Long Live Diversity!
I like pizza, I like pizza a lot. Just about everyone I've ever encountered has a taste for pizza. Does this mean we're conforming, or are critics over analyzing this topic. It's a sad reality that there are people that base individuality upon the clothes one wears. A lot of focus has been put on the correlation amongst clothing advertisements and uniqueness. Although first impressions are often shaped by clothing or hygiene, these factors are not what make a person unique. Advertisers are being slammed, being blamed for the "identical zombies" created that merely wear the same clothes. We're lazy. That's what Packard Jennings thinks. In his essay, On Sale at Old Navy: Cool Clothes for Identical Zombies, Damien Cave elaborates Jennings theory saying "...stores like Old Navy are designed to numb the brai
If I walk out of a store with my intended purchase, I feel my need has been satisfied, regardless if I shopped at Old Navy or Wal-Mart. Cave almost sounds hateful in his article. n and remove all semblance of creativity from the purchasing process" (155-56). Many consumers may like the clothing retail stores like Old Navy has to offer. There are countless products, not just clothes, that are marketed for on-the-go shoppers. Frozen dinners, for example, were a revolution for busy families. One group of friends shops at Aeropostal and another at Hot Topic. After reading Damien Cave's article, I've payed closer attention to what people are wearing. We are still very diverse and unique. I shop for clothes because I need them to wear. I don't think it's conformity, but rather unity. 2 "When "Ikea boy," Edward Norton's character in "Fight Club," watched his apartment and his Swedish furniture explode in a blaze of glory, I wasn't the only one in the theater who cheered" (157). Why can't "Ikea boy" own Swedish furniture? I'm sure Mr.
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