as much as a Chevy Vega at that time and after the 2'nd year of manufacture, a woman's version was on the market. Advertised as a "Time computer" it was sold in fine jewelry stores. One can only imagine how special the owner of one of these baby's felt. Sadly though the darn thing was buggy, awkward to use and was not marketed long.

As time went on, things evolved. With the advent of cheap overseas labor, anyone could manufacture anything quickly and cheaply. At one time almost every middle class family could have a little piece of the American dream. But retailers by nature want you to buy all of your dreams from them (not the competition, but them). And why would you want to buy from them? because theirs is better...it is DESIGNER.

Yes, their product is exclusive and to show your friends and neighbors that you are not really as common as they are; You, being an exclusive kind of person and a very special "individual" truly deserve the best, and must have that coveted item to prove it. And if any of your not so trendy friends even question your purchase, just let them know that style and taste cost a lot of money.

Besides, if you go out and spend all that money you better look and be cool just like the salesperson told you that you would. After all, they wouldn't lie to someone with a fist full of money would they ?

Fat Aprons and tight britches...

Is it trendy or just plain painful to see all of those drooping bellies escaping over the top of a set of Low Riders?...

Author's Disclaimer: This in no way is a slander towards women of weight. The Author believes that women should have curves and not sport the figure of a ten year old boy (now that is creepy).

Ok now, 30 years ago low riders were in style and the girls who wore them were in their teens. Today, the low cut ladies fashion is now back in style. But...it appears as if more and more of the women who wear them now, were once those very same teenage girls 30 years ago!

Really now, don't these ladies realize that when they walk into a women's section of a department store that the girls on the hanging posters displaying this latest fashion craze are just that,...girls.

And to make matters worse, the britches in question are way to tight for their particular figure. So now you have a middle aged woman with a size 32 butt crammed into a size 10. Her belly exposed to show off all of her war wounds from child birth, and the extra 20 pounds from years of snacking on the kids fries and chips.

I once read in a womans magazine (Cosmo) that "Men" should wear clothes that fit them properly as not to have their pants to tight and their belly hanging out over their belt. The article advised that you (the man) would be much more attractive to women if you were just dressed nicely and not looked as if you just dug out your stash of clothes that fit 20 years ago. Hmmmm...

When did white girls get big butts?

"OK, I want to know just when did white girls in general start developing big butts?" That's what a friend of mine asked me some time ago. I had never really noticed until this question was posed to me. I know that the government tells us that the American public in general is getting heavier, but what is the deal with the butts? and the obsession over them by some?

Author's disclaimer: The Author is typically male and has no preference in butts. He is a fan of all.

I know... maybe this post should be under "What the #### is up with that?". But have you ever heard women talk about their lack of butt? I work in a mostly female environment (at least 75+ a day) and I have heard them talk about their lack of butt for some time now. After actually paying attention to this, I believe that this trend of bigger butts is somehow coveted by women in general and mostly by white women.