Hoodies For Boys – Aren’t They ADVISABLE?

I met a parent recently that could not allow her son to wear a hoodie. She said “hoodies for boys certainly are a bad idea”. She felt they promoted a negative attitude and even worse, rebellion. “Only criminal types wear them” she said. I didn’t agree needless to say, because I had worn them for a long time and don’t consider myself to be a “criminal type.”

I did however recently read a British news article where a certain style of hoodie would be banned. It was a faceless hoodie, one that could be zipped around completely cover the wearer’s face. vlone sweater had two transparent elliptical plastic eyes to look through! Security forces felt it had been sinister and allowed wearers to totally conceal their identity. I have to admit it was pretty wicked looking and reminded me of someone wearing a gas mask or a full-bodied hazmat suit. It had been camo colored and I just knew the wearer had a concealed assault rifle somewhere!

This got me considering hoodies in general. I mean, why are they so often associated with criminal behavior now days. It didn’t was previously that way. Didn’t folks from all backgrounds just wear them to be casual and stay warm concurrently. When I was a youngster we just called them sweat shirts with hoods and you either wore a pullover or one which zipped up. I thought the pockets were what made them cool, one big one over the front you can lock your cold hands in. They even annoyed me at times when I’d lose the neck string in the sweat shirt also it would take me hours to get it back!

I was thinking about all of the famous or notorious personalities through history who wore hoodies. There was medieval monks, they wore sort ‘a corny looking dark pullover with hoods. And during the same time the common European peasant wore a hoodie like coat or blanket, right? Think about Robin Hood? There was Little Red Riding Hood. The Seven Dwarfs and Snow White herself. Needless to say so did the wicked queen when she was a witch. In fact lots of witches ware hoodies! Think about Shrek… and Rocky? Now there is really a couple or hero types that wore a hoodies (and a beanie in Rocky’s case). What I’m saying is merely about every stereotype can be found wearing a hoodie at some time and time. Even the Mexican Serape could have a hood onto it if Sombreros weren’t so cool!

The main point is that hoodies are for everyone even for boys, and they don’t make anybody good or bad. We do that ourselves with or minus the hoodie. Hoodies can be designed with certain colors combinations or logos to recognize the wearer with a particular lifestyle or group and maybe that is were one needs to work with a little discernment or good sense but after that I think it just boils down to they are comfortable, convenient and down right practical. So ultimately I will continue steadily to wear my hoodie and hopefully it doesn’t upset anyone.